All three core courses are designed to prepare students for the LEAP outcome of life-long learning. As such the courses should teach students how to frame questions, analyze underlying causes, brainstorm solutions, and critically analyze the methods for implementation. An evidence-based public health or population health approach can help students to achieve all of these objectives. An extended example of the population health approach, with links to an array of Internet resources, is available at under resources. These three courses should be designed to fulfill general education requirements. For instance, if a college or university requires a social science, science,.
