PUB 1000 - Principles of Public Health

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 or ENG 1021

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ITP 1500

Description: Students in this course will be introduced to the field of public health by providing a broad overview of strategies and interventions that regulate population level health. The course provides a historical context of public health with an overview of population and community health problems and factors associated with them, reviewing the health care infrastructure and workforce of health professions, and interventions planned at the community, state and national level by the overall public health systems. The course will also examine health disparities, quality and accessibility as well as the best practices that have been taken by the public health workforce to promote health equity and healthy lifestyles, taking a focused approach to current issues and strategies in the field.