Introduction to Public Health

Catalog description

Introduction to public health and related public health disciplines (core knowledge areas), including Health Services, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Health, and Biostatistics. Includes an illustration of the history and growth of public health from medicine, health ethics, and future public health concerns. Also presents the core tenets of social and behavioral science as well as an introduction to advocacy, diversity and culture, leadership, and public health biology.