STS 268 - Current and Emerging Issues in Public Health

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

This course examines public health topics of current and emerging interest in both developed and developing nations. Selected topics include theories of justice and public health ethics, social determinants of health, health promotion and disease prevention, health care delivery, environmental problems, and the issues that are influencing and that may influence the health status of populations now and in the future. Contemporary case studies are used to examine and demonstrate the inter-relatedness of social justice, culture, politics, technology, and public health. Christie Van Horne

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS