HSC 525 - Emerging Issues in Public Health

Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will introduce students to current and emerging issues in public health such as HIV/STD transmission, poverty, globalization, gun control, healthcare access, obesity, and others. Students will be expected to describe these controversies and discuss differing perspectives. Psychosocial and behavioral factors as they relate to these issues will be examined as well as the review and discussion of evidence-based prevention and intervention efforts.