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CHPH 435 Community Health Issues

5 credits
This course addresses issues in community health. It introduces strategies to reduce health risks, health disparity, and introduces resources for community intervention and prevention programs.

Prerequisites: CHPH 315  

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

  • Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality
  • Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice
  • Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations
  • Develop culturally-tailored health programs and interventions through community assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
  • Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50