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What you'll learn

Students will be able to describe the current healthcare system in the United States.

Students will be able to summarize resources for both population health data and evidence-based public health interventions.

Students will be able to explain the role of community engagement, including community-based participatory research, in our health system.

Skills you'll gain

Community Outreach

Data Collection

Program Evaluation

Health Disparities

Community Health

Health Systems

Health Policy

Health Equity

Research

Public Health

There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to the Community Engagement in Population Health course! As you will learn, the health system is in the midst of a critical transition. The current system is not sustainable with escalating costs, mediocre health outcomes, and unacceptable disparities. This course will first discuss the current system, including definitions of population health and social determinants of health, and how the US compares to other countries on the triple aim –lower cost, better care, and a healthier population. Section 2 will review resources for both population health data and evidence-based public health interventions. Now more than ever, hospitals are addressing community needs through community benefits spending, community health improvement planning, and problem-based research networks. In the final section, the course describes community engagement in practical terms with a discussion of benefits and barriers. Community-based participatory research is presented as an effective way to engage the community in developing solutions to address problems in the health system.

POPULATION HEALTH DATA, EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH

COMMUNITY ENGAGED HEALTH SYSTEMS

EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT