PHT 170 - Introduction to Public Health, 3 credit hours

This course provides a comprehensive overview of public health as well as in-depth reviews of specific topics. Beginning with a historical overview students will explore major public health issues such as polio, cholera, and yellow fever epidemics. Students will be introduced to the concepts of measuring and evaluating the health of populations, principles of communicable disease, environmental and occupational health, economics of health, and the role of public health workers in society.