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Nov 01, 2024
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PH 315 - Public Health Units: 3 A critical examination of the major public health challenges facing our society. Explores how the health of a population is shaped by environmental, cultural, social and economic factors, as well as by medical care. Lecture Units: 2; Activity Units: 1.
Prerequisites: PH 100 and PH 110. Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid or Online-Asynchronous. Grading: A-F grading only. Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Explain the history, functions, and objectives of public health, and what distinguishes it from medicine.
- Identify and explain the principal determinants of health and disease, including the determinants of inequalities in the health of groups differentiated by race, ethnicity, neighborhood and economic status.
- Describe the major formal organizational structures within the United States responsible for monitoring and improving the public’s health
- Examine health data in order to understand the magnitude of public health problems, or health risks and behaviors facing at risk populations.
- Evaluate and question public health interventions for key local, national and international public health problems.
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