PH 501 - Foundations of Public Health

Units: 3

Introduces the five core public health disciplines: Health Services, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Health, and Biostatistics. Summarizes the biomedical basis of public health, historical developments, health ethics in research, and the future challenges to public health. Also presents the fundamentals of social and behavioral science emphasizing theoretical foundations (ie.behavior change theories) as well as an introduction to advocacy, informatics, diversity and culture, leadership, and public health biology.
Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to students admitted to the MPH program.