Provides an overview of population-based approaches to assessment and evaluation of health needs. Selected theories are the foundation for using scientific evidence for the management of population- based care. Enables the health care professional to make judgments about services or approaches in prevention, early detection and intervention, correction or prevention of deterioration, and the provision of palliative care.
This course broadened my perspective with regards to the importance of a vibrant public health infrastructure. Those of us fortunate enough to be insured are heavily effected by those who are not so fortunate. I wrote this paper as an evaluation of the impact of barriers to prenatal care on mortality rates of rural and urban mothers.