PA - 619 Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion

Credits: 1

Discusses lifestyle modifications to improve health. Considers how early medical intervention can affect the disease processes, and gives recommended screening guidelines for health promotion. Topics will include amendable risk factor modification, dietary modification, disease preventions and role of exercise in decreasing incidence of disease. The Physician Assistant’s role in promoting wellness is explored.

Prerequisite: Student in didactic phase of the program