PUBPOL 5283

Population Health for Executives

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Population health focuses on the health and well-being of entire populations. Populations may be geographically defined, such as neighborhoods or counties; may be based on groups of individuals who share common characteristics such as disease status, socioeconomic status, or race-ethnicity; or may be made of patients attributed to accountable healthcare organizations using a variety of methods. With roots in epidemiology, public health, and demography, key tools of population health management include risk stratification, chronic care management, identifying upstream social determinants of health, improving health equity, and cross-sector collaboration to improve prevention and wellness. Given the shifting health care environment - from fee-for-service to value-based care - healthcare managers who are able to apply tools to measure, analyze, evaluate, and improve the health of populations (and achieve the Triple Aim) will be well-positioned to achieve value as the field continues to evolve.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA) students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SU, 2024SU, 2023SU, 2022SU

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the key drivers underlying population health policies and practices and evaluate efficacy of population health progress to date.
• Develop a holistic view of health outcomes inclusive of health behaviors and traditional medical care, but also social determinants of health, health equity, and non-medical interventions.
• Apply risk stratification principles to tailor population health strategies to the needs of different populations.
• Consider the perspectives of various stakeholders in the health care ecosystem (e.g., payers, providers, employers, government) to analyze the pace of population health adoption and develop market-appropriate strategies.

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