Get a comprehensive overview of public health as well as an in-depth introduction to specific public health-related topics. Beginning with a historical overview, students will explore major public health concepts such as the basic principles of epidemiology, the biomedical basis of disease, social and behavioral determinants of health, and systems thinking. Learn about the concepts of measuring and evaluating the health of populations, principles of communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental and occupational health, the economics of health, and the role of public health workers in society. Same as GEOG 2692 and PBHL 2692.
instructor(s)
Floriano, Maureen
Primary Instructor
- Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
