This course will be of interest to students pursuing careers in health and those with a general interest in health and health care. Various...
This course expands upon the general concepts introduced in HLTH 101 while extending the discussion to include issues such as: additional barriers to...
This course focuses on the challenges facing older adults and on strategies to promote successful aging. A basic understanding of the physical aging...
The physiology of human growth, development and aging is examined, with special reference to the influence of diet, environment, exercise and disease...
Variations in the meaning and significance of death and dying will be considered from a psychological perspective, with particular attention to the...
This course will focus on psychosocial aspects of development of the individual and their influence on the individual's health and well-being. Through...
This course examines the Canadian health care system by considering organizational principles, health resources, service utilization, health care...
An introduction to the study of human population, with a focus on mortality, fertility, migration and spatial distribution in Canada. Methods and...
Enormous inequalities in health persist both within and between countries. These inequalities can be seen across various axes including gender,...
Health informatics is the multidisciplinary field devoted to the study of the generation, dissemination/communication, and utilization of health...
Health research addresses a broad range of problems, leading to the use of a diverse range of research strategies and methodologies. This course is...
An introduction to the basic biological and toxicological processes that determine the effects of environmental pollutants on human health. Emphasis...
An introduction to the study of the immunobiological factors governing the occurrence of disease in humans. Selected chronic and acute diseases will...
Increasingly, health services and community programs are under the scrutiny of their funders and the people using them and are being held more...
An elementary course in nutrition with special emphasis on diet for sport and certain physiological conditions. Prereq: KIN 217 or CHEM 233 or 237;...
Methodological approaches to the detection, assessment and management of toxic hazards (especially carcinogens) in the workplace and external...
An introduction to individual and population aging. Topics discussed include: aging from a historical and comparative perspective; aging in...
Psychological factors are critical to understanding how and why people act in the interests of their health. This course will examine how basic...
Faculty and students from various departments meet to discuss individual and population aging from a multidisciplinary perspective. Topics include the...
This course will build upon material learned in HLTH 202 and 301. The student will have the opportunity to explore health promotion techniques in...