The provision of health care services is one of the most regulated industries in the United States. A strong background in public health, managerial epidemiology, ethical behavior and health regulation is becoming increasingly relevant to both clinical practice and to organizational healthcare management. This course addresses the confidentiality regulations, legislative amendments, and public policy in the public health arena. This course further analyzes the ethical issues of health and health care from a global perspective. Students learn to develop important competencies applying a comparative, or multicultural approach, the course compares different perspectives on ethical issues in various countries and cultures, such as informed consent, withholding or withdrawing treatment, spirituality, physician-assisted suicide, reproductive health issues, research with human subjects, technological health advances, the right to health care, examination of issues surrounding limited resources, and health system reform.