Public Health

(Interdisciplinary Studies minor only)

Office: W393 Thompson Hall

(716) 673-3469

Linda Dorsten, Coordinator

Website: http://www.fredonia.edu/department/interdisciplinary/Public_Health.asp

Public health incorporates nearly every aspect of health and perhaps is best defined by its mission: "Maximum health for all, via the prevention of disease, disability and unhealthful environmental conditions." The focus of public health is on health conditions of people in social, geographic, economic or other types of communities, both local and global. In contrast, medicine focuses on the health conditions of the individual. Public health emphasizes prevention; in medicine, the emphasis is on treatment.

The Interdisciplinary Studies minor in Public Health offers students the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills in the broad field of public health, incorporating emergent issues (e.g., new public health topics such as bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases) along with more traditional topics such as: communicable and chronic diseases; maternal and child health; injuries; psychosocial issues and tobacco; mental health, substance abuse and social violence; and air, water and solid hazardous waste. The Public Health minor will facilitate private or public sector careers addressing physical, mental and/or environmental health concerns of communities and populations at risk for disease/injury, and graduate study in public health. The minor requires successful completion of 19 credit hours.

Six (6) credit hours must be from 300-400 level courses.

Only 6 credit hours may be taken in a student's major.

SOC 215 should be completed early, preferably during the sophomore year, and as soon as possible after declaring the minor. Enrolling in SOC 415 requires completion of 15 credit hours of public health courses, including SOC 215.

SOC 215	Introduction to Public Health

BIOL 110	Human Biology
or
BIOL 111	Introduction to Biology
or
BIOL 133	Principles of Biology II

BIOL 457	Biostatistics (or STAT 250 for Biology majors)
or
SOC 300/ PSY 210/ POLI 210/ COMM 295	Research Methods

SOC 415	Seminar in Public Health (1 credit hour; after completing 15 credit hours public health course work)

BIOL 110	Human Biology
BIOL 131	Principles of Biology I
BIOL 243	Biodiversity
BIOL 236	Human Anatomy and Physiology and Lab
BIOL 251	Basic Concepts in Biology
BIOL 310	Human Genome
BIOL 336	Mammalian Physiology
BIOL 338	Microbiology

BIOL 345	Emerging Infectious Diseases
or
BIOL 360	AIDS and STDs
or
BIOL 450	Molecular Basis of Disease

CHEM107	Chemistry for Consumers
or
CHEM113	Chemistry and the Environment
or
CHEM115	General Chemistry I

ESCI 105	Global Environmental Issues
or
ESCI 410	Environmental Assessment

PSY 247	Health Psychology
SOC 240	Health and Society
SOC 311	Sociology of Addiction
SOC 321	Population and Society

SOC 345	Women, Health and Society
or
PSY 255	Psychology of Women

BIOL 437	Molecular Genetics Laboratory I
BIOL 470	Hormone Mechanisms
CHEM 116	General Chemistry II
CHEM 125- CHEM 126	General Chemistry Laboratory I & II

HLTH 215	Personal and Community Health

HLTH 303	Fitness and Nutrition
or
HLTH 386	Wellness and Health Promotion

SOC 345	Women, Health and Society
or
PSY 255	Psychology of Women

SOC 472	Internship (after completing 15 credit hours of public health course work and with permission of Coordinator; includes on-campus internship at Birth Control Information Center)

COMM 101	Fundamentals of Communication
or
COMM 105	Public Speaking
or
COMM 460	Organization Communication

CRMJ 320	Crime and Crime Theory
or
SOC 363	Victimology

CSIT 104	Introduction to Microcomputer Software
HLTH 215	Personal and Community Health
HLTH 386	Wellness and Health Promotion
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties

SOC 337	Sociology of Aging
or
SOC 338	Death and Dying

SOC 350	Special Topics (permission of Coordinator required)
SOC 472	Internship (after completing 15 credit hours of public health course work and with permission of Coordinator; includes on-campus internship at Birth Control Information Center)

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