PRX 1243 - Public Health, Medication Safety, and Disease Prevention

3 Credit Hours

This course provides a systematic approach to improving health outcomes form a public health perspective. Emphasis is placed on the roles that pharmacists can play in promoting health and wellness and preventing disease, and how such roles relate economically to contemporary health system models. Particular attention is placed on practical interventions that pharmacists can perform, including patient education and awareness activities, health screenings, medication safety practices, disease prevention programs, and methods to promote lifestyle modification. Students will be certified to administer immunizations as part of the course.

Availability: Spring

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