PUBLIC HEALTH IN RURAL & URBAN COMMUNITIES

C&ESOC/SOC 140

Sociological examination of the linkages between the social and biophysical dimensions of the environment. Key topics include community organizing, local food systems, energy transitions, environmental justice, resource dependence, and sustainable development.

C&ESOC/SOC 945

Theory and research in alternate semesters in rural aspects of population, stratification, social change, and groups and institutions.

C&ESOC/POPHLTH 370

Introduction to the principles of public health. Using local and global health problems as examples, introduces epidemiology, evidence-based public health practice, evaluation, and communication. Covers the major subject domains of public health including infectious and chronic disease, environmental health, injuries and accidents, and health care systems. Key theoretical models and empirical approaches of public health are discussed.

C&ESOC/SOC 343

Social, cultural, and structural factors in shaping definitions of health and illness, distribution of disparate health outcomes, and the organization of health professions and healthcare.

C&ESOC/SOC 532

Issues related to health and health care delivery in our society. Topics include social, cultural and ethical influences on consumer definitions of health and use of medical care, and on the health care system's responses.