Course Description

This course investigates the determinants and risk factors, describes the epidemiology, and examines the health behaviors that impact chronic disease prevention and control. Appropriate intervention, program, and evaluation planning for prevention and control is emphasized.

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Athena Title

Chronic Disease Prevention

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in HPRB 3850E

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Prerequisite

Permission of major

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Students will be able to: . identify determinants of chronic diseases . identify risk factors that contribute to chronic disease, describe distribution among different populations, and analyze individual, interpersonal, and ecological determinants of these factors . locate sources of data on prevention and control of chronic disease . describe the pathophysiology and epidemiology of selected chronic diseases, high risk groups, geographic variation, and trends . integrate individual, behavioral, and social theories of health behavior to explain chronic disease prevention and control

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Topical Outline

Prevention and control of current chronic diseases, potentially including: . diabetes . asthma . cardiovascular diseases . cerebrovascular diseases . HIV/AIDS . cancer . COPD . injury . neurologic diseases

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