Knowledge assessment

The first set of weeks in this course have provided a foundation for how health and healthcare are being transformed by the driver of population health. You also explored how health education and health administration efforts may influence population health initiatives for positive health outcomes. Throughout this course, you will continue to reflect and focus on how population health will continue to influence health and healthcare delivery as we know it today. As you examine this aim, you will engage in reflection as an essential skill for professional development and life-long learning. In this course, you will have two opportunities to reflect on the content presented to you through professional journal assignments. Given the complex nature of the themes addressed in this course, it is important to reflect on and make connections to your past and current experiences and future goals.

For this Journal Assignment, you will reflect on key insights from the first 4 weeks of the course.

To prepare:

• Consider the resources, concepts, and Assignments that you have addressed and completed thus far in this course.

To prepare:

• Consider the resources, concepts, and Assignments that you have addressed and completed thus far in this course.

Reflecting on Weeks 1–4, respond to the following prompts (350 to 500 words):

• Knowledge Assessment:
  • What knowledge have you gained, or what existing knowledge have you strengthened regarding population health? Explain.
• Insights
  • Share any insights you have regarding your personal healthcare experiences and their relationship to population health.
  • Explain a personal healthcare experience related to primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.
• Questions
  • What questions or challenges do you have regarding any concepts/topics covered up to this point?
• Social Change
  • How does your understanding of the course topics contribute to the promotion of positive social change?