PAS - 530 Principles of Epidemiology & Pub Health

This course will provide students with a general review of the public health practices and principles within the United States over the past century. The course will discuss how race, class, gender and immigration status play a role in access to health care for both individuals and populations. The course will provide students with paradigms beyond the biomedical model through which to view, research and explain public health. The course will discuss the identification of selected infectious pathogens, principles of epidemiology and public health practice in relation to disease management and mechanisms to control the spread of infectious disease.

Credit Hours: (2)