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Chronic Conditions: A Key Policy Problem for the 21st Century

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, November 12, 2012
End Date
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2012
Description
Examines the cost and prevalence of chronic diseases. Some of the examples come from the U.S. while others are drawn from high, middle and low income countries. Examines the policies and programs designed to address some of the major risk factors for chronic disease – obesity, tobacco, and alcohol. The next section focuses on secondary and tertiary prevention programs that have been demonstrated to be effective including disease management and care management. Concludes with a discussion of promising programs/policies aimed at reducing the prevalence of chronic disease, and the key challenges to implementing policies related to chronic disease.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. describe the burden of disease associated with chronic disease,
  2. assess the effectiveness of various interventions to address the major risk factors associated with chronic disease,
  3. assess the effectiveness of various interventions to address secondary and tertiary prevention of chronic disease,
  4. define the key challenges to implementing policies related to chronic disease