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Epid 7135-A – Epidemiology Of Infectious Disease, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Epid 7135-A – Epidemiology Of Infectious Disease, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the principles and practices of infectious diseases epidemiology with focus on how the presence and control of communicable diseases affects public health locally, nationally and internationally. Topics to be covered include: 1) general principles of infectious diseases epidemiology, including outbreak investigation, surveillance, analysis of infectious diseases data, and laboratory testing of specimens; 2) major modes of infectious disease transmission, including airborne, food and water, zoonotic, insect vector, blood, and sexual transmission; 3) different control strategies for infectious diseases, including infection control, antimicrobial management, immunization, risk factor modification, and screening; …
Hspm 7336: Supply Chain Management, Linda Kimsey
Hspm 7336: Supply Chain Management, Linda Kimsey
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The healthcare supply chain is a vital core business component of the health organization with the mission of delivering the technological elements of the patient care process to the providers of care. From strategic sourcing and purchasing, acquisition, logistics, inventory management, to point of use applications, this course provides understanding, knowledge and evaluation models to operate and manage an organization’s enterprise resource planning and management system, specifically with regard to the supply chain system and the management of that system as evaluated from a strategic, operations management and financial perspective.
Hspm 7338: Contemporary Issues In Healthcare, Linda Kimsey
Hspm 7338: Contemporary Issues In Healthcare, Linda Kimsey
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Course examines multiple issues that are important for healthcare administrators’ understanding. Topics include insurance, professional development, healthcare reform proposals, scenario planning, environmental health, healthcare construction, physician relationships, and infection control. The goal of this course is to provide basic coverage of the numerous issues facing healthcare administrators in today’s environment and to provide guidance on professional development in preparation for entering and succeeding in the field of healthcare administration.
Phld 9130 – Public Health Research Methods, Yelena N. Tarasenko
Phld 9130 – Public Health Research Methods, Yelena N. Tarasenko
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The course focuses on the concepts and methods of health services and public health research. It is structured around the primary stages of research proposal development. It is designed for DrPH students in the College of Public Health and other graduate or professional students who have successfully completed the appropriate prerequisites. By the completion of this course, Students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to write a research proposal, plan for the dissertation, and develop and carry-out research projects.
Phld 9231 – Health Informatics & Decision Making, Gulzar H. Shah
Phld 9231 – Health Informatics & Decision Making, Gulzar H. Shah
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course focuses on the fundamental concepts of managing information as an asset in public health and healthcare delivery contexts. Emphasis will be placed on converting data into information and converting information into decision support models.
Pubh 3432 – Introduction To Global Health Policy, Rachel D. Schwartz
Pubh 3432 – Introduction To Global Health Policy, Rachel D. Schwartz
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces the range of cultural and policy approaches different countries take to health, healthcare access, and related population-level health interventions. As part of this course, students will compare different healthcare systems from selected countries. (3 credits)
Pubh 4133: Health Promotion Program Planning Ii, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 4133: Health Promotion Program Planning Ii, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Introduces students to additional theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. The second of a two-course sequence, the focus will be on program implementation, evaluation, and reporting of the health promotion plan developed during the prior semester. Students will gain first-hand experience in conducting an evaluation of community health education program.
Bios 9135– Advanced Survival Analysis, Lili Yu
Bios 9135– Advanced Survival Analysis, Lili Yu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will be placed on the theory on survival data. Counting processes and martingale method will be introduced. Emphasis will be place on the applications of the theory on the methodologies for survival data, such as Kaplan-Meier estimate, log-rank test, Cox model, etc. The students will learn how to use R language to setup survival dataset and perform analysis.
Pubh 3131 – Chronic Disease: A Modern Epidemic, Yelena N. Tarasenko
Pubh 3131 – Chronic Disease: A Modern Epidemic, Yelena N. Tarasenko
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Chronic conditions (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disease, obesity) are currently responsible for 60% of the global burden of disease and the World Health Organization predicts this to rise to 80% by the year 2020. This is one of the greatest challenges facing health care systems throughout the world and it places long-term health and economic demands on health care systems as the population ages. This course will provide students with the opportunity to study specific issues related to chronic disease epidemiology and management and their links to practice.
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.
Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Xinyan Zhang
Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Xinyan Zhang
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.
Epid 7133 - Epidemiologic Research Methods I, Kelly L. Sullivan
Epid 7133 - Epidemiologic Research Methods I, Kelly L. Sullivan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will focus on epidemiologic methods - primarily methods used in observational studies, cohort studies, case-control studies and randomized controlled trials. With respect to cohort studies, topics covered include cohort identification, ascertainment of exposure status, follow-up of cohort members, measuring outcomes, sources of bias and interpretational issues. Case-control topics include issues around defining cases and controls, control of confounding, and sources of bias/systematic error. Topics around randomized trials include randomization procedures, defining and assembling treatment/intervention arms, selecting study subjects and approaches to data collection. Other topics covered in this course include surveillance and ecologic studies. Pros and cons of …
Pubh 4133 - Health Promotion Program Planning Ii, Raymona H. Lawrence
Pubh 4133 - Health Promotion Program Planning Ii, Raymona H. Lawrence
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Introduces students to additional theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. The second of a two-course sequence, the focus will be on program implementation, evaluation, and reporting of the health promotion plan developed during the prior semester. Students will gain first-hand experience in conducting an evaluation of community health education program.
Pubh 6535 - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Stacy W. Smallwood
Pubh 6535 - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Stacy W. Smallwood
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to familiarize students with the history and current applications of social and behavioral sciences as they are applied to public health practice and research. It explores social and behavioral science models, theories, and approaches that inform public health, and their philosophical roots. The course also examines social and behavioral determinants of health equity across the ecological spectrum. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking skills to help students synthesize and utilize information in research and practice. An important contribution of this course is the emphasis on recognizing the contributions of social and behavioral science research and practice …
Pubh 5560g- Introduction To International Health, Dziyana Nazaruk
Pubh 5560g- Introduction To International Health, Dziyana Nazaruk
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces the student to international health. The course focuses on several topics including: health transitions, global burden of disease, socioeconomic determinants of health, global infectious disease initiative, globalization and health, global health players and payers, and global health progress and priorities.
Pubh 6150 Theory In Health Education, Dziyana Nazaruk
Pubh 6150 Theory In Health Education, Dziyana Nazaruk
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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Epid 9232 – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (3 Credits), Logan Cowan
Epid 9232 – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (3 Credits), Logan Cowan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to enhance understanding about the determinants of cardiovascular diseases in populations and how to intervene most effectively to reduce morbidity and mortality due to stroke and heart disease. Emphasis is placed on the social determinants, behavioral risk factors, nutritional and dietary influences, and policy intervention of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, the course provides students with hands on experience to characterize the frequency and impact of chronic diseases and their risk factors from global, national and local perspective using public data available through the Center of Disease Control and Prevention and other sources.
Phld 9131 - Leadership Foundations And Strategies For Health Organizations, Samuel T. Opoku
Phld 9131 - Leadership Foundations And Strategies For Health Organizations, Samuel T. Opoku
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the dynamic nature of leadership in the healthcare and public health context. This course uses foundational leadership concepts to develop leadership applications and processes, such as leadership assessment (individual and team), communication improvement, strategic planning, decision making alignment, employee enhancement and knowledge management for use in creating and maintaining an organizational culture that can thrive within its external environment while improving organizational efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy within moral parameters.
Pubh 4132a - Health Promotion Program Planning I, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 4132a - Health Promotion Program Planning I, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Provides the student with the theory and practical applications of planning, developing, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs in a variety of settings. The focus will be on a global approach to planning with emphasis on the 5 settings for health promotion programming which include school, community, clinical, college, and worksite settings. Prerequisite: HLTH 2130 or permission from the instructor. Co-requisite: HLTH 4134 Research Methods and Evaluation
Bios 7331: Multivariate Analysis, Xinyan Zhang
Bios 7331: Multivariate Analysis, Xinyan Zhang
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course covers multivariate general linear models, including multivariate regression, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, multivariate analysis of co-variance, multivariate analysis of repeated measures, and longitudinal data analysis for general and generalized linear models. The linear model basis of principal components and factor analysis will also be covered from the canonical correlation perspective.
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.
Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Haresh Rochani
Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Haresh Rochani
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.
Epid 8130 - Field Methods In Epidemiology, Kelly L. Sullivan
Epid 8130 - Field Methods In Epidemiology, Kelly L. Sullivan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course addresses practical aspects of management and implementation of research studies and will focus on the conduct of research consistent with the scientific method. Topics include planning study activities, questionnaire design and implementation, and operations research.
Hspm 7230 - Health Leadership And Strategic Planning, Charles Owens
Hspm 7230 - Health Leadership And Strategic Planning, Charles Owens
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 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors, Stacy W. Smallwood
Pubh 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors, Stacy W. Smallwood
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. Prerequisite: PUBH 2130
Pubh 4132b - Health Promotion Program Planning I, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 4132b - Health Promotion Program Planning I, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Provides the student with the theory and practical applications of planning, developing, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs in a variety of settings. The focus will be on a global approach to planning with emphasis on the 5 settings for health promotion programming which include school, community, clinical, college, and worksite settings. Prerequisite: HLTH 2130 or permission from the instructor. Co-requisite: HLTH 4134 Research Methods and Evaluation
Pubh 6534 - Health Policy And Management, Bettye A. Apenteng
Pubh 6534 - Health Policy And Management, Bettye A. Apenteng
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The course provides a comprehensive introduction and overview to public health management and administration. The course context is based on managerial decision making and the practical knowledge, tools, processes and strategies required by organizational management. This course overviews the basics of administration, including public health law, human resources management, budgeting and financing, health information management, performance measurement and improvement, ethics, leadership, communication, media relations, and legislative relations in public health; introduced as processes are strategic planning, program development and evaluation, budget preparation, and constituency building for collaboration. Emerging areas of public health policy and management are also discussed as contexts …
Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Lili Yu
Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Lili Yu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This 4 credit course examines statistics in public health and related sciences, including sampling, probability, basic discrete and continuous distributions, descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, categorical data analysis, regression, and correlation. Emphasis will be on the development of critical thinking skills and health data analysis applications with computer software.
Cohe 7238 – Communication For Change, Andrew Hansen
Cohe 7238 – Communication For Change, Andrew Hansen
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
No abstract provided.
Bios 7231 – Clinical Trial Methodology, Karl E. Peace
Bios 7231 – Clinical Trial Methodology, Karl E. Peace
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Students are introduced to regulatory, scientific, statistical and practical aspects of methods inherent in design, monitoring and analysis of clinical trials. Clinical trials in many areas of drug development are presented, discussed and critiqued.