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Fall 2021
May 16, 2024 |
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| HCM 3306 - Population Health |
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This course addresses how health professionals take action to solve population health problems. Students will be introduced to and learn to apply principles of epidemiology, research design, and determinants of health needed to support population-based and community health assessment and evaluation. They will explore how health outcomes for populations are influenced by social, economic, environmental, behavioral and political factors. This course addresses intervention strategies that can be used at the population level to change health behaviors and improve health for groups and communities. Special emphasis will be on identification and stratification of populations at risk; evidence-based care, care coordination, patient and community engagement, and data analytics and reporting of outcomes. Key themes of interprofessional communication, collaboration, leadership, and professionalism will be woven throughout content. Pre-requisites: Completion of the general education core courses, including a statistical analysis course.. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Second Undergrad Degree, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Healthcare Management Department |
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