Introduction to Community and Public Health

Catalog description

This course will provide a general introduction to the basic elements of public health, its importance for everybody’s health and its integration in everyday life. The course introduces the concept of health policy as a combination of research and politics. In addition to the basic elements of public health, the course will illustrate community and public health in action discussing how the Delivery System Reform Incentive program (DSRIP) evolved and increased the demand for healthcare navigators.