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2011-2012 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Springfield College Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HSRS 430 - Public Health Concepts


This course is an exposition of the crucial issues of public health.  Topics include the history of public health, uses of health information, health risk, and the frequency of health problems, health screening, health promotion, health needs analysis, a review of the U.S. public health system, the role of government in both public and preventative health, the comparision of U.S. health policy with other countries, and the role of the World Health Organization.   

Prerequisites & Notes
HSRS 260 or RHDS 260.

Credits: 3