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History of Public Health
Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
Extradepartmental
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
Examines the historical experience of health and illness from a population perspective. Seeks to reveal how the organization of societies facilitates or mitigates the production and transmission of disease: how do populations and groups of individuals go about securing their health? Concentrates primarily on the modern world (i.e., 1750 onwards) and omits detailed examination of public health in antiquity and the middle ages, although these time periods are alluded to frequently. Adopts a thematic rather than chronological structure so that comparisons can be made across the centuries and between different parts of the globe.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Examine public health through its historical context.
- Evaluate current public health issues through historical context.
- Evaluate a range of current public health issues through comparisons with historical examples
- Judge public health interventions in the past in relation to their impact on inequality and prejudice