Graduate Specialization in Population Health - Colorado State University

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Healthcare professionals and leaders constantly manage new and complex ethical, decision-making, and industry-specific challenges. The field of healthcare is dynamic and rewarding, and organizations have a pressing need for qualified leaders with an understanding of many different populations.

Population health is an approach to patient care, as related to overall healthcare, prevention, and safety, with the goal to improve the health of an entire human population. The Population Health specialization program prepares professionals in healthcare leadership roles to understand and analyze the healthcare data of various demographics, as well as to determine which socioeconomic factors may be contributing to health outcomes and to recognize the needs of communities.

Courses in this Specialization

This specialization is available to students in all graduate programs. Population Health specialization courses in order of completion:

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HCM505 - Principles of Population Health

Course Description

Students will analyze the skills needed to assess and enhance the health of a community. Students will focus on health behaviors, environmental influences, health policy, and economic and healthcare system issues in health promotion and disease prevention.

Credit Hours: 3

HCM532 - Healthcare Change Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Course Description

In this course students focus on the unique skills related to leading change management, innovation, and entrepreneurship processes in healthcare. Students will evaluate change management and innovation skills and attributes necessary to guide organizations and people through the process of innovation in a way that ensures successful innovation outcomes. Also, students will examine fundamental organizational, personal, cultural, and competitive issues and challenges related to organizational change in the twenty-first century healthcare environment. Various models of organizational change will be identified and critically evaluated for use in this setting.

Credit Hours: 3

HCM555 - Health Informatics & Population Health Analytics

Course Description

Students will explore strategies for gathering population information from primary and secondary data sources, using analytics to assess the health needs of the populations under study. Students will examine the value proposition for "clinical intelligence" and the role of analytics in supporting a data-driven, evidence-based practice in population health management. Students will evaluate the use of health information in the context of population health informatics. Students will comprehend the data gathering processes, leading to an exchange of data, while supporting population health surveillance through statistical and visual analytics.

Credit Hours: 3

HCM575 - Population Health Program Assessment, Implementation, and Evaluation

Course Description

In this course, students analyze population and community health needs and resources, program design and implementation, and evaluation as core functions of population health practice. Students are provided with essential tools and a knowledge base to conduct effective population health and community-based health promotion activities with a diverse array of populations and health issues.

Credit Hours: 3

Corresponding Masters Degree Programs

A specialization in Population Health pairs well with the following:

Healthcare Administration

Human Resource Management

Organizational Leadership

Why You Should Consider a Graduate Specialization

Customize your master’s degree with a specialization that fits your professional aspirations and personal ambitions. Just add additional, upper-division courses to your degree program, and gain skills in a related subject that complements your degree. Much like a minor, or degree concentration, a graduate specialization allows you the opportunity to examine an additional area of interest. Add a specialization to your master’s degree to showcase career-specific skills that meet your professional goals.

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Degree Specialization in Population Health

Stand out to potential employers as a capable leader in healthcare.

Courses in this Specialization

HCM505 - Principles of Population Health

HCM532 - Healthcare Change Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

HCM555 - Health Informatics & Population Health Analytics

HCM575 - Population Health Program Assessment, Implementation, and Evaluation

Corresponding Masters Degree Programs

Why You Should Consider a Graduate Specialization

Flexible

Monthly Class Starts

Accelerated Courses

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