EXSC 230 - (D,S) Health Promotion/Disease Prevention and Health Disparities

3 cr.

(Prerequisites: EXSC 212 or NUTR 101 or NUTR 110 or NUTR 220 or permission of instructor)This course overviews health promotion/disease prevention in the United States, including health promotion statistics, strategies/resources and health disparities (social justice). Areas highlighted are cultural and behavioral influences on disease, equity in prevention strategies, culturally competent and gender-specific interventions (i.e., people of color, women, the aged, people with disabilities/mental illness).