Overview
Description
The course covers leading causes of death and other important health and development topics across the lifespan; explores ecological determinants of health status, disparities and relevant public health interventions.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
Recommended Preparation
PBH 101PBH 211
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Terms
fall, spring, summer
Core
CO13
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- conduct a review of the epidemiological data and scholarly literature, synthesizing the information into formal research papers about health disparities, life course perspective and public health interventions.
- make program, policy, and research recommendations for a specific health topic after completion of a comprehensive review of epidemiological data and scholarly literature.
- analyze historical, cultural and structural/societal factors leading to inequities in health status, outcomes, exposures, behaviors and access.
- describe the impact that low socioeconomic status has on health across the lifespan.
- critique existing programs and policies based on knowledge of risk and protective factors for a variety of health issues.
- describe the leading causes of death and disability in each stage of the lifespan in the U.S. and the individual, social, and environmental factors that influence individual and community health across the lifespan.
- relate course concepts to current public health events.
- demonstrate mastery of scholarly writing skills and APA documentation style in formal research papers.