Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025Class SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteNone. Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course introduces students to the history, principles, methodologies, ethical foundations, and policies that shape public health. Students will examine core disciplines within public health including the epidemiology of infectious and chronic disease; prevention and control of diseases in the community; an analysis of the social determinants of health; strategies for eliminating disease, illness, and health disparities among various populations; community organizing and health promotion programming; environmental health and safety; global health; and healthcare policy and management. Public health will be critically evaluated using interdisciplinary approach based on biological, socio-cultural, behavioral, and political perspectives. 