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380.604.01
Life Course Perspectives on Health

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
M, W, 1:30 - 3:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Teaches students to frame public health issues using a life course perspective. Introduces and examines basic principles of human development across the life span, from the prenatal period through senescence, and the idea that health outcomes reflect developmental processes. Provides a conceptual framework with which to understand the interrelationships among biological, psychological, and social factors and their influence on development and health. Also illustrates the application of this perspective to gain a critical understanding of public health issues.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the components of a life course perspective on health, the advantages of using this approach in public health, and the challenges involved in doing so
  2. Demonstrate a basic knowldedge of the life course and human development and its relationship to individual health. In particular, students should be able to identify the meaning and measurement of "health" at particular life stages and articulate inte
  3. Develop a conceptual framework illustrating a life course approach to a specific outcome of concern to public health