Kinesiology
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog
   

KIN 818 - Social and Behavioral Bases of Public Health


The role of behavioral, social, psychological, economic, environmental, and social structural factors in both the occurrence of health problems in groups and populations, and in the development of the risk factors that contribute to these problems. Principles of health behavior change and the application of these principles to a variety of health issues as well as an emphasis on how social structural factors impact health are examined to better understand health behavior and health inequities in contemporary society.

Credits: (3)

Requisites
Pr.: Graduate status in public health or kinesiology program.

When Offered
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