HO 100 — Health of Underserved Communities
By providing an overview of the dynamics and processes underlying the health profiles of Latinos/Latinas another underrepresented minorities in Los Angeles County, this class aims to transform the student’s individual interest in health into a professional health career goal. Population projections, population characteristics, birth rates and outcomes, causes of death and death rates, patterns of reportable diseases, services utilization, patterns of immigration, health insurances, provider training, risk behaviors, and chronic diseases will be surveyed.