Health Promotion: Theory, Methods, and Applications

The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to health promotion from the perspectives of social scientists, and clinical and public health researchers. Concepts will be taught with an emphasis on their behavioral and social scientific foundations and their practical applications to real public health problems. Covered methodological topics will include economic models of health capital, cost-effectiveness, social psychology of behavior change, measurement and interpretation of health disparities, analysis of health care technology, systems and markets. Substantive topics will include substance abuse and dependence, obesity prevention, HIV/STI prevention, and the value of research.