The Blue Book
Starting in 1997, with the publication of the first edition of “A Course Guide for Harvard Undergraduates Interested in Health Policy,” or “The Blue Book” as it is now called, the Initiative has been identifying and expanding health policy course offerings for Harvard undergraduates. Since that first edition, we have both fostered and witnessed a rise in undergraduate interest in health policy and courses designed to meet that growing interest. Several new courses have been created especially for undergraduates, including Professor Richard Frank’s “Introduction to Health Care Policy,” (Extra-Departmental Courses 186, formerly General Education 186), and “The Quality of Health Care in America,” (Extra-Departmental Courses 187, formerly General Education 187), co-taught by Dr. Donald Berwick, Dr. David Blumenthal, Dr. Howard Hiatt, and Dr. Warner Slack.
Please note that not all courses listed in the Blue Book can fulfill requirements of the Secondary Field or Certificate in Health Policy, although many of them do.