HLTH 20

About this course

This course presents an overview of the disciplines of community and public health. Topics include the basic concepts and terminologies of public health; an overview of various public health professions and organizations; the study, prevention, and control of diseases in the community; the analysis of the social determinants of health; strategies for eliminating disease, illness, and health disparities among various populations; community organizing and health promotion programming; school health promotion; environmental health and safety; and an overview of the healthcare delivery system in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the development of knowledge and preliminary skills to serve as an effective advocate for community and public health.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: One of the following: ENGL C1000 or C1000H or ESLL 26.”

Transfer pathways that use HLTH 20

ASSIST maps HLTH 20 to a requirement in 38 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• PUBLIC HEALTHFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Public HealthFoothill → San Francisco State
• Public Health PolicyFoothill → UC Irvine
• Public Health SciencesFoothill → UC Irvine
• Nursing ScienceFoothill → UC Irvine
• Liberal Studies, B.A. Teaching and Learning EmphasisFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
• Health ScienceFoothill → CSU Channel Islands
• DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Environment and Sustainability Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• PUBLIC HEALTHFoothill → UC Merced
• PUBLIC HEALTH, B.S. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• PSYCHOLOGY, Social Psychology EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• PSYCHOLOGY, Health Psychology EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Policy Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Business Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• ECONOMICS, Economic Analysis and Policy EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• NEUROSCIENCE, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2027)Foothill → UC Merced
• ECONOMICS, Quantitative Economics EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS, Behavioral Modeling Analytics Emphasis, B.A. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• PUBLIC HEALTH, Pre-Med Emphasis, B.S. (Transfer Starting Fall 2026)Foothill → UC Merced
• PSYCHOLOGYFoothill → UC Merced
• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsFoothill → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationFoothill → CSU Stanislaus
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data ScienceFoothill → San Jose State