Overview - PH 413: Public Health and Health Services

After completing PH 413, learners will be proficient in identifying and distinguishing public health and prevention strategies for prevalent health problems. Key aspects of this competency expectation include:

• describing 3 or more major issues that make the health system a public health concern
• identifying 5 intervention strategies directed toward health and illness
• identifying and describing 3 levels of preventive interventions
• describing the approximate level of national expenditures for all health and medical services and for the population-based and clinical preventive service components of this total
• citing important economic, demographic, and utilization dimensions of the health sector
• accessing and utilizing current data and information resources available through the Internet's World Wide Web
• characterizing the roles and interests of key stakeholders in the health sector
  

This course involves several learning activities; see the PH 413 Exercises document for detailed instructions.

• Content: the content for this course is provided in the specific readings and other resources identified in the PH 413 Exercises document.
• Office Hours: This messaging system was created to handle questions and announcements. Visit this site to introduce yourself to the course as well as to help you get familiar with the workings of the system.
• Exercises:
  1. Individual Exercise: submit the completed individual exercise under the link "Submit Assignments". Your instructor will provide feedback by replying to your posting.
  2. Conferencing Exercise: add your contribution to this multi-learner conferencing exercise.
  3. Assessment Quiz: complete and submit the multiple choice assessment quiz for PH 413.

The instructor will evaluate your responses to the various exercises and indicate when you have successfully completed PH 413. For learners interested in going beyond the basics, a list of additional resources, including readings and other materials, is available through the Additional Resources link. This list emphasizes the most up-to-date materials. Information on related courses is provided in the PH 410 Course Series Syllabus. PH 414 (or any other course) can begin whenever you wish, so feel free to begin the readings that are identified for the course that you plan to take next.

PH 413 Overview last revised July 1, 2004 (bturnock)