Plagues, Pollutants and Poverty: The Origins and Evolution of Public Health HSCI 408 (3)

Origins and evolution of public health. Transitions in public and population health, focusing on changing concepts and interventions in public health, such as the sanitarian movement, the rise of bacteriology and vaccines, nutritional deficiencies, chronic diseases, occupational health, maternal and child health, and environmental health. Prerequisite: 90 units, including HSCI 230 (or 330) with a minimum grade of C-.