PUBH 305 Determinants of Health

5 credits

This course covers frameworks for understanding determinants of health at multiple levels: individual and family-level determinants, physical and social environments, and population-level determinants.

Prerequisites: Admission to any BAS program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify relationships that affect health in individuals, families, and communities
Recommend relationships needed to improve health in a community
Explain how assets and resources can be used to improve the health of a community
Describe the diversity of individuals and populations in a community
Explain how diversity influences policies, programs, services, and the health of a community

College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Cultural Humility, the ability to practice lifelong learning and critical self-reflection in order to understand one’s own cultural identity and its impact on being open to and supporting the cultures of others.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50