HSOC 111 Health of Populations
Cross-listed as SOCI 111
Offered:Fall 2008
Preston MWF 11-12
This course develops some of the major measures used to assess the health of populations and uses those measures to consider the major factors that determine levels of health in large aggregates. These factors include disease environment, medical technology, public health initiatives, and personal behaviors. The approach is comparative and historical and includes attention to differences in health levels among major social groups.
