HLT POL M259Smoking, Drinking, Shooting, and Driving: Understanding Public Health Policy in U.S.
Health Policy and Management · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Community Health Sciences M259.) Overview of essential theories regarding development, implementation, and impact of public health policies in U.S. with emphasis on state and local governments. Students develop skills in public health policy research (laws, regulations, statutes, ordinances) and engage in critically analyzing evidence for different approaches currently used to address some of main causes of death and disability in U.S. including tobacco, alcohol, firearms, food and nutrition, and motor vehicle safety. Readings, case studies, exploration of public use data, group discussions, and directed individual research. Students engage in discussion and debate regarding contemporary challenges and emerging trends.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Recommended requisite: course 286.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
HLT POL M259
- HLT POL 286American Political Institutions and Health Policy
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.