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3.00 Credits
Health/healing beliefs and practices of several religious/spiritual communities in the U.S. (may include Catholic health care, New Age spirituality/healing, Christian Science healing, and Chinese medicine). Explores these subjects from the perspective of community members and others. Prerequisites Sophomore standing. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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3.00 Credits
A review of perspectives on globalization based on the current debates among Rodrik, Friedman, Sen, Stiglitz, and others. The focus on world health includes tobacco use, obesity, and consumption in the developing world. Globalization is examined in the context of a formal global community and civil society defined by nation-states, markets, and international movements. Prerequisites Junior standing or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Biological, political, cultural, and economic factors in the creation of current policies governing tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Alternative policies. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Sociology 186.) Health-related dilemmas faced by nations in the postwar period. Focus on how resource allocation, political institutions, and cultural myths about health and illnesses affect policy construction. Strategies to deal with infectious diseases compared with those utilized to combat mortality and morbidity from chronic illnesses. Case studies such as heart disease, infant mortality, the elderly, drug abuse, environmental regulation, and health care system problems of access, quality, and cost. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
The politics of an aging society and the many challenges policy-makers face in trying to address the health and health-care needs of older populations. How demographic shifts, existing policy commitments, and technical innovations in medicine affect health policymaking. How policy-makers address concerns of subpopulations of older citizens. Special emphasis on the politics of Medicare. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Selected contemporary problems in community health. Emphasis on group discussion and student reports and projects. Please see departmental website for specific details. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Policy and politics of health and health care. How demographic shifts, existing policy commitments, current institutional structures, and technical innovations in medicine, among others, affect health policymaking. Specific topics vary but may include obesity, ethics, and health care finance. Prerequisites Community Health 2, junior standing, or permission of instructor. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of existing and emerging research evidence on the links between social capital health, with a focus on mental health. Critical appraisal of authoritative reading materials drawn from a wide range of disciplines including social epidemiology, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and anthropology with particular reference to disaster mitigation and response. Prerequisites Two Community Health courses and/or BIO 2 or BIO 107. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Social Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Guided individual study of an approved topic. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites Permission of instructor. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Guided research on a topic that has been approved as a suitable subject for an honors thesis. Please see departmental website for specific details. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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