Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Catalog description

This online course is designed to teach the physician assistant student health promotion topics. This course will review the practice frameworks for health promotion including US Preventive Service Taskforce (USPSTF) recommendations and Health People 2030 leading health indicators. This course has two major themes. The first is that providing good preventive care is essential to the health of your patients and to the delivery of preventive healthcare. The second is that in your role as a clinician in your community and as a public health advocate. One of your most important responsibilities is to communicate effectively with your patients.