PBH 449 - Community/Public Health

The focus of this course is community and public health workers. The student will explore the role of the public health worker in health promotion and disease prevention in the global theater. The concepts of epidemiology, communicable disease control, environmental health, and disaster relief will be discussed. Public Health issues such as the global health care environment and work with vulnerable populations will be explored. Socio-cultural influences on health such as immigration, health care access and cost will be addressed from national and global perspectives. Course content will incorporate economic, legal and ethical perspectives. Cross-listed as NU 449

Note: Meets Global Engagement Learning Outcome (GLOB)

Four credits.