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PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: TOOLS AND MODELS

PUBLHLTH 790
Course Description

Integrate public health knowledge, skills and practice acquired through didactic and experiential courses to find solutions to complex public health issues using public health tools and models that apply systems thinking, cultural humility and evidence-based decision making, framed within a social justice perspective.

Prerequisties

Declared in Public Health MPH

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Not Applicable

Grade Point Average
3.98

0.44% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
95.45%

3.19% from Historical

Class Size
22

-12% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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