Public Health Practice

Catalog description

The Public Health Practice course introduces students to a broad view of public health and the basic concepts underlying current public health practice at the local, state, national, and global levels. Students learn about the determinants of health and public health services to address these determinants, the population health approach, public health finance and infrastructure, public health law, evidence-based public health practice, tools for population health work, and other timely topics in public health practice. Case studies are included to help students apply the art and science of public health practice.