Population Health Curriculum

From the Robert Graham Center, HealthLandscape, American Board of Family Medicine, and Community Health Center, Inc.

The Robert Graham Center, HealthLandscape, American Board of Family Medicine, and Community Health Center, Inc. collaborated to develop this curriculum aimed to introduce health care professionals to population health concepts and tools. Resources include slides and note sets, three case studies with sample data, and a performance improvement activity.

Access the whole curriculum and resources here. Sample activities and modules are linked directly below. 

Activities and Modules

• Module 1 - Introduction to Population Health (54 page PPTX): This module introduces population health terms, concepts, and resources. Contains 51 slides.
• Module 2 - Geographic and Data Concepts Important for Population Health (38 page PPTX):This module describes key geospatial terms and concepts that will be referenced in the case studies. Contains 37 slides.
  • Case Study 1 - Exploring Community (13 page PDF): This case study introduces the user to online mapping tools. The user also makes observations about the community served by his/her clinic.
  • Case Study 2 - Mapping Clinical Data and Linking to Community Resources (10 page PDF): This case study reviews the tasks of mapping clinical data and connecting patients to community resources. A file(41 KB XLSX) with synthetic data is included.
  • Case Study 3 - Engaging Community (9 page PDF): This case study follows a real-world community partnership and reviews how population health tools can be used to inform community-level interventions. Prior to completing this case study, the user should read the pre-reading document (7 page PDF). A file (10 KB XLSX) with synthetic data is also included.