Factors Affecting Healthcare

Catalog description

Examine models and contexts for health promotion and disease prevention; examine the influence of culture on health beliefs and practices; and ethical dilemmas. Investigate factors such as access to care, health and social policy, healthcare finance and economics, and legislative influences on health. Students must earn a minimum grade of B in the course. Students who receive less than a grade of B will be required to repeat the course. Students will be allowed to repeat the course no more than once. A second grade below a B will make students ineligible to continue in programs requiring this course.