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Apr 25, 2024
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2021-2022 Hill Book (Class of 2025) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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HCA 209 - Public and Community HealthThree Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters (not offered Fall 2019)
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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