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Describing their findings as "particularly worrisome," the authors of a study published Monday in Public Health Nutrition noted that in the U.S., the Dietary Guidelines for Americans form "the foundation for all national nutrition programs,".
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Purdue University is offering a new online Master of Health Administration degree designed to train the next generation of health care administrators and to boost the skills and careers of early-career administrators already in the field.
The online master’s program, now accepting students for fall 2021, will cover a range of health administration-related skills, from strategic planning to workforce management, and methods and tools to ensure cost-effective quality care and patient safety.
The 40 credit-hour master’s program allows students to enhance their skills in areas such as leadership, operations, quality improvement, and business and communications aspects of health care administration. Students also can take components of the program to earn certificates. Certificates will be available in Healthcare Leadership in 2021, and Healthcare Operations and Healthcare Quality Improvement in 2022. Students who earn a certificate can transfer the credits to the full mast