USP 144 - Environmental and Preventive Health Issues

Institution:

University of California-San Diego

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Description:

This course will analyze needs of populations, highlighting current major public health problems such as chronic and communicable diseases, environmental hazards of diseases, psychiatric problems and additional diseases, new social mores affecting health maintenance, consumer health awareness and health practices, special needs of economically and socially disadvantaged populations. The focus is on selected areas of public and environmental health, namely: epidemiology, preventive services in family health, communicable and chronic disease control, and occupational health. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. (Offered fall quarter.)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsd.edu

Phone Number:

(858) 534-2230

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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