May 07, 2024  
University of Alberta Calendar 2018-2019 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

D HYG 322 - Population Health, Health Promotion and Community


★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 39 hours) This course prepares students with an understanding of the factors that affect the health and well-being of the population. Students will learn about the determinants of health and suggest strategies for working with other disciplines and community agencies to affect health outcomes. The course demonstrates applied public health principles in today’s dental public health practice. Concepts of dental public health practice, examples of current programming in Alberta and Canada, and evidence-based public health prevention will be studied in context of the dental public health practice model.