HES 1 - Introduction to Public Health

    Recent Professors
    G. Santovito, S. Lisowski, D. Blakeman
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    45 students
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of HES 1
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4G · CSU GE Area E · CSU GE Area D7
    Description
    An introduction to the discipline of public health. An overview of terminologies and basic concepts of public health, public health professions, institutions, and public health disciplines will be provided. Areas of public health such as epidemiology, prevention and control of diseases in the community, analysis of social determinants of health, health disparities, community health promotion programming, environmental health and safety, global health, and healthcare policy will be covered.