Course

Course Summary

Credit Type:

Course

ACE ID:

UTCH-0003

Organization:

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Location:

Online

Length:

45 hours (15 weeks)

Dates Offered:

Credit Recommendation & Competencies

Level	Credits (SH)	Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate	3	Essentials of Public Health

Description

Objective:

The course objective is to be familiar with basic public health functions and principles as well as historical context, the core disciplines of public health, essential functions that every public health system should apply, and health communications.

Learning Outcomes:

Apply ethical principles in the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of data and information
Describe the legal basis for public health
Describe the interdisciplinary characteristics of public health practice areas, programs, and measures
Describe the scientific foundation of the field of public health
Identify prominent events in the history of public health practice
Relate public health science skills to the Core Public Health Functions and Ten Essential Services of Public Health
Describe how public health uses social and behavioral interventions to improve the health of populations
Describe how healthy policy is used to improve population health
Describe the impact of the environment on the health of populations
Describe how the determinants of health affect health status
Describe public health institutions and systems
Illustrate how to communicate health information to different audiences