Healthy Skepticism – Becoming a Thoughtful User of Public Health and Policy Research
HPM 581
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
The goal of the course is to introduce frameworks and familiarity with how to evaluate and apply common empirical methods in public health and health policy research. Aimed at students who plan to use research to inform their policy and practice roles, the course will aid students in learning how to assess the quality of research and appropriately apply those findings to timely policy questions. We will discuss understanding, interpreting, and generalizing results from rigorous research, using the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment in 2008 as the guiding case study.
Class Notes
THIS CLASS HAS PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
Priority Wave Groups
Wave 1 | HP-45, HP-65, HPM SM1
Wave 2 | All HPM
Wave 3 | Open Enrollment
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Priority Wave Timing
Wave 1 | 1/7/2027 11:00 AM - 1/17/2027 11:59 PM
Wave 2 | 1/18/2027 12:00 AM - 1/20/2027 11:59 PM
Wave 3 | 1/21/2027 12:00 AM Enrollment Deadline (varies by session)
Any student who does not meet the Wave 1 or Wave 2 criteria can add themselves to the waitlist (if enrollment requirements are met) at any time during the enrollment period. At the beginning of each priority wave, students on the waitlist who meet the Wave’s criteria will be automatically enrolled into any remaining seats in the course (pending no time conflicts)
**Cross-Registrants and Non-Degree Students will be enrolled on a space available basis after the enrollment deadline for the course
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
