PBHL 1100 - Introduction to Public Health

Goals: To provide students with a broad overview of the interdisciplinary field of public health with particular emphasis on health equity and the social determinants of health.

Content: This course will introduce the field and study of public health, including: basic concepts of population health and epidemiology; the history of public health; analytical tools used to study public health issues; social, behavioral, and cultural aspects of health; disparities in public health; and health promotion and prevention of disease and injury. This course takes, as its premise, that public health is inherently a social justice issue and that health equity is the number one priority leading public health today.

Taught: Fall and Spring

Credits: 4