KINE 524 - Public Health

Units: 3

Introduces the major domains of public health related to the five public health disciplines, including Health Services, Epidemiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Environmental Health, and Biostatistics. Includes the biomedical basis of public health, historical developments, the role of health ethics in research, and the future challenges to public health. Presents the fundamentals of social and behavioral science with an emphasis on theoretical foundations as well as an introduction to advocacy, informatics, diversity and culture, leadership, and public health biology. Enrollment Restrictions: Enrollment restricted to Kinesiology master’s students, or Kinesiology undergraduate students with consent of instructor.