Description
Prerequisite: PSY 240, PUH 111, PUH 200
The purpose of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the application of the social and behavioral sciences to health. The course is designed to introduce students to some of the major theories, models, and conceptual frameworks that are frequently used to plan health promotion and disease prevention interventions that target behavior at the individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels of intervention. This course will emphasize research on health behavior theory and American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Such research critiques Western based theory and highlights the role that traditional beliefs and practices play in understanding behavior and decision-making among indigenous groups.