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Useful Links
A list of public policy/administration schools by state is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_public_administration_schools.
In 2008, US News and World Report ranked the Health Policy and Management concentrations at schools of public policy. http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/health-management.
Another rather generic website that also reviews what the different Masters degrees mean in general and a searchable database for schools is: www.gopublicservice.com.
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The nonprofit foundation, the Kaiser Family Foundation, provides information, fact sheets, and tables and charts on major health policy issues facing the United States. www.kff.org.
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Sakhuja, R., Shah, P. (2012). Public Policy and Public Administration. In: Urman, R., Ehrenfeld, J. (eds) Physicians’ Pathways to Non-Traditional Careers and Leadership Opportunities. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0551-1_14
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