Built Environment + Public Health : Course Curriculum



University of Illinois at Chicago

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
 

Course Description

This course explores the changing role of health in planning, the ecology of risk in urban areas, prescriptions for healthy urban design, the needs of special populations in the city, community health planning, and an overview of some major policy issues affecting urban health.

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Welcome

Course Introduction & Design

Unit 1: Planning and Public Health Foundations

Unit 2: Natural and Built Environments

Unit 3: Vulnerable Populations and Health Disparities

Unit 4: Health Policy and Global Impacts

Final Learning and Reflection

Course Offerings + Joint Degree Programs

Readings

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