HSC 110 - Medicine and Society
3 credits (PREREQUISITE: NONE)
This course focuses on individual, community and institutional health care needs and issues from both the bio-medical and socio-cultural points of view. It explores issues regarding health care insurance, the uninsured and underserved, managed care and changes in healthcare marketplace, and provides an overview of major diseases, including epidemics, chronic and acute illness. Discussion of the role of health promotion and prevention will also be explored. (F, Su)