Health Policies

Instructions The Health Policy Event you choose to attend must be related to the current week’s topics and have taken place in the past two years. Links to Health Policy Events for this Week Explore more recent Harvard School of Public Health Forums. Explore more recent Boston University School of Public Health Forums. Explore the webinars of the Annenberg Center for Health Journalism. Explore the webinars of the American Public Health Association. Explore the webinars of The Commonwealth Fund Explore the webinars of Families USA. If you find another event you are interested in attending related to the current week’s topics but are unsure whether it would be eligible, email your instructor and ask. This is this week's topic Developing behavioral health and pharmaceutical policies have become priorities among policymakers at the state and federal levels of government. The articles and videos you will review capture some of the key issues being discussed and/or implemented. Learning Objectives By the end of this week, you will be able to: Describe the behavioral health needs of the U.S. population and how they are currently being met. Propose improvements in behavioral health policy and delivery systems. Summarize the major public policy issues related to pharmaceuticals. Recommend pharmaceutical policy changes to improve quality, cost, and access. Integrate course content with a policy event related to Week 6 topics. Please let me know if you need more information, thank you.