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PBHL-P 500: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH (3 credits)

Offered at IU Indianapolis by Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health.

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This course is designed to introduce students to the social and behavioral science principles that provide the foundation for health program planning and disease prevention with an emphasis on population-based public health approaches. Students will explore topics that promote a broader and better understanding of determinants of health; the multiple factors contributing to health and illness behaviors; and the fundamentals, theories and principles that shed light on health and illness behaviors.