HLTH 325 - Health Management and Policy

As an introduction to what an entry-level Health Education Specialist “needs to know and be able to do” in health management and policy, this course focuses on: Public Health (PH) System/Essential Services, Responsibilities/processes of management, Accreditation administration and management; PH Performance Management System; Elements of performance management: standards, measurement, progress, Quality Improvement; Implementing PH quality concepts; Evidence-based PH management and practice; Human Resources management, training and workforce development; PH financial management/grant writing/business plan; and Health policy analysis. This course will include an Integrated Service Learning (ISL) component.

Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 270 - Health Systems and Consumers and HLTH 290 - Principles of Health Education and Health Science and Health Science major.
Credits: 3
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* The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.