Become an expert on the structure and effectiveness of health-care systems, and gain a strong foundation in crises and management, public policy, caregiving and pressing issues in health care for marginalized communities. Our students get hands-on in a range of experiential learning and research opportunities at major institutions in the health sector across Toronto. And you can graduate with paid, real-world work experience in our co-op option, which offers two four-month placements and gives you a competitive edge when entering the workforce. In Health Policy, you’ll examine the character and consequences of different health-care systems, public health policies, and governmental and civil society responses to current health-related social issues. You’ll analyze the processes and factors that shape health and wellbeing across a range of disciplines, from biological, behavioural, and environmental forces to the cultural factors that influence health outcomes through tradition, ritual, customs and concepts of health.The Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Health Policy is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, andor non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to Health Policy upon graduation. In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of two Co-op work terms.Students who choose to major in Health Policy cultivate a sophisticated understanding of the structure and effectiveness of health care systems, including public health policy, health crises and management, caregiving across the life course, and pressing issues in health care delivery for marginalized communities. Special emphasis is placed on how matters of culture and identity—including race, ethnicity and gender—directly impact health outcomes and services across Canada and in the wide world beyond.