CHLTH 3400 Health in the Developing World
This course introduces students to a number of health issues which affect the lives of people in the developing nations. Topics will include definitions of health and disease; identification and etiology of major diseases; issues related to maternal and child health; the relationship between nutrition and health; changing patterns of morbidity and mortality with modernization; use of traditional and western health care; and strategies for disease prevention and control. Prerequisite: Some background in health or human biology strongly preferred.
Prerequisite
Any CBIOL, CPHYS, or CHLTH class
Notes
Fulfills Global Perspectives requirement.