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Pubh 3612 - Health And Kinesiology Honors Thesis Seminar Ii, Ashley D. Walker
Pubh 3612 - Health And Kinesiology Honors Thesis Seminar Ii, Ashley D. Walker
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Provides the student with the opportunity to create and defend oral proposal of senior thesis. The student will also begin completing University Institutional Review (IRB) forms.
Pubh 4230 A - Maternal And Child Health, Val Malika Reagon
Pubh 4230 A - Maternal And Child Health, Val Malika Reagon
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will review the historical and contemporary maternal and child health trends and issues. The application of health behavior and education theories to understanding the health status of women and their children will be central to the course. Emphasis is on promotion and education efforts designed to improve the health, wellbeing, and quality of life for women and children globally.
Pubh 8133 01p - Epidemiologic Methods, Yelena N. Tarasenko
Pubh 8133 01p - Epidemiologic Methods, Yelena N. Tarasenko
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
An advanced epidemiology course designed to reinforce epidemiological concepts, as well as build a foundation for epidemiologic research in public health practice. Specific course content includes observational and experimental epidemiologic research methods. Emphasis will also be placed on appropriate analytic techniques necessary for biostatistical inference
Bios 7131 - Survival Analysis, Lili Yu
Bios 7131 - Survival Analysis, Lili Yu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces statistical methods for analyzing data collected on the time to an event, referred to as survival data, in medical research and other health-related fields. Emphasis will be placed on the application of the methodology and computational aspects rather than theory. The students will learn how to apply SAS procedures to data and interpret the results.
Chbe 9331 - Health Disparities & The Rural Underserved, Andrew Hansen
Chbe 9331 - Health Disparities & The Rural Underserved, Andrew Hansen
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides an in-depth look at health disparities, including factors related to history, politics, socioeconomics, race/ethnicity and public health. The extant literature in each of these areas will be examined and discussed.
Hspm 7030 - Healthcare Marketing And Strategic Planning, Samuel T. Opoku
Hspm 7030 - Healthcare Marketing And Strategic Planning, Samuel T. Opoku
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The course offers an introduction to strategic planning and management in health services organizations. Processes and formats employed in strategic planning and marketing are presented and applied in case studies and a final project. Elements of market assessment, environmental analysis and strategy development are presented and applied to course practices.
Hspm 7131 - Health Organization Theory, Behavior & Management, Samuel T. Opoku
Hspm 7131 - Health Organization Theory, Behavior & Management, Samuel T. Opoku
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the dynamic nature of organizations in the health services field and the implications for leaders and managers within the context of organizations as open systems from an individual, group and system perspective. The course examines principles of strategic leadership/management applied to health care organizations amid a changing environment and focuses on improving organizational efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy through leadership principles.
Pubh 3130 - Substance Use And Abuse, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 3130 - Substance Use And Abuse, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will explore legal and illegal drug use in modern society. Issues related to the social, cultural, political, economic impact of drug use will be addressed. The recurrent theme throughout the course will be on prevention. This will include discussions on the best ways to postpone the initiation of substance use and abuse among school aged persons as well as the cessation of use and treatment for abuse among adult populations. Substance use and its abuse effects ALL of us and does NOT discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or income.
Hspm 7230 - Health Leadership And Strategic Planning, Samuel T. Opoku
Hspm 7230 - Health Leadership And Strategic Planning, Samuel T. Opoku
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the dynamic nature of organizations in the health services field and the implications for leaders and managers within the context of organizations as open systems from an individual, group and system perspective. The course examines principles of strategic leadership/management applied to health care organizations amid a changing environment and focuses on improving organizational efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy through leadership principles.
Bios 6332 - Experimental Design In Biostat, Jingjing Yin
Bios 6332 - Experimental Design In Biostat, Jingjing Yin
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces the methods for analyzing biomedical and health related data using ANOVA methods. The course will involve one-way and two-way ANOVA with fixed or/and random effects and sample size/power calculation. And Logistic and Poisson regression models will also be addressed. The students will learn how to apply SAS procedures PROC POWER, PROC GLM, PROC MIXED, PROC GENMOD and PROC GLIMMIX and interpret the results of analysis. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of critical thinking skills.
Chbe 9630 - Doctoral Seminar In Community Health, John S. Luque
Chbe 9630 - Doctoral Seminar In Community Health, John S. Luque
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will provide students with the opportunity to analyze the history and current applications of social and behavioral science theories, approaches, models and strategies (learned throughout the curriculum) to public health practice and research. This seminar will examine the breadth of epistemologies employed as we develop effective methods to create change across the ecological spectrum, from individual to policy levels. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking skills to help students engage in dialogue about what will be effective research and practice in diverse public health settings over the next 10 years.
Cohe 7233 - Ecologically Focused Program Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso
Cohe 7233 - Ecologically Focused Program Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides an overview of the principles of program evaluation. It explores the methods associated with systematic evaluation of public health education programs. Students will learn the skills needed to plan, conduct, and critique evaluation research. The content of the course includes: program logic models, formative, process, impact, outcome, and summative evaluation; theory driven evaluation; a review of validity issues as they relate to evaluation; sampling in a complex context; operationalizing variables; assessment of measurement instruments; and analysis of quantitative evaluation designs. In addition, issues that impact evaluation across the ecological model, specifically the importance of context and equity …
Hspm 7235a - Health Law, Julie Reagan
Hspm 7235a - Health Law, Julie Reagan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to legal issues in public health and healthcare. Basic legal principles underlying the legal system, governmental regulation, development of legal rules, and how to interact effectively with the legal system as a public health practitioner will be explored. This course has two main purposes: first, to examine the legal context of the relationship between the individual and the community; and second, to understand public health regulation in the context of a market-driven system.
Pubh 6532 - Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Pubh 6532 - Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Survey of specific environmental conditions and factors that contribute to the development of health problems in communities. Health effects, policy issues, intervention strategies and control programs for community environmental health protection are discussed.
Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology, Kelly L. Sullivan
Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology, Kelly L. Sullivan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides an introduction to many important topics in epidemiology for public health practice, including but not limited to the evolution of the discipline, causal concepts in the natural history of disease, critical features of infectious and chronic diseases, elements of public health screening, basic measures used in epidemiology, design of epidemiologic investigations, consideration of random error and systematic bias, calculation and interpretation of confidence intervals and p values, discussion of confounding and interaction, criteria for evaluation of cause and effect relationships and the implications for ethical public health practice. Students are expected to gain a foundation in epidemiologic …
Epid 7233 - Public Health Surveillance Methods, Jian Zhang
Epid 7233 - Public Health Surveillance Methods, Jian Zhang
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will provide students with a strong foundation in public health surveillance of both health conditions and risk factors. The course will teach the theory and practice of surveillance supported by many examples of surveillance systems from the developed and developing world. The class will build on and reinforce basic epidemiologic concepts. Students will be given the opportunity to design and evaluate a surveillance system.
Pubh 3331 - Stress Theory/Management, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 3331 - Stress Theory/Management, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Explores issues related to the etiology of stress and stressors with emphasis on environmental, organizational, interpersonal and individual patterns of stress in various health promotion settings. Competency in the active management of stress and mobilizing support in health settings will be evaluated.
Pubh 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors, Ashley D. Walker
Pubh 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors, Ashley D. Walker
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is intended to introduce students to the learning and behavioral science theories that provide a framework for the practice of health education and promotion. Application of the theories to planning and implementing health promotion and education programs for individuals, groups, families, and communities will be emphasized. This course also introduces the students to various approaches to describing, explaining, and predicting health behaviors that have or are perceived to have significant effect on human health.
Pubh 3230 - Community Health, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 3230 - Community Health, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Exposes the student to concepts, theories, terms, resources, people, and experiences which are related to community health issues and programs, with a focus on the role of health educators in various community health settings. An examination of affiliations, functions, responsibilities, skills and networks used by community health educators will be included.
Pubh 3136 A - Principles Of Environmental Health, Tempest Hill
Pubh 3136 A - Principles Of Environmental Health, Tempest Hill
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to and overview of the key areas of environmental health. Using the perspectives of the population and community, the course will cover factors associated with the development of environmental health problems. Students will gain an understanding of the interaction of individuals and communities with the environment, the potential impact on health of environmental agents, and specific applications of concepts of environmental health. The course will consist of a series of lectures and activities which will cover principles derived from core environmental health disciplines. The sequence of major topics begins with …
Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Daniel Linder
Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Daniel Linder
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides the student with an introduction to stochastic processes with emphasis on Markov chains, The Poisson Process, Brownian Motion and other continuous time processes. The theory developed will be used to model and simulate complex biochemical reaction networks and perform network inference given data from the stochastic trajectory of a biological process, typically arising from microarray or next generation sequencing experiments.
Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Robert Vogel
Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Robert Vogel
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to provide the student with the basics of methods for analyzing data with missing data and misspecified data. This course will cover the following topics: missing data in experiments, complete case analysis, weighted complete case analysis, available case analysis, single imputation methods such as mean, regression, last value varied forward, hot deck imputation, cold deck imputation, Bayes Imputation, Multiple imputation, and non-ignorable missing data models. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “B” in BIOS 9131. Co-requisite: BIOS 9231.
Chbe 9230 - Community-Based Public Health Program Planning And Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso
Chbe 9230 - Community-Based Public Health Program Planning And Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces students to the theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. Concepts in community assessment, organization, and mobilization for the purposes of addressing identified public health concerns will serve as the foundation for the public health planning process. Appropriate techniques of partnership building, planning strategies, data collection, data analysis, and evidence-based decision-making will also be introduced.
Epid 7131 - Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Jian Zhang
Epid 7131 - Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Jian Zhang
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to introduce the student to the ever-expanding area of chronic disease epidemiology. Students will be introduced to the current status of chronic disease and control programs, methods used in chronic disease surveillance, intervention methods, and modifiable risk factors. Some of the major chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes and arthritis will be discussed in detail.
Pubh 7090 A - Selected Topics In Public Health: Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Pubh 7090 A - Selected Topics In Public Health: Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course covers the use of mathematical and computational approaches to study infectious diseases. We will discuss models that address both the dynamics of infectious disease spread through populations and the dynamics of pathogens inside an infected individual. Students will learn how to build and analyze models for a variety of human and animal diseases. We will look at the impact of interventions on disease outcomes. Students will learn how to interpret results of modeling studies to make informed public health policy decisions.
Bios 6136 - Topics Of Inference In Biostatistics Ii, Lili Yu
Bios 6136 - Topics Of Inference In Biostatistics Ii, Lili Yu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The course will introduce large sample theory, such as law of large numbers and the central limit theorem; sampling distributions of estimators; the basis for inferences derived from hypothesis testing and confidence intervals; and simulation methods. Emphasis will be placed on how these techniques are used in biostatistical problems and applications using examples from the pharmaceutical industry.
Pubh 6532 - Environmental Health (Online), Atin Adhikari
Pubh 6532 - Environmental Health (Online), Atin Adhikari
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Survey of specific environmental conditions and factors that contribute to the development of health problems in communities. Health effects, policy issues, intervention strategies and control programs for community environmental health protection are discussed.
Pubh 5520/5520g - Introduction To Public Health, Katie M. Mercer
Pubh 5520/5520g - Introduction To Public Health, Katie M. Mercer
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to give students a foundation in the core functions of the population-based public health (assessment, policy development and assurance). In addition, this course will examine the 10 essential services of public health within these core functions. Defining effective public health practice and providing knowledge about the technical, social, and political parameters related to public health research and practice are goals for this class. Students will gain an understanding of public health as a broad area of work that applies the benefits of current biomedical, environmental, social, and behavioral knowledge in ways that maximize the health status …
Pubh 4798 - Internship In Health Education And Promotion, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Pubh 4798 - Internship In Health Education And Promotion, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The internship is designed to be fulltime work in a health-related agency or worksite. This is 600 hours (15 weeks) total on-the-job experience during the regular semester. The duration of the internship is planned to allow the variety of experiences that will provide the most benefit to the student. The student must follow the schedule that is typical of the agency including work hours during the day and any holidays that may fall during the course of the internship. Students may not work or take classes during the course of the internship. All coursework in the degree program MUST be …
Pubh 4618 - Senior Seminar In Health Education And Promotion, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Pubh 4618 - Senior Seminar In Health Education And Promotion, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Provides senior level Health Education and Promotion majors with a colloquium in which to discuss current issues and topics, with a focus on current health issues, professional employment opportunities, internships, development and growth and current research themes within the profession.