Student furnishes off-campus living and traveling expenses. Long Term Care Organization and Administration. Administration of health maintenance organizations, ambulatory care services and other managed care systems will also be discussed. Health Status in Developing Countries. An investigation of the common diseases and conditions present in individuals and communities in developing countries around the world.
Emphasis is given to specific disease conditions and current trends in prevention.
An in-depth study of the techniques employed to assess community health organizations, plan and evaluate health programs, and identify and utilize community health resources and structure in health program implementation. Multicultural Health Promotion. This course will examine the relationship of culture on health behaviors, health statistics and program planning. The focus is to assist health professionals to develop the attitudes and skills for designing and implementing culturally sensitive health promotion strategies. This course covers how economic forces affect the health services sector and how economic tools can be used to improve health industry performance through public policy and managerial applications.