Preston Slate
Spanish and International Health, B.S.
Clemson University '23
Health Sciences
Courses taken within the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences
HLTH 2400
Determinants of Health
Analysis of health behaviors based on psychological, cultural, social, and environmental factors; highlighting health behavior theories.
Global Health
With emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this course assessed health needs, as well as origins of disease and disability across the world, focusing on how public health work is conducted internationally.
HLTH 3800
Epidemiology
Introduction to epidemiological research methods and principles used in the study of origin, distribution, and incidence of diseases.
HLTH 2980
Human Health and Disease
An overview of behavioral, biological and psycho-social factors associated with major human diseases and conditions, with an emphasis on best health practices. Knowledge of chronic diseases was emphasized and students were tasked with investigating ongoing prevention strategies in the United States related to the treatment of various ailments.
Sample Work
The HLTH 2400 sample work demonstrates my understanding of public health issues that disproportionately college students who experience restrictive eating disorders.
The HLTH 3800 sample work contains a project that applied different concepts of epidemiology to create a well rounded synopsis of how a disease is transmitted, who is at risk, as well as the burden of disease.