BEHL 380 Public Health and Prevention

An overview of the public health model, its applications in the field of psychology, and an introduction to prevention will be covered.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the fundamentals of the public health model.
2. Learn how the public health model is used in the field of psychology.
3. Be able to name the levels of prevention (e.g., primary, secondary, tertiary) and understand how they are applied in various settings.
4. Review public health research in the field of psychology.
5. Apply the public health model to the counseling and clinical fields.