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Apr 19, 2024
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2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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HCA 209 - Public and Community HealthThree Credits
Spring Semester
This course reviews the principles, legal authority, historical development, and future of public health. The specific mission of public health with respect to the following topics is discussed: infectious disease, environmental health, maternal and child health, AIDS, substance abuse, and tobacco control. Disparities in health status, the relationship of poverty to poor health, the prioritization of the most prominent community health problems, and the mobilization of local resources to address them are considered.
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