Insider Politics: University Course Goes to the State Capitol

Written by Gilbert Gonzales, Assistant Professor of Health Policy Students in the University Course The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice (UNIV 3325/5325) travelled with Prof. Gilbert Gonzales to the Tennessee State Capitol on Monday, January 29, to listen to Governor Bill Haslam’s State of the State Address. In his final statewide address to the…

Posted by anderc8 on February 12, 2018 in News, The Nation's Health

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Another Semester of Health Policy & Advocacy

Written by Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health and Society Tara McKay & Assistant Professor of Health Policy Gilbert Gonzales We are thrilled to be offering The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice again this semester. In this University Course, students learn about the health policy process, connect with state policymakers about current health related legislation…

Posted by anderc8 on January 15, 2018 in News, The Nation's Health

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Reflecting on the First Semester of The Nation’s Health

Co-Written by Gilbert Gonzales and Tara McKay During the first offering of our University Course “The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice,” undergraduate and graduate students from across Vanderbilt joined us to address some of the major challenges facing the U.S. health care system, including barriers to health care, health care costs and widening health…

Posted by anderc8 on May 8, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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Tennessee State Capitol Visit Reflection #3

Written by Vanderbilt senior Neuroscience major Margot Debrabandere As my classmates and I walked into the Tennessee State Capitol last Wednesday alongside younger students from a local school, we could not help but joke that we were on an adult field trip. Nonetheless, this was definitely the most insightful and rewarding field trip I have…

Posted by anderc8 on April 4, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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Tennessee State Capitol Visit Reflection #2

Written by Courtney Black When our class visited the Tennessee State Capitol, we were fortunate enough to get an insider’s view by sitting in on a committee meeting, meeting with a state senator and hearing about the activities of staff members. My group met with Senator Richard Briggs, and I found his insight particularly interesting…

Posted by anderc8 on April 3, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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Tennessee State Capitol Visit Reflection

Written by Tessa A. Eidelman, Vanderbilt PhD student in the Department of Human and Organizational Development Our visit to the Tennessee State Capitol was an educational and fun experience. My overall sense of the day was just how fast-paced and quickly everything moved. Within the space of four hours we attended the House Finance meeting,…

Posted by anderc8 on March 31, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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Calling A Congressional Representative

Calling your congressional representative and expressing a policy position is one of the easiest ways to directly engage with the policy process, but making the initial call can be daunting and frightening for many people. Not knowing who will answer your call or how receptive the person on the other end of the phone will…

Posted by anderc8 on March 14, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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Immersion Learning 101: Impromptu Capitol Visit

One benefit to teaching and learning at Vanderbilt is its location in Nashville, the capital of Tennessee. On January 30, 2017, Governor Bill Haslam delivered the State of the State address to the Tennessee General Assembly, and hundreds of political demonstrators were scheduled to appear at the capitol to protest and support various causes. This…

Posted by anderc8 on February 6, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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A Reflection Piece: Debating the ACA

Written by Alexandra Blair, Vanderbilt University Graduate Student (Medicine, Health & Society) What better way to learn about the current landscape of the ACA, including the repeal and replace legislation on the table and the various stakeholders involved, than through a healthy, competitive debate? In “The Nation’s Health” we did just that as our class of…

Posted by anderc8 on January 30, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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Introducing ‘The Nation’s Health: From Policy to Practice’

Written by Vanderbilt MHS Professor Tara McKay Gilbert and I arrived at Vanderbilt in 2015, and over the past 18 months we have pushed each other to become the interdisciplinary scholar and teacher that we both want to be. To this end, we have collaborated on multiple grant proposals including a recently funded award led…

Posted by anderc8 on January 3, 2017 in News, The Nation's Health

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