Introduction to Public Health.

Catalog description

Students will be introduced to the field of public health, including historical perspectives, current career paths, and critical public health issues in the U.S. and globally, and will learn to critically analyze public health issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. Emphasis will be given to social, cultural, and structural determinants of health, to health promotion and disease prevention interventions, and to the relationship of public health to God's promise of shalom.