PAM 660 Population, Preventive and Mental Health Medicine

A course designed to explore the value of and barriers to disease prevention and health promotion, factors that influence personal health decisions, preventive interventions directed at individuals (clinical settings) and populations (community settings), strategies for using population health principles to integrate disease prevention and health promotion into practice. This course will include behavioral health topics related to addiction, death dying, abuse/neglect, stress/injury, and sexuality. Topics include public health, global health, complementary/alternative medicine, social determinants of health, wellness, immunizations, preventive screenings, exercise and nutrition. Instruction will include lecture as well as small group exercises and/or problem/case based learning.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Admission to PA Program