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Social And Behavioral Aspects Of Health (PUB-302)

Semester:	Spring 2025
Number:	0304-302-001
Instructor:	Rosann Costa
Days:	Tuesday 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Note:	Online, Synchronous
Location:	Online
Credits:	3
Notes:	For majors and non-majors
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	Students will study aspects of social setting and human behavior that contribute to the occurrence of public health threats and influence the success of population-level disease prevention and health promotion. Social, behavioral, and cultural theories regarding diagnosis, perceptions of threat, and public health problems are also addressed. (Distribution Reqs:Social Sciences)
Learning Goals:	Explain major factors in the historical development of the U.S. health system.Evaluate the relationships between health care coverage, access, cost and quality and their impact on the U.S. health system. Analyze the role of evidence in shaping health policy. Analyze advanced practice roles in the legislative process, at the local, state and/or national levels. Contrast the positions and interests of advanced practice nurses, health professionals, providers, payers and consumers in advocating for and shaping policy change.Explore strategies relevant to policy development, organizational structures, and/or financing at the local, state, national and international levels.Synthesize the student’s prior knowledge of health care delivery with a broader understanding of U.S. and global health policy *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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