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1. Discuss the major determinants of health, factors that influence a community's health, and the major community and public health problems facing the US.
2. Identify the federal laws, government health agencies, organizations, and health care policies that help shape community and public health and the environment.
3. Discuss incidence and prevalence rates, the standardized measurements of health status (life expectancy, years of potential life lost, disability-adjusted life years, and health-adjusted life expectancy) and the epidemiological models involved in the study of disease, injury, and death.
4. Explain the behavioral and environmental risk factors affecting various age groups (mothers, infants, children, youth, and older adults) and the governmental programs and community health strategies to improve their health.
5. Discuss diversity, cultural/linguistic competence, and the role socioeconomic status plays in health disparities among ethnic groups.
6. Explain the strategies for prevention and control of disease; mental disorders; alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; and injuries.