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Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHPH 315 Vulnerable Populations

5 credits
This course investigates the various perspectives describing and understanding mental health, mental health disorders and addictions, and interventions, including assessment, treatment, and self-help strategies within individual, group, family, and community contexts.

Prerequisites: PUBH 310  

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
  • Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50