Foundations of Community Health

Catalog description

This course emphasizes students’ development of the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education and health promotion, and covers such topics as epidemiology, community organizing, program planning, minority health, mental health, environmental health, drug use and abuse, safety, and occupational health. The course also includes World Health Organization goals and COVID-related activities as well as recent Health and Human Services (HHS) priorities and critical Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activities. Emphasis is placed upon preventive strategies appropriate for contemporary public health concerns. TSI Restriction(s): Reading, Writing, and Math