Introduction to Public Health

Catalog description

This a course that provides an overview and basic principles of public health; including the public health history, system, concepts and tools for measuring health in populations, the relationship between public health and the medical care system, and the role of law and government in public health; includes an introduction to the five core disciplines of public health (Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Social and Behavioral Health, and Health Policy & Management).