Public Health B.A.

As a result of completing this program, students will be able to:

• Explain public health history, philosophy & values

• Identify the core functions of public health & the 10 Essential Services

• Explain the role of quantitative & qualitative methods & sciences in describing & assessing a population’s health

• List major causes & trends of morbidity & mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program

• Discuss the science of primary, secondary & tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.

• Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge

• Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health

• Explain biological & genetic factors that affect a population’s health

• Explain behavioral & psychological factors that affect a population’s health

• Explain the social, political & economic determinants of health & how they contribute to population health & health inequities

• Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease

• Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health & ecosystem health (e.g., One Health)