Mentored Practicum in Population Health

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GR This advanced course on population health reviews the factors that are contributing to worsening health status among the US population and presents the reasons why our healthcare system in its current form has limited effectiveness in addressing contemporary health problems. Taught entirely on-line, this practicum focuses on the social determinants of health and subsequently emphasizes the importance of addressing these determinants as a means of improving a population’s health. It describes the advantages of the population health assessment process compared to the traditional comprehensive health needs assessment. The course involves a series of hands-on activities that illustrate the techniques employed in performing a population health assessment. The exercises are designed to demonstrate the ways in which a population health approach can be used to improve community health and illustrates the use of cross-sector collaboration for collective impact on community health.