PH 320PH 320: Intro to Community Health

Description
Introduces the principles and practices of community health including multicultural definitions of health and illness, health education and health promotion, demography, epidemiology, environmental health, nutrition, and the health of diverse populations throughout the lifespan. Emphasizes methods of assessing the health status of populations and developing community health programs.
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
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PH 407PH 407: Multicultural Health Educatn

Description
Provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of current health education theory and intervention models for promoting personal and community health and preventing disease in diverse population groups. Improves students' knowledge, understanding, skills, and effectiveness in planning both personal and community health promotion and disease prevention programs. Formerly known as PH 420.
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
[Prereq: (Junior OR Senior Standing)]
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PH 417PH 417: Global Women's Health Issues

Description
Provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of the dimensions of women's health through a comparative and historical analysis of women's health status throughout the developing world and in the US. Readings and interactive discussion emphasize cross-cultural similarities and differences in women's health and social conditions, and issues related to social justice and health. Formerly known as PH 430.
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
[prereq: (Junior OR Senior Standing) AND (GE Area A4)]
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PH 427PH 427: Topics in Health Education

Description
This seminar will provide students with opportunities to explore and study current issues in health education planning and development. Topics will include innovative approaches to addressing major challenges in health education and promotion in the U.S. and selected comparative countries. (Credit/No Credit Available)
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(prereq: PH 320)
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PH 437PH 437: Topics in Health Policy

Description
This seminar will provide students with opportunities to explore and study current issues and innovations in health policy analysis and development. Topics will include cutting-edge policy approaches addressing major challenges in public health and medical systems in the U.S. and selected comparative countries.
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(prereq: PH 320 AND GE Area A4)
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PH 447PH 447: Food Policy, Culture & Hlth

Description
Introduces students to the historical, cultural, economic and political influences on and interrelationships between food policy, nutrition and health. We will explore the factors that influence our efforts to improve nutrition and ensure food security and sustainability through community food production/choices, global food markets, industrial food production, and commercial and public health influences on food choices. Formerly known as PH 440.
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
[prereq: (Junior OR Senior Standing) AND (GE Area A4)]
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PH 457PH 457: Health Systems & Policy

Description
Introduces students to the public health policy issues facing the United States and other nations. We will explore the population's health status and determinants of health as they relate to organization of the health care systems, rising costs, accessibility of services, ethical use of technology, effectiveness of medical care, utilization of Western medical and alternative forms of care and the role of public health professionals and the importance of prevention.
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
[Prereq: (Junior OR Senior Standing)]
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PH 467PH 467: Social Entrepreneurship Chng

Description
This seminar will provide students with opportunities to develop an understanding and application of the advocacy and promotion roles of social entrepreneurship in service to the goal of "health in all policies"" within fields of public health
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(prereq: GE Area A4)
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PH 477PH 477: Disease of Poverty & Wealth

Description
This seminar will provide students with opportunities to understand and apply the concept of "public health as social justice"" and explore how politics
Units:
4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
(prereq: GE Area A4)
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PH 487PH 487: Sexual Hlth Educ & Training

Description
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes and resources necessary to provide age-appropriate sexuality education and training in a variety of settings and with diverse populations. It will do this by introducing students to sexuality education content and methodology, developing learning activities and strategies, and preparing evaluation materials that reflect learning and behavior change.
Units:
4
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PH 495PH 495: Special Topics

Description
Explores a particular topic in public health. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered every semester.) (Credit/ No Credit Available)
Units:
1 to 4
Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:
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