Description
Prerequisites: BIO/PUH 170; HEE 110 or 111.and PUH 111 or concurrent enrollment
An understanding of the biological and cultural basis of disease is critical to public health practice. Public health addresses biological, physical, chemical, behavioral, social and cultural factors associated with individual and population health and, in recent years, health disparities over life course. This course will focus on the fundamental principles relating to the etiology, nature, prevention, and control of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. Coursework will provide and overview of major diseases, their classification, causes, diagnosis, and treatment. Students will apply biological principles to public health research studies in order to understand the applied biology related to health and disease. Students will also learn indigenous etiologies of disease, screening, and treatment with a focus on traditional Navajo medicine. Students will learn to critically examine how we