Psychological and Social Dimensions of Public Health

Catalog description

This course exposes students to aspects of the behavioral and social sciences relevant to public health. It is designed to make students more sophisticated analysts of health problems, by increasing their understanding of how individuals and their environments interact with health; individuals are part of the environment. Major scientific theories and models of health behavior are presented early in the course. The remainder of the course focuses on important social factors and specific behaviors, with an emphasis on the science and primary and secondary prevention.