EHS 7510:Physical Activity Epidemiology

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Graduate status
This course provides an epidemiological foundation to physical activity research. Participants examine the literature related to the physiological impact of physical activity on chronic diseases (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, etc.). The course provides students the opportunity to study epidemiological concepts related to physical activity research and further develop research skills by searching, reading, and analyzing peer-review journals describing and explaining the effects of physical activity on chronic diseases.