Social and Behavioral Health Aspects of Public Health (PUBH 806)

  1. Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health.
  2. Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population’s health.
  3. Explain the social, political, and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities.
  4. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice.
  5. Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels.
  6. Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.
  7. Describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content.
  8. Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation or critique of public health policies or programs.
  9. Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention.
  10. Select methods to evaluate public health programs.