Foundations of Public Health

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Effective public health requires expertise from many disciplines, and students in public health sciences need to have a broad foundation of knowledge across these diverse disciplines in order to collaborate effectively with other health professionals.

Foundations of Public Health is a collection of online modules designed to provide students with foundational knowledge in the profession and science of public health and factors related to public health.

Included Modules:

Part I – Foundations of the Profession and Science of Public Health

• History of Public Health
• What is Public Health?
• Philosophy and Ethics in Public Health
• Evidence-based Public Health
• Qualitative Research
• Trends in Morbidity, Mortality, and Behavior in the US

Part II – Biological Foundations for Public Health

• Infectious Agents
• Respiratory Health
• DNA, Heredity, and Drug Resistance
• Cancer
• Heart Health

Part III – Factors Related to Human Health

• Social, Economic, and Political Determinants of Health
• Mental Health
• Globalization
• Environmental Health
• OneHealth

 

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