DHYG 506 - Global Healthcare

3 Credit(s)

This course will introduce health care systems and discuss the contexts in which they develop and function. Specific attention will be paid to the developmental history, financing and delivery infrastructure. The changing U.S. healthcare system will be discussed as will the approaches used in other countries to manage and organize health care. The impact of global health and disease, social determinants of health and future challenges and opportunities for healthcare systems will be examined.