Public Health Principles Credits: 3

Catalog description

This course will introduce the student to the core functions of public health, the ten essential services, core public health competencies, and the difference between population-based and individual health services. Through case studies and practice-related exercises, students will exam current health trends and issues applying a public health perspective. Students will be exposed to culturally diverse, community-based participatory research and public health practice that highlight health inequity and social determinants of health.