Conc. Public Health

3 cr · Graduate

Public Health is a multi-disciplinary field of inquiry and practice that addresses the social and biological dimensions of population health. This course represents part one (with CHSC 7502 ) that is designed to provide students with a breadth of exposure to core competencies and content areas important to public health practice. This course provides students with an introduction to the historical and current theoretical debates relating to the science and art of protecting, promoting and restoring the health of the population through organized societal activity, public health law and ethics. Students will also gain relevant introductions to inequities in health, Indigenous health, environmental and occupational health, knowledge translation, and so forth. Specific content for each part of the two courses will be structured in such a way to complement more advanced program offerings in these topic areas.