BIOL 243 - Public Health

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

BIOLOGY

Description:

Introduction to selected topics in immunology and epidemiology and their applications to public health. Prerequisite: any 100 level BIOL course. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Obtain an overview of public health issues and goals for the nation's health. Delineate the difficulties associated with fair allocation of a limited resource (2) Objectively evaluate the balance of public health power between emergency needs and individual liberties (3) Explain the government health care programs in the United States (4) Outline the public health policy on nutrition and decreasing obesity in the United States according to Healthy People 2010 guidelines

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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