COURSE DETAIL
CPH 622 Primary Health Care & Health Disparities: Communication & Informatics
Credit hours: 3
Cluster: Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
Course Level: graduate
Institution:Oregon Health & Science University
Pre-requisites: None
Course Description: This course will examine methods to summarize and synthesize data pertinent to primary health care and health disparities, to analyze and track trends in that data, and then to communicate that data to relevant audiences. Current trends will be described and discussed to examine health indicators among the US population. Emphasis will be placed on techniques for retrieving, organizing, and displaying relevant data to track health disparities in US populations. Principles of communicating scientific data to lay audiences will be covered. Database and mapping applications for tracking trends in served populations will be introduced. Database manipulation will be explored by composing and executing query statements and critically evaluating the results. 3 qtr/2 sem credits
Method of Instruction: Online, Sakai
Campus visits required: None
Course Contact: Shauna Hoffman
email: hoffmash@ohsu.edu
Tuition: $675/semester credit
Other considerations: This course is available to both PhD & DNP students. Please contact Deb Messecar for more info on this course at messecar@ohsu.edu.
Available Seats by Semester for this course:
WINTER 2011
Section:
Instructor:Deborah Messecar
Seats:2
Credits: 3