Fundamentals of Health II

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course builds on HLTH 111, challenging students to consider systematic variations in the distribution of health, health equity, and social justice among individuals, groups, populations, and societies. Various biological determinants that underpin health, illness and disease are examined. Various explanations of social determinants that affect health, well-being, illness, and disability are a focus. The relevance of determinants of health in the global context is introduced. Credit will be granted for only one of HLTH 112 or HLTH 102. Prerequisite: HLTH 101 or 111. Three credits.