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PUBHTH 101 History and Foundations of Public Health +
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This introductory course explores the foundations and history of public health, as a discipline, a part of public policy, and the forefront of the effort to prevent future pandemics and epidemic disease. The course will focus on how global trends affect urban environments and how cities influence and sometimes drive the health outcomes of places far removed from the metropolis. More Info
Offered in:PUBHTH 102 Introduction to Environmental Health +
Description:
This course provides an introduction and overview of key knowledge of environmental health. The course covers processes and factors associated with the development of environmental health problems while emphasizing the process of devising actionable solutions in fieldwork, and at the policy level. More Info
Offered in:PUBHTH 203 Pandemics and Climate Change +
PUBHTH 220 Introduction to Epidemiology +
Description:
This course covers applications of epidemiologic methods and procedures to the study of the distribution and determinants of health and diseases, morbidity, injuries, disability, and mortality in populations. Epidemiologic methods for the control of conditions such as infectious and chronic diseases, mental disorders, community and environmental health hazards, and unintentional injuries are discussed. More Info
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