Population Health Issues

Catalog description

This course explores the definition of Population Health and how principles of population health integrate into clinical practice. Topics discussed include attributes and components of the population health paradigm, health promotion, elimination of health disparities, behavior change, continuity of care, information technology, decision making support, and the ethical dimension of population health. The business value of better health from a population health approach is also discussed, with some discussio n of the role of health advocacy and assistance programs.