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4.00 Credits
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4.00 Credits
Examines basis for and quality of current nutritional requirements, standards, and guidelines. Studies evidence regarding current food fads and controversies. Analyzes personal dietary practices.
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4.00 Credits
Designed to enable the student to understand and evaluate complex environmental health issues induced by waste products generated by modern technology. Specific topics include water quality, air quality, solid and hazardous waste, occupational health, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, chemical contamination of foods, food additives, animal transmission of disease, noise, and selected current topics.
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4.00 Credits
Critically explores global public health issues as they pertain to different populations throughout the world, such as global disease eradication initiatives, environmental and infectious diseases from an international perspective, and discusses health needs of special populations.
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4.00 Credits
The focus of this course is current men's health issues. Students have opportunities to critically explore a broad array of men's health concerns across the lifespan from a multi-disciplinary perspective. May include such topics as reproductive health, violence, aging, heart disease, depression and sexuality. The class is taught in an interactive format through group discussion, presentations, and the participation of guest speakers. Focuses on the consideration and critique of current influences on men's health including the effect of the health care system, male socialization, the impact of social and cultural factors, and the influence of evolving technology.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces students to basic techniques and strategies used in planning and carrying out health education programs in a variety of settings. Special emphasis is given to scope and sequencing skills, objective writing, selection/development of health education resources/materials, and methods for and use of technology in the delivery of health education programs.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces principles and methods of epidemiological investigation of infectious/non-infectious diseases. Illustrates methods by which properly conducted studies of the distribution and dynamic behavior of disease in a population can contribute to understanding of etiologic factors, modes of transmission, and pathogenesis of disease.
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4.00 Credits
Emphasizes how the gender-, race-, and class-based organization of society affects the health of our communities. Covers an introduction and historical framework for social inequities in health; describe disparities in health by gender, race, and class; and explore the interplay between these major social forces and the biological mechanisms that influence the occurrence of disease.
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4.00 Credits
Critical review of current public health and socio-political issues in women’s reproductive health. Both national and international topics are discussed. Students apply health knowledge in identifying and seeking solutions to the issues which concern health care providers, consumers, and policy makers.
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4.00 Credits
Addresses the social and ethical issues, problems, policies, and programs that affect the quality of life for our rapidly aging population. The interdisciplinary field of gerontology offers students the opportunity to integrate biological, psychological, and social theories of aging. Also examines the economic and political impacts of an aging society.
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