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Population Health


90-833

Units: 6

Description

Have you heard the saying that your zip code determines how long you will live? This course will provide an opportunity for students to understand why that is the case and to explore what they can do about improving overall health outcomes through an understanding of population health. Students will be exposed to the leading frameworks of Population Health Management. Course content will help to determine the necessary building blocks, including the evaluation and implementation issues.  

 

This introductory course will begin by providing an overview about population health and then addressing the key components in the field of population health. The issues we will examine include the way health care delivery systems, public health agencies, community-based organizations, and many other entities work together to develop interventions to improve the health outcomes in the local, national, and global communities they serve including policy consideration. Experts will be brought in to discuss the many ways that we can measure and address population health. The course includes a focus on improving health equity and reducing health disparities.

 

Students will have the opportunity to identify a specific population health topic that is of specific interest to explore through independent research that comprises the main assignments for the course. The instructor will provide feedback and assistance to help students identify an issue that is of interest to them.   

Learning Outcomes

  1. Develop an understanding of population health and relevant concepts including social determinants of health, health policy, the medical model, the public health model including the ten essential services of public health, measuring population health, community engagement, health disparities, and health equity.
  2. Gain experience with identifying a problem and understanding the policy implications of that issue in population health.
  3. Develop presentation skills by presenting the student’s own research to the class.

Prerequisites Description

None