PBHL105

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Introduction to Public Health

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

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Describe events in the history and development of public health and ways that public health affects literature and the arts, current events, and everyone’s daily life.

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Analyze the basic principles of epidemiology, including rates, risk factors, disease determinants, causation and public health surveillance.

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Examine how social and behavioral interventions affect population health across the lifespan.

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Discuss how policy and law affect population health.

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Discuss the impact of environmental factors on health and disease.

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Apply concepts of risk factors and behavior modification to the morbidity and mortality of infectious and chronic diseases, and injuries.

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Construct a concept map outlining the basic organization of healthcare and public health systems and the contributions of health professionals.

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Define the core functions of public health in addressing health disparities and the needs of vulnerable populations.

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Analyze the roles of public health in natural or terrorism-related disaster prevention and management.