PHAR 736 U.S. Healthcare and Public Health

This course aims to provide students with an overview of healthcare and public health in the United States. Topics include care delivery, policy, financing, and the workforce. The course introduces the role of pharmacists in the health care system, such as the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy benefit management, and government. Core areas of public health are discussed including epidemiology, determinants of health, and principles of health promotion and disease prevention as they apply to patient care and role of pharmacists. Students compare and contrast micro versus macro levels of public health and identify individual and population-based interventions that impact diverse patients and populations.