HLT POL 221

Main Course

Tobacco: Prevention, Use, and Public Policy

Description

(Formerly numbered C221.) Lecture, four hours. Designed for juniors/seniors and graduate students. Study of tobacco use and its health consequences, including interplay of historical, biological, sociocultural, political, and economic forces with knowledge, attitudes, and behavior choices of individuals. Introduction to prevention interventions, cessation interventions, anti-tobacco efforts in U.S., and international trends in tobacco use. Letter grading.