HSC 375 Social and Behavioral Sciences
This course provides a strong social and behavioral theoretical foundation within the context of public health. The course will focus on critical thinking about public health issues, social determinants of health, health risk behaviors and intervention strategies. The course includes long-term trends in morbidity and mortality, social factors that correlate with these trends, and theories that attempt to explain disparities in health and status across sub-populations. The course introduces data on health risks associated with specific behaviors such as smoking, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and substance abuse and introduce various strategic approaches for developing individual-, group- and community-based behavioral interventions.
Credits
3