PS 1263 - HEALTH POLICY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The nation is facing a health crisis. For the first time since the early 20th century, we are experiencing a reduction in life expectancy overall and especially in vulnerable communities. Moreover, Americans face even broader and more existential threats to personal and community health as evidenced by growing rates of loneliness, depression, social isolation, civic unrest, and polarization. The government has an important role to play in promoting a health of the nation through development of public policy that promotes conditions that make health possible. In this class, we explore different conceptions of health and work to develop a capacious definition of health as human flourishing that incorporates threats to personal and community health beyond the physical and psychological. We then discuss ways in which the government in combination with rich civil society might promote human flourishing. We conclude the course exploring challenges and opportunities facing American liberal democracy in promoting human flourishing.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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