SBS 219: High-Risk Behaviors, Epidemiology and Prevention Strategies

This course examines behaviors that place an individual at higher risk of injuries and mortality, including substance use, violence and antisocial behavior, suicide and risky sexual behaviors. With a focus on adolescent risk behavior, the course covers developmental, social and environmental factors that drive these behaviors, to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of theory-guided, evidence-based preventive interventions. Students are guided in the development of a prevention intervention for a chosen adolescent problem behavior.