PBH - Public Health

This is a draft edition of the 2023-2024 catalog. Information is subject to change.

PBH 101 - Introduction to Public Health Units: 3

This course introduces the basic tenets of community health. These include concepts of health, health promotion and disease prevention, risk factors affecting community health, health information and research, ethics and health programs.

Term Offered: All Semesters

PBH 120 - Foundations of Personal Health and Wellness Units: 3

This course introduces the basic tenets of personal health and wellness. These include concepts of health, diet and exercise, relationships, disease prevention and making personal choices that promote a healthy lifestyle.

Term Offered: All Semesters

PBH 220 - Introduction to Public Health Biology Units: 3

This course introduces the basic biological principles and processes of human disease, the public health burden of infectious and chronic diseases, and the management of diseases through public health practices.

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: PBH 101 (CHS 101) or BIOL 100 or higher.

Term Offered: All Semesters

PBH 234 - Introduction to Environmental Health Units: 3

This course introduces students to the basic tenets of environmental health. These include concepts of environmental influences on disease, inter-relatedness of scientific disciplines with environmental health, emerging environmental issues, and environmental risk factors and exposure.

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: PBH 101 (CHS 101) or BIOL 100 or higher, CHEM 100 or higher, or ENV 100 or higher.

Term Offered: All Semesters

PBH 281 - Introduction to Biostatistics in Public Health Units: 3

This course will introduce elementary methods for collection, presentation, and analysis of public health data and emphasize the application of statistical ideas and methods to a variety of public health research. Core concepts and methods in health data analysis will be addressed. Applications using real data from a variety of public health data sources will be used throughout the course to illustrate the material.

Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: MATH 126 or higher