PUB-340 |
Public Health Across the Life Course |
Life course epidemiology explores how socioeconomic and behavioral determinants of health experienced at different stages of the life course or across generations can influence health and wellbeing , both in the individual and the community . The course will investigate how life experiences , exposures , and genetics at any point in the life course but especially in the prenatal period and in childhood / adolescence can result in disease risk and poor health outcomes as adults . These factors can also lead to disparities in the determinants that create social and health inequities . The first part of the course will explore the developmental stages and needs ranging from prenatal to the older adult that influence health outcomes . The second part of the course will examine the effects of the life course on selected public health challenges emerging from health inequities . Using a systems thinking approach , students will be asked to analyze the evidence to understand the mechanisms and social determinants which lead to poor health outcomes . The interdisciplinary approach to the course welcomes students from all majors . |
3.00 |
PUB-437 |
Special Topics |
Investigation of selected topics related to public health identified by faculty as useful to the student ' s increasing knowledge and application of skills in the field . |