The main focus of this course is the principles of personal health: nutrition,
mental health, drugs, exercise, sleep and rest; it explores the principles of
community health sanitation, community services, and public health agencies; introduces
students to the field of public and community health; they will learn about the
methods used to determine the health care needs of a community and how these
can be addressed; there will also be a focus on major current public health
issues and the prevention of significant causes of mortality and morbidity.
- Teacher: James Grear