MPH 611 - Intro to Public Health

Unit(s): 3

This course is a comprehensive analysis of the healthcare delivery system. Component studies include: local, state, and federal direct care regulatory agencies; nonprofit organizations promoting health and/or providing services; health planning and coordinating bodies at various levels; accrediting agencies for healthcare facilities; and organizations representing healthcare consumers. Formal, informal, financial, and political relationships between and among these components are highlighted. Regional patterns of healthcare delivery as well as trends, problems, and potential solutions are examined. Consideration of differences between the U.S. system and the systems in other regions of the world are also discussed.

School of Nursing and Health Professions