Course descriptions for Public Health

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. (Offered every semester.)

Multicultural Health Education & Promotion: Provides students with an opportunity to develop an understanding of current health education theory and intervention models for promoting health and preventing disease in diverse population groups. Improves students' understanding, skills, and effectiveness in planning health promotion and disease prevention programs across a variety of situations, settings, and populations. (Offered spring semester.)

Provides students with an understanding of global public health issues as it relates to the health of women, their children and families. Students conduct comparative research and historical analyses of women's health status in countries of interest in 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. (Credit/ No Credit Available)

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.

Introduces students to the public health policy issues facing the United States and othert 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.

Explores a particular topic in public health. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered every semester.) (Credit/ No Credit Available)