Community and Public Health for Med Lab Science Lecture (MLS-CPH Lec [5057] BMLS 1A-1)

COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

The course deals with the study of the history and foundations of community health that includes human ecology, demography and epidemiology. It emphasizes the understanding of the causes of different types of health problems, which include infectious diseases, chronic and environmental health hazards. It will also focus on the implications of health and illness in relation to a person's interaction to its environment.