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Samuel T. Opoku

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-5305
20122026

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Biography, Disciplines and Teaching Interests
Dr.  Samuel Opoku is an Associate Professor in Health Policy and Management, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University. 
He is a health services researcher with interests in access to, cost of and utilization of health care services among people with Non-Communicable Disease (NCD). His graduate instruction was in public health with an emphasis in health services research, administration, and policy. He has expertise in research methodology, survey development, and analysis and has completed and analyzed several survey-based studies. He has also worked on multiple funded research, including a large multicenter grant funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Through his involvement in these projects either as PI, Co-I or key personnel, he has expanded his skills and knowledge in teamwork, data collection, and analytical strategies as well as in the reporting and submission of research information. Some of the NCDs he has focused on include cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
 
Disciplines: Health Policy and Management

Teaching interests

Healthcare management, health economics and health leadership

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. in Health Services Research Administration and Policy, University of Nebraska Medical Center

… → 2015

Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

… → 2009

B.S. in Human Biology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

… → 2006

Disciplines

  • Health Services Administration

Research Interests

  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Economics

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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