Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

BPH425 Principles of Population Health and Disease (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): BPH300 , BPH400 HHSM302  
This course provides an introduction to common diseases and their biological and behavioral bases. The relationship between individual health and behavior, and population health and behavior are explored. Acute and chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and their prevention and treatments are described and discussed. The roles that social determinants play in health and diseases are examined.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Discuss current diseases of societal importance and their biological and behavioral bases.
  2. Identify the determinants of health outcomes both within and across groups of individuals.
  3. Analyze the socio-economic impact on health status within populations.
  4. Articulate the socio-ecological models of population health, including community organizations, social networks, institutional factors, public policy, and individual characteristics.
  5. Describe the interaction between biological, genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors on health across the lifespan continuum.
  6. Identify a spectrum of public health interventions that address specific diseases, including the challenges to their implementation.



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)