Course Summary
This course explores the intersection of health, housing, and educational services. It covers key concepts and strategies for improving access to these services, and examines case studies of successful interventions.Key Learning Points
- Understand the connections between health, housing, and education
- Learn about successful interventions in improving access to health, housing, and educational services
- Develop strategies for addressing these issues in your own community
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the root causes of health, housing, and education disparities
- Develop strategies for improving access to these services in your own community
- Learn from case studies of successful interventions
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- No prior knowledge required
- Willingness to learn about social justice issues
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Self-paced
- Online
Similar Courses
- Health Policy and Advocacy
- Foundations of Community Health
- Housing and Community Development
Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Dr. Camara Jones
- Dr. Mindy Fullilove
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Description
Course 5 discusses policies in four areas: housing, education, healthcare, and immigration, with an optional fifth module in child protection. This course addresses issues of power, oppression, and white supremacy.
Knowledge
- Describe the structures of US policy in each of the course’s domains: Housing, schools, healthcare, immigration and child protection
- Explain the issues involved in developing policy in each of the course’s domains: Housing, schools, healthcare, immigration and child protection
- Identify the challenges for US policy each of the course’s domains: Housing, schools, healthcare, immigration and child protection
- Honors: Develop a policy memo for to demonstrate the learner's professional capacity to professionally interpret finding to decision makers.
Outline
- Housing and Education
- Sequence opening video - John Robertson
- Sequence Video: Why Social Policy - Alumni
- Course Introduction
- Tax Expenditures
- Housing Programs
- Housing Equality
- Housing Issues
- Housing Alternatives
- Education Structure
- Education Issues
- 7 Great Education Policy Ideas for Progressives in 2018
- Quiz: Module 1 Overview
- Understanding healthcare delivery in the U.S.
- Introduction
- The Parts of Healthcare
- Healthcare Debate Reasons
- Healthcare Expenditures
- Healthcare Issues
- Healthcare Information
- Rationing
- The Basic Question
- Reform, Part I
- Reform, Part II
- Reform, Part III
- The Healthcare Debate
- Understanding Health Insurance
- Quiz: Module 2 Overview
- ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid
- Introduction
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Medicare
- The Parts of Medicare
- The Costs of Medicare
- The Future of Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicaid and Aging
- The Future of Medicaid
- Video Lecture: Medicaid, Medicare and Poverty - Prof Garfinkel
- Wrapping Up
- An Overview of Medicare
- Quiz: Module 3 Overview
- Immigration
- Introduction
- Immigration Numbers
- Immigration: Benefits & Problems
- Categories of Immigration
- Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR)
- Immigration: Temporary Work
- Undocumented Immigrants
- Undocumented Immigrants by Professor Kaushal
- Integration
- Immigrant & Children
- Special Populations
- The Paradox by Professor Kaushal
- Immigration Reform
- Wrap-Up
- Policy Analysis Project: The Final Policy Memo
- Blaming Immigrants: Nationalism and the Economics of Global Movement
- Quiz: Module 4 Overview
- BONUS: Child Protective Services
- Introduction
- History of Child Welfare
- Child Abuse
- The Safety of the Child
- Child Protective Services (CPS) System
- Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention & Out-of-Home Care
- Aging Out & Adoption
- Child Welfare by Professor Waldfogel
- Issues in Child Public Welfare
- Out-of-Home Care Disproportionality
- Every Kid Needs a Family
- Quiz: Module 5 Overview
Summary of User Reviews
Get insights into the interdependence of health, housing, and education with Coursera's Health, Housing & Educational Services course. Learners rave about the comprehensive and eye-opening content, as well as the knowledgeable instructors.Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course
The course provides a comprehensive and eye-opening understanding of the interdependence of health, housing, and education.Pros from User Reviews
- Instructors are knowledgeable and engaging
- Content is comprehensive and eye-opening
- Accessible to anyone regardless of their background
- Provides valuable insights for professionals in the public health and social services fields
Cons from User Reviews
- Some learners wished there were more hands-on activities or case studies
- Lack of interaction with other learners
- Some users found the course to be too focused on the US context
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