HEED 302 - Introduction to Public Health

    Recent Professors
    Ali V. Mollet, Irving Ploke
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of HEED 302
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This 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.