Health, Housing, and Educational Services

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课程名称:健康、住房与教育服务 课程概述:本课程的第五部分讨论了四个领域的政策:住房、教育、医疗保健和移民,并提供了一个关于儿童保护的可选模块。本课程关注权力、压迫和白人至上主义的问题。 我们首先将研究住房政策,特别是对房主和租房者的不同支持。 接下来,我们将解读教育结构,并探讨其未来的辩论。 第三模块将区分美国医疗保健系统中的问题,并发展公共医疗保健项目的结构。 随后,本课程将阐述移民政策,权衡有关移民改革的辩论。 可选的第五模块追溯儿童保护系统从起源到现在,评估该系统的不足与优势。 本课程是社会政策序列的一部分,具有荣誉跟踪(HONORS TRACK)。这一轨道将为学习者准备研究生级别的政策工作,包括阅读文献、撰写简明总结和深入批评。在整个序列中,学习者将发展出一个政策分析,为专业政策分析师的任务奠定基础。 课程大纲: 1. 住房与教育 描述:住房与教育是家庭和个人的重要需求。本模块将描述美国住房与教育系统中的当前项目和紧张关系,并回顾税收支出作为美国社会政策的重要组成部分。 2. 理解美国医疗服务 描述:医疗保健始终处于转换状态,受到新发现、人口变化和服务交付变化的影响。学习者将区分塑造美国医疗保健系统的力量以及导致解决方案相互冲突的系统内紧张关系。 3. ACA、医疗保险与医疗补助 描述:美国有三个主要医疗保健项目:平价医疗法案(ACA)、医疗保险和医疗补助。学习者将学习每个系统的基本结构,并探讨围绕每个项目的辩论。 4. 移民 描述:自西方和东方半球的初次接触以来,移民一直是一个重要的经济和社会力量。学习者将考察美国的移民历史和当前的移民系统结构,评估当前的移民辩论,并批评不同的改革提案。 5. 额外模块:儿童保护服务 描述:儿童安全是公众关注的问题。美国具有复杂的儿童保护系统,历史上多次变革。当前政策专注于防止儿童虐待。该模块将解释保护儿童免受虐待目标的发展,并批评现行的保护机制。

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Name:Housing and Education

Description:Housing and education are vital needs for families and individuals. This module will describe the current programs and tensions in the US housing and education system. The module begins with a review of tax expenditures as a significant component of US social policy

Name:Understanding healthcare delivery in the U.S.

Description:Health care is a permanent state of transition because of new discoveries, population changes and service delivery changes. The learner will distinguish the forces that shape the US health care system and the tensions in the system that lead to conflicting solutions.

Name:ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid

Description:The US has three major health care programs: the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid. The learner will learn the underlying structure of each of the systems and will probe the debate surrounding each program

Name:Immigration

Description:Since the original encounter between the western and eastern hemispheres, immigration has been a major economic and social force. The learner will examine the US history of immigration and the current structures of the immigration system. The module will appraise the current immigration debates and critique various reform proposals

Name:BONUS: Child Protective Services

Description:The safety of children is a concern of the public. The US has a complex child protective system that has been transformed many times in our history. Current policy focuses on protections against child abuse. This module will interpret the development of the goal of keeping children safe from abuse and critique the present mechanisms used to protect children.

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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. -First we’ll look at housing policy, with its contrasting supports for homeowners and renters. -Then we’ll interpret the structure that provides education and examine debates about its future. -The third module will differentiate the issues in the U.S. healthcare system and develop the structure of public healthcare programs. -Next, the course will lay out immigration policies and weigh the push and pull of the debate about immigration reform. -The optional fifth module traces the child protection system its beginnings to the present day and appraises the failures and strengths of the system. The course is part of a sequence in social policy that has an HONORS TRACK. This track will prepare the learner for masters-level work in policy, which involves reading the literature, writing concise summaries and probing critiques. Over the sequence the learner will develop a policy analysis that will create a foundation for professional policy analyst assignments.

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