HLTH 315
Health, Disease and Their Determinants, Part 2
Public Health
College of Life Sciences
Course Description
Persistent, emerging, and re-emerging population health problems and how evidence-based prevention and control strategies are applied in public health settings. Aims to expand on students' cumulative understanding of the descriptive epidemiology and pathophysiology of disease, injury, and mental health learned in HLTH 314. Origins of health disparities, and how social and behavioral sciences can contribute to providing effective intervention strategies. \n\n
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Recommended
HLTH 210
Title
Health threats
Learning Outcome
Discuss recent developments in emerging/re-emerging health threats within the context of prevention and control strategies.
Title
Health behavior and health behavior change
Learning Outcome
Explain how individual health behavior and health behavior change are influenced by policy, environmental engineering, communication strategies, educational interventions, health counseling, community mobilization, and access to services.
Title
Health Promotion
Learning Outcome
Discuss how public health promotes health and reduces the risk for diseases,injuries,health inequities, mental health problems, and adverse environmental exposures.
Title
Health behavior change theories
Learning Outcome
Understand and apply selected health behavior change theories to prevent disease at the individual, family, and community levels.
Title
Scientific literature
Learning Outcome
Interpret scientific literature relative to a specific disease, its risk factors, control strategies, and associated policies.
Title
Social and behavioral sciences
Learning Outcome
Discuss how social and behavioral sciences (psychology, anthropology, sociology, and economics) are applied to improve health outcomes.
