Section: Module 2: Lesson 1: The Epidemiological Transition | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org
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Learning Objectives:
- Define and discuss the epidemiological transition.
- Analyze how shifts in the epidemiological profile of disease have caused shifts in the structure and function of the health care system.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 7 mins-
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Please read the linked article. The video clips embedded in the article are interesting but not required. As you explore the epidemiological transition, think about what it means for how we think about and deliver health care in different systems and how these changes have influenced how health care has evolved over the last 40 years (e.g. does the epidemiological transition have any relationship with the push toward preventive medicine).
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