CAM APPROACHES TO NUTRITION IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Catalog description

This course provides basic tools of cross-cultural and public health research methodology to prepare students to conduct in-depth studies on topics of interest in the field of public health and community welfare. Students will learn how to collect, analyze, and integrate social and public health data to understand and critically evaluate programs and issues related to public health. PHC 6581 COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL APPROACHES TO PUBLIC HEALTH 3 CREDITS This course focuses on how clinical and experimental medicine (safety, efficacy, and mechanism of action) and regulatory issues contribute to the general neglect of public health dimensions. Public health research must consider social, cultural, political, and economic contexts to maximize the contribution of CAM to health care systems globally. Course Descriptions • 117