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PRINCIPLES OF POPULATION HEALTH: DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

POPHLTH 752
Course Description

An introduction to the field of "Population Health Science" - the multidisciplinary study of why populations are healthy (or not) and how our limited resources can be allocated across the multiple determinants of health to improve population health.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
4

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
100%

No change from Historical

Class Size
8

No change from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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