This course challenges students to holistically assess the health status of self and others and to examine the criteria for maintaining healthy lifestyles. The connection between health and development will be examined as well as the current health status and health trends in the Caribbean. Students will critically discuss alternative/complementary health seeking behaviours especially as they affect the biopsychology aspects of primary health care in the cultural setting. The value of having a public health responsibility orientation in addition to the need for a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team approach to tackling health problems will be emphasized. Finally, students will examine the need for ongoing research and evaluation.