PHPB 4030 - Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Public Health

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: PHPB 2020, and be officially enrolled as a Public Health major or be a pre-public health major and obtain enrollment authorization from advisor.
Description
This course provides an overview of the theories and principles that can be used to explain how social factors and human behaviors influence health. It introduces the social, psychological, and cultural determinants of health behavior in urban and global settings. The course addresses conditions and phenomena that affect people’s understanding, acceptance, and use of health information and, therefore, the design, implementation, and evaluation of community health interventions.