Population Health Sciences

Describe social determinants of health, Analyze relative contribution of social determinates on a given patient's health, Evaluate appropriate resources to address social determinants of health by partnering with communities and patients

Evaluate how health policy affects healthcare delivery, Evaluate how State policy affects healthcare deliver in Utah, Analyze the major tenets of the Affordable Care Act with respect to healthcare delivery

Apply principles of population health to a health system, Apply strategies to risk stratify a population, Discuss how disease-based registries are used within an interdisciplinary care-team model, Analyze causes of discrepancies in access and care of underserved populations

Compare differences in types of government, academic and provide health systems, Analyze how payment models in each system incentivize behavior, including benefits and unintended consequences

Assess the health status of populations using available data from electronic health records, UPDB, and other registries and data sources

Demonstrate population health improvement skills by participating in a population health improvement program / intervention (e.g., policy advocacy, program or policy development, or other community-based interventions, clinics or related)