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2019-2020 Springfield College Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Springfield College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HUSB 242 - Public Health and Health Education


This course covers many topics: the nature of our health systems; the concept of multiple risks; various risk reduction strategies; the historical origins of public health; the possibility of solving health problems through formal and informal health education; and individual, social and organizational approaches to health education. These issues are examined in order to assess the nature and role of health educators.

Credits: 3