Course syllabus from graduate course titled: Population Health at the Organizational & Public Policy Level taught by Joyce Batcheller, RN, DNP, FAAN and Alexia Green, RN, PhD, FAAN at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Course materials include first three modules of the course.
Course Description:
This course provides nurse leaders in the DNP role with the skills to evaluate care delivery systems and strategies related to community, environmental, occupational, cultural and socioeconomic dimensions of health. Students will examine historical events and trends within the healthcare delivery and public health systems to address population health. A systems approach is used as a lens by which students will evaluate current services provided to improve population health. Students will compare and contrast historical events in the US to current agendas, and compare the US to other countries on key health indicators. The students will use their knowledge of epidemiology and policy analysis to apply to population health concerns.
