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PUBLHLTH 785

PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS

3 credits.

Focuses on the fundamental characteristics of the public health and health care systems, including key factors in performance, organization, financing, and delivery of services in major sectors of the U.S. health care system.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast the public health and health care systems. Audience: Graduate 2. Recognize important concepts and measures for evaluating the performance of health systems. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop knowledge of sectors within the health care system. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify key management and policy issues in contemporary health systems. Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze strategies for health system improvement. Audience: Graduate 6. Advance skills in written and oral analysis. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare and contrast the public health and health care systems. Audience: Graduate 2. Recognize important concepts and measures for evaluating the performance of health systems. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop knowledge of sectors within the health care system. Audience: Graduate 4. Identify key management and policy issues in contemporary health systems. Audience: Graduate 5. Analyze strategies for health system improvement. Audience: Graduate 6. Advance skills in written and oral analysis. Audience: Graduate

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