NS 1600

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NS 1600
Introduction to Public Health

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Introduction to Public Health provides the basic principles, practices, and policies of public health, including an introduction to the infrastructure and organization of public health; methods of data collection and surveillance; disease promotion and prevention; health disparities; and the achievements, challenges, and controversies in the field.

When Offered Fall.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: DNS Global and Public Health Sciences majors (for Fall 2014, but may open to others in future Fall semesters)

Outcomes
  • Articulate basic public health principles, practices, and policies. (Satisfies DPD learning outcome KRD 4.3)
  • Describe public health achievements, challenges, and controversies.
  • Describe the organization of the US healthcare system. (Satisfies DPD learning outcome KRD 4.4)
  • Identify the roles and challenges of epidemiology in disease prevention and investigation (e.g. surveillance techniques and limitations, epidemiologic measures, etc.)
  • Describe the differences and commonalities between public health approaches to health prevention versus an individual-level medical approach to health.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Grade(GRV)

  • 15716 NS 1600   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode:
    Course is currently restricted to incoming Global Public Health Sciences majors. If you are not able to enroll, please contact Terry Mingle (tpm2).

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