Health Management and Policy
Health Management and Policy
Make change happen in government or the board room
Corvallis Campus
Ecampus
Enact change with a degree in health management and policy
As a health management and policy student at Oregon State, you will be prepared to engage policy makers and develop evidence-based solutions to manage health systems and population health in both domestic and international contexts.
In the health management and policy program, you’ll learn management skills, the fundamentals of public health, and policy analysis skills necessary to develop innovative solutions for the evolving needs of public health and health care systems.
Health management and policy news and stories
OSU Extension + College of Health
Public health faculty turn conversations into change in communities across Oregon
Ambitious Oregon universal health board launches amid questions
The board includes Chunhuei Chi, a professor at the Oregon State University College of Health who previously worked on Taiwan’s universal health care system. He said that when Taiwan went through six years of planning its universal health care plan it left out key questions that Oregon’s board should consider.
Home health care linked to increased hospice use
Findings suggest that early home health care may facilitate access to hospice care, resulting in greater comfort and support for individuals facing end-of-life decisions; highlighting the crucial role home health care plays in improving the end-of-life experience for older adults and their families.
As life on the ranch gets even harder, Oregon joins the drive for mental health assistance
Agricultural workers are two to three times more likely to die by suicide than the general public. Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that will provide state money to support a suicide helpline for people who work the land.
Public health experts find severe crisis among Oregon health care workforce
Recommendations provided on how to meet the needs of patients and communities throughout Oregon and eliminate health inequities
Far from home, but never far from her thoughts
6,829 miles from Iran, Mandana Masoumirad finds her voice. “As an Iranian student studying public health and interested in women’s health issues, I believe I must take action, speak for the Iranian people, strongly condemn the regime’s barbaric actions and stand with the Iranian people who chant on every street, ‘WOMEN, LIFE, LIBERTY.”
Accreditation
Our BS, MPH and PhD Public Health programs are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health. This distinction ensures your education meets the nationally agreed-upon standards developed by public health academics and practitioners.