30-710 Advanced Population Health: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This course provides an opportunity to explore historical events and public policies that shape health promotion and disease prevention models. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of cultural, ethical, economic, environmental and social factors that influence population based healthcare policy and healthcare delivery. Epidemiologic and biostatistical methods of evaluating population health outcomes are addressed. Opportunity is provided to design evidence based and culturally sensitive approaches to improve population health.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Advisor approval, graduate standing, graduate level statistics. Pre or Co-requisite: Graduate level epidemiology.