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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This emphasis addresses behavioral theory, communication and motivation processes, community intervention strategies, strategies for dealing with multicultural populations, and evaluation procedures for community health promotion and primary prevention. Upon successful completion, students will be able to:

  1. Synthesize empirical evidence within a conceptual framework in assessing the determinants of population health.
  2. Select the appropriate policy tools to effectively influence population health.
  3. Describe how a health in all policies approach can improve the health of a community.
  4. Tailor a public health intervention to characteristics of a specific population.
  5. Discuss the historical antecedents of factors affecting the health of a community.

Tabashir Nobari, PhD
Faculty Lead, MPH Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Emphasis, MPH Program Coordinator