Foundations of Public Health

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Effective public health requires expertise from many disciplines, and learners in public health sciences need to have a broad foundation of knowledge across these diverse disciplines in order to collaborate effectively with other health professionals. Foundations of Public Health is an online course designed to provide foundational knowledge in the profession and science of public health and factors related to public health.

The course introduces the following concepts and skills:

  • Brief history of public health
  • What is public health?
  • Philosophy and ethics
  • Evidence-based public health
  • Qualitative research
  • Infectious agents
  • Respiratory health
  • Cancer
  • Heart health
  • Social, economic and political determinants of health
  • Mental health
  • Globalization
  • Environmental health
  • One Health

Developed by: Wayne LaMorte, MD, PhD, MPH; Carol Dolan, PhD

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