ADBI 2100 Public Health: Human and Planetary Health Perspectives

This course is designed to give students a foundation in the core functions of the population-based public health (assessment, policy development and assurance). The course will focus on aspects of public health at the local, national, and global levels. Key goals for the course include, defining effective public health practice and providing knowledge about the underlying scientific (biological, statistical, environmental/ecological), behavior, technical, social, and political parameters related to public health research and practice. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of public health as a broad area of work that applies the benefits of current biomedical, environmental, social, and behavioral knowledge in ways that maximize the health status of all populations.