PAS 523 - Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Epidemiology

Units: 2
When Offered: Summer
The course exposes students to strategies for fostering a provider-patient partnership, and tools for effectively communicating healthy lifestyles. Students will be presented with current information about various conditions commonly seen in the clinical setting. In addition, students will appraise benefits of prevention, barriers to preventive care, historical perspectives, shared decision-making, selectivity of ordering tests, and improving the delivery of preventive clinical services. Particular attention will be paid to Healthy People 2020.
Grade Type: Letter Grade
Prerequisite(s): PAS 502, 504, 509, 511, 513, 521, 525, 530, and 532