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Introduction to Public Health
Rating: 4.4 out of 5(123 ratings)
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Introduction to Public Health

Public Health 101 - A Quick Guide to Public Health
Created byDee Brown
Last updated 2/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Define public health
  • Describe at least three contributions made during the ancient and middle age eras of public health
  • Identify the great achievements of public health
  • Identify the core functions and essential public health services

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 34m total length

  • Introduction1:41
  • Topic 1- Definitions, Mission, and Key Terms3:07
  • Topic 2- History, Achievements, Modern Day Public Health9:17
  • Review 1- History Review2:04
  • Topic 3- Core Functions and Essential Services of Public Health3:28
  • Review 2- Core Functions & Essential Services Review2:14
  • Topic 4- Public Health vs. Medicine0:40
  • Review 3- Public Health vs. Medicine Review1:04
  • Topic 5- Partners of Public Health0:27
  • Topic 6- Determinants of Health0:33
  • Topic 6 Quiz Health Determinants
  • Topic 7- Public Health Careers1:55

    Explore diverse public health careers across five core disciplines—Behavioral Science and Health Education, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, and Health Services Administration—and how policy and environments shape health outcomes.

  • Topic 8- What's Next in Public Health?5:25

    Address health disparities and unrecognized bias to improve chronic disease prevention and community health education. Strengthen emergency preparedness through surveillance and rapid outbreak response.

  • Topic 8 Quiz- What's Next?
  • Completion/References2:11

Requirements

  • This course has no specific prerequisites

Description

This super short course is designed to be a quick introduction for beginning students to the history of public health. The course is divided into eight topics. Specific areas that will be further explored in the course include: the definition and history of public health, understanding the determinants of health, and how disease prevention and health promotion relate to public health. 

Who this course is for:

  • The target student for this course is anyone interested in learning the basic principles of public health

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