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 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. (Offered every semester)

Explores a particular topic in public health. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered every semester.)