Health Promotion and Social Issues

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Class Hours: 3 Lab/Discussion: 0 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: ANTH 211 , PHIL 122 , SOCI 151 Description: An introduction to current social issues, models, and evidence-based research in health promotion, disease prevention, and population health relevant to individuals and communities. Explores individual and population health promotion assessment, health behavior interventions, and disease prevention in diverse populations to improve patient and population health outcomes. Develops and implements an intervention and prevention plan which addresses individual and population health problems. Critiques research and evidence-based practice relevant to population health.