Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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IHS 3240 - Overview of Healthcare Advocacy
This course provides an overview of healthcare advocacy, which includes assistance in: understanding diagnoses, prognoses, and outcomes; financing medical care; seeking medical care that meets accepted standards, informed choices (ethical issues); culturally relevant healthcare; sufficient preventative care; and links to health-related programs and services in the community, including mental health/substance abuse services.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the relation between the complexity of healthcare system and consumer problems.
- Describe the tasks, skills, and actions of a healthcare advocacy framework.
- Explain how advocacy protects and empowers consumers.
- Explain how to provide assistance with diagnoses, prognoses, and outcomes.
- Explain what is meant by culturally relevant healthcare.
- Identify health related programs and services in communities.
- Provides examples of preventative care.
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