The health care service delivery landscape is rapidly transforming, and new competencies are required for clinicians to effectively navigate and succeed in this every changing health delivery environment.
At 四虎影视, the online program format allows students the flexibility to earn this certificate from any location, and engage with students and faculty who have a shared drive and passion for making a difference. It is designed to meet the needs of current clinicians, while being accessible, affordable and attainable though the online learning environment.
The health care service delivery landscape is rapidly transforming, and new competencies are required for clinicians to effectively navigate and succeed in this ever changing health delivery environment. Health systems across the nation are confronting the realities of rising costs, inefficiencies in systems and poor health outcomes. Population health is a broad approach that can be used to respond to these challenges, and aims to address disease and injury prevention with approaches that engage communities and populations through integration of public health and clinical practices.
There is increasing demand for health professionals that can navigate the ever changing and complex healthcare landscape. The online Population Health Certificate prepares individuals with the skills to examine and respond to the challenges and opportunities to improve health within and across populations. It is designed to provide a comprehensive foundation in the essentials of delivering effective population health across the continuum of care. This program is structured to guide health care professionals, or health professions students seeking to transform or create sustainable models of care from a population health perspective.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of the online Population Health Certificate, students will acquire skills necessary to:
- Examine the complex healthcare landscape from a population health perspective.
- Articulate and apply frameworks for collecting, analyzing, and using data to inform decisions, facilitate care coordination, and improve health outcomes of targeted populations within and outside the health system.
- Investigate new priorities in disease and injury prevention in population health.
- Evaluate evidence-based practices and comparative effectiveness of interventions.
- Interpret public health policy established by the population health framework.
- Identify key socio-economic and cultural determinants of population health outcomes.
- Analyze the structure and economics of the U.S. healthcare system and their impact on
population health outcomes. - Advocate effectively to constituencies both within and outside of the health system about the population health perspective.
Health systems across the nation are confronting the realities of rising costs, inefficiencies in systems and poor health outcomes. Population health is a broad approach that can be used to respond to these challenges, and aims at addressing disease and injury prevention with approaches that engage communities and populations through integration of public health and clinical practices.
The Online Population Health Certificate prepares individuals with the skills to examine and respond to the challenges and opportunities to improve health within and across populations. The Graduate Population Health Certificate provides a comprehensive foundation in the essentials of delivering effective population health across the continuum of care. There is increasing demand for health professionals that can navigate the ever changing and complex healthcare landscape. This program is structured to guide health care professionals, or health professions students seeking to transform or create sustainable models of care from a population health perspective.
What Is Public Health?
Public health, commonly referred to as population health, promotes and protects the health of communities and improves the quality of life for all people. 聽The goal of public health is to promote disease and injury prevention through research, community interventions and education. A further defining goal of public health is its work towards addressing and eradicating health disparities and promoting healthcare equity, quality and accessibility.
Public health is a dynamic, diverse, and growing field where practitioners work from a myriad of disciplines and approaches to improve the health and lives of people. Practitioners work together to address the root causes of complex and multi-faceted health problems in order to develop practical, sustainable and cost-effective solutions.
For more information about cost of attendance, see our聽financial aid page. Tuition scholarships are available for INOVA, Valley Health and SU Alumni. 聽See the聽Graduate Scholarships and Tuition Discounts聽page. 聽
Career Possibilities
Population health is a dynamic, diverse, and growing field where practitioners work from a myriad of disciplines and approaches to improve the health and lives of people. Practitioners work together to address the root causes of complex and multi-faceted health problems in order to develop practical, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions.
The current employment outlook for health professionals is strong and growing annually. The demand for health professionals continues to rise in response to increasing domestic and international health concerns such as: growing problems with chronic diseases, potential pandemics, air and water quality issues, workplace safety, and more. As these health concerns continue to impact the health of our populations, the need for a trained health force to respond to these issues persists
Classes
四虎影视鈥檚 Population Health Certificate program is delivered entirely online. Students will attend classes and learn in an online environment that will be engaging and interactive. The online learning model requires students to be highly motivated, active, independent, and self-directed learners. Students are expected to think critically and act professionally in the application of course materials to real-world health problems.
This program will provide students with an opportunity to analyze current health problems from a variety of interdisciplinary and interprofessional viewpoints. The program provides coursework opportunities for students to obtain broad knowledge and basic skills in public health. The online Population Health Certificate program provides a foundation in population health training, and earned certificate credit may be used towards completion of the MPH degree at 四虎影视.
Population Health Certificate Required Courses
- PH 502- Population Health for the Health Professions (3 credits)
- PH 505- Sociocultural Aspects of Public Health (3 credits)
- PH 515- Epidemiology (3 credits)
- PH 520- Health Policy and Management (3 credits)
Total- 12 Credits
Faculty
四虎影视鈥檚 Public Health professors bring a breadth and depth of public health experience to the program from research, private companies, other health fields, international work and academia.聽
Application Information
The population health certificate is uniquely designed for current and/or aspiring health care professionals to attain training in key areas of population health. It is designed to meet the needs of current clinicians, while being accessible, affordable and attainable though the online learning environment.
View application deadlines, program prerequisites, and submit your application for Shenandoah鈥檚 graduate Public Health programs through the Office of Admissions.
How much will this degree cost? View 四虎影视鈥檚 tuition and fees.聽
International Learning Opportunities
Public Health students have participated in a variety of international opportunities such as attending the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, Switzerland.聽Global Experiential Learning (GEL) classes are also offered each year for students to work on community health education. Recent Public Health GEL trip destinations include Haiti, Uganda and Nepal.聽