Primary Care, Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Catalog description

This course will focus on the detection and application of public health/preventive measures and treatment of health risk behaviors. Primary instruction will include public health theories, a study of the public health system, and the role of clinicians in the prevention of disease and maintenance of population health. The course also highlights concepts of public health including disease surveillance, reporting and intervention, and patient advocacy. Emphasis will be placed on disease processes and states that are common to primary care practice.