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Course Descriptions

PHA352
Community and Public Health
This course uses a combination of lecture, guest speakers and site visits (based on availability) to help orient the student to issues in public health and to the social service agencies available as referral sites for patients. Services and facilities that address issues such as the maintenance of health, disease prevention, emotional problems of daily living, substance abuse and family planning are covered. Designated as diversity enhanced, special emphasis is placed on issues related to the provision of health care to a culturally diverse population. The cultural backgrounds of patients and their community and public health needs are explored. As a culturally enhanced course, students will participate in activities and/or assignments that emphasize the impact of ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation on the community and health care. This course has been designated as a writing enriched (WRT) course. A WRT specification means that written and oral communication skills receive intensive emphasis throughout the course. Students will be required to submit a minimum of 12 pages of formal documentation throughout the course; informal writing will also be required. This documentation will help students develop their understanding of the material and their counseling and referral skills. 2 Credits (2 Lecture - 0 Lab) (Cultural Diversity, Writing Enriched) Summer Only.