HLED 310: Consumer Health

Course Description

This course is designed to examine public health and disease prevention from a consumer/professional point of view and enable intelligent decision-making about how to obtain and use health related services, facilities, personnel, and products.  The cost, availability, quality of care, and the relationship to political, economics, and social perspectives will be addressed.  Identification of both the individual’s and health promotion specialist’s role with regard to accountability, responsibility and empowerment are an integral part of the course discussion.