Shifting Toward Population Health
Post a single 3- or 4-paragraph response that addresses the following prompts (your Instructor will notify you of the due date):
Choose a federal or state initiative that focuses on population health – choose a topic that interests you
Explain how that initiative shifts the focus from the individual person to population health
Evaluate the importance of shifting from individual health to population health
Consider discussing how you, as an administrator, could collaborate with other healthcare disciplines to ensure the success of the initiative you selected
Explain why understanding and incorporating a focus on social determinants of health is vital to affecting population health.
Make sure to adhere to APA 7th edition formatting guidelines.
References:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). What is population health? https://www.cdc.gov/pophealthtraining/whatis.html
Nash, D., Fabius, E., Skoufalos, A., Clarke, J., & Horowitz, M. (2016). Population health: Creating a culture of wellness (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning
Zangerle, C. (2016). Population health: The importance of social determinants. Nurse Management, 47(2), 17-18. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NUMA.0000479444.75643.e5