HLTH 310 : Chronic Diseases: Prevention and Control.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 205. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Pathogenesis, epidemiology of major chronic diseases, health costs to society, at-risk populations, population-based prevention, and related best-practice interventions. |
HLTH 311 : Infectious Diseases: Prevention and Control.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBio 205. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Human infectious disease risk factors; bacterial, viral, and parasitic agents; pathology, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control; communicable, vector-borne, zoonotic, and bioterror diseases of public health. |
HLTH 322 : Environmental Health.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | Environmental factors as determinants of human health: ecosystem and population dynamics; biological, chemical, and physical hazards; risk assessment; economic, political, cultural, and genetic factors. |
HLTH 335 : Health Behavior Change.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| PREREQUISITE: | Hlth 330. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Understanding health behavior change theories for individuals and populations. Practical application of related models and theories. |
HLTH 370 : Consumer Health.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Current consumer health issues; selecting proper health products, services, and information; sources of consumer health protection. |
HLTH 383 : Mind/Body Health.
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp |
| DESCRIPTION: | Theories and research on the effect of emotions and attitudes on health: how negative emotions increase disease susceptibility and positive emotions encourage immune strength, health, and healing. |
HLTH 450 : Women's Health Issues.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Overview of selected health topics affecting women's health status. Primary emphasis on steps to enhance personal health and fulfill divine roles from childhood through adulthood. |
HLTH 480 : International Health.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Identifying disease patterns in "developing" countries, exploring the social and cultural context of health, and reviewing behavior change strategies for improving well-being. |