HUMAN DISEASES IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT

Catalog description

An introduction to the causes and spread of human diseases within populations and factors associated with distribution, including cellular/physiological, biological, behavior, sociocultural, evolutionary, and environmental factors. Using epidemiological and biological terminology and methods, critical thinking and basic analysis, students will be able to describe how diseases distribute through a populations and communities, as well as interpret and evaluate epidemiological and physiological studies. The U.S. and global view of epidemiology will also be discussed with an emphasis on the rural/urban divide in disease spread and health care access.