HEA 260 - Public Health Biology

This course combines the field of public/community health with biology. The course will focus on understanding how and why manifestations of a disease occur and it will incorporate this knowledge into public health decision-making to design interventions. Students will gain a clear understanding of various disease conditions and how to identify critical points at which the diseases could either be prevented or interrupted. Infectious, nutritional, metabolic, genetic, and environmental risks and the impact of such risks on various organ systems are thoroughly examined. This course will apply the scientific clinical foundation to the practice of public health through case studies, exercises, and discussion. This course does not have any prerequisites and students from different majors can take this course. It also does not have a lab. Course Typically Offered: Every 2 years.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Credits: 4