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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the concepts and models of public health using a historical perspective on the contribution and roles of public health in society. The course introduces the contributions of the five core public health disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, behavioral sciences/health education and health services administration. Students learn to identify prevention strategies such as vaccination, screening, counseling and education interventions and a range of health promotion and disease prevention modalities including environmental-occupational, legal and policy approaches. Particular attention is directed to addressing health disparities and the role of cultural competency in delivering effective public health services.
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Examines avenues of international cooperation in health; explores the most significant health problems and resources in developing and developed countries by focusing on international differences in health status, social/economic/political factors in health care, varied approaches to providing health services, the role of health workers, and the involvement of foundations and multilateral and bilateral agencies. Note: This course can be used to satisfy the university Core International Studies (IS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.
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3.00 Credits
Examines food habits and nutritional needs of young adults. Considers nutritional advertisements, food faddism, fad diets, deficiency diseases, and evaluation of diets.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the current use of alcohol and drugs in society and the effects of one’s experience with psychoactive chemicals. This course includes historical, physiological, psychological, sociological, and philosophical perspectives.
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3.00 Credits
Explores sexuality and personal lifestyle, including human sexuality as a dimension of health personality, sex roles and sexual identity, the physiological bases of the sex drive, sexual function, and sexual response, and psychological factors related to sexual development and expression.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the basic concepts of health and how they relate to our lifestyles. The student will acquire extensive knowledge of injuries and prevention, cardiovascular disease, cancer, human reproduction, human sexuality and communicable diseases including sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.
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3.00 Credits
Examines avenues of international cooperation in health; explores the most significant health problems and resources in developing and developed countries by focusing on international differences in health status, social/economic/political factors in health care, varied approaches to providing health services, the role of health workers, and the involvement of foundations and multilateral and bilateral agencies. Note: This course is restricted to Honors students only.
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3.00 Credits
Explores selected transactions between individual, environment, and disease agents, and their influence on human diseases, human nature, and human environment.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course incorporating not only the common concepts associated with environmental health (population dynamics, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution) but also emerging and controversial issues associated with environmental threats to human health, such as emerging diseases, global warming, and biological and chemical weapons. Emphasis is on biological, chemical, and physical sources of exposures, the effects on human health, and the methods of limiting exposures and effects. Note: This course is for Public Health majors and minors only.
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3.00 Credits
Communication processes and effects are examined from the perspective of interpersonal, intrapersonal, organizational and mass communication. The impact of these types of communication in the health care arena is also discussed.
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