HIM 3210 - Advanced Epidemiology & Population Health

Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]

This course provides an advanced, in-depth, exploration of epidemiology, public health, and global population health. The history, philosophy, core values, concepts, and functions of public health will be discussed at the local, national, and international levels. The concepts and methods needed to track and analyze disease trends will be applied. Students will be able to identify and describe upstream determinants of health including the socioeconomic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that affect human health and contribute to health disparities. At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to identify public health issues, design a basic intervention, and formulate appropriate internal and external public health communications. Prerequisite: HIM 3200 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics.