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Current Issues in Public Health

Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
1
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introduction to Online Learning

Description
Current Issues in Public Health is designed to broaden and enrich the academic experience through presentations on current public health topics and interactions with faculty experts. A variety of faculty will present issues and encourage discussion and critical thinking. This course will concentrate on current perspectives and research findings about problems important to the health of individuals and communities. The sessions cover a broad spectrum of population-based, prevention-oriented issues relevant to the professional practice of public health in both the private and public sectors, both domestic and international.
Faculty experts present public health topics of current interest in both industrialized and developing nations, such as health promotion and disease prevention, health care delivery systems, environmental problems and the spectrum of factors influencing the health status of populations and communities.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe four major current issues in public health and discuss the magnitude of the problem, recent relevant research findings, and intervention strategies