Public Health Practice and Management

Catalog description

This course will provide an introduction to public health practices and cover management basics as applied to the public health field. The topics covered in the course will be examined through the lenses of prevention, social justice and the role of governmental public health. In Part I of the course, we will study basic public health concepts, core public health functions and practices, public health infrastructure at the local, state and federal levels, and the major areas of public health services and interventions. In Part II, we will cover management principles and functions such as planning, organizing, controlling and leading. We will apply these concepts to the administration of public health organizations.