Overview
Description
Epidemics, chronic disease, workplace hazards, bioterrorism, pollution, second hand smoke, violence – are all public health problems. This course will introduce students to the growing field of public health with a focused look at the core areas of environmental health, epidemiology, population health, and health promotion.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- explain public health history, philosophy and values.
- identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services.
- list major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. with attention to disparities among populations, e.g. socioeconomic, ethnic, gender, racial etc.
- discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.
- explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health.
- explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health.
- explain the cultural, social, political and economic determinants of health and how the determinants relate to population health and health inequities.
- explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease.
- explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health).