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Envh 7237– Risk Assessment And Communication, Marina E. Eremeeva

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Course introduces students to the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary to evaluate the probability of injury, disease, or death in individuals or in the general population from exposure to environmental contaminants. Hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response evaluation, and risk characterization processes are emphasized. Risk communication training includes developing practical skills in assessing health concerns and explaining potential health risks or risk management to the general public.

Epid 9233 A Cancer Epidemiology Crn 19258, Yelena N. Tarasenko

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course uses a combination of lecture, student discussion and independent research to review the fundamentals of cancer epidemiology including classic descriptive cancer epidemiology, basic cancer biology, etiology of common and uncommon human cancers, major and minor risk factors for cancer, screening techniques for early detection, cancer biomarkers, and current research in cancer epidemiology. Epidemiologic surveillance techniques including cancer registries and databases, international studies and intervention trials will also be covered. Study designs and epidemiologic methodology used in cancer research will be discussed throughout the course.

Hspm 7236-A - Health Informatics, Jeffery A. Jones

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course presents the knowledge, infrastructure, functions, and tools of health informatics. It explores technology, planning and management and applications in public health and health care. The emphasis is on conceptual frameworks as well as a deeper level of engagement on system applications. It focuses on the application of health technology, with a particular emphasis on the private/public sector of health management. It is designed to familiarize students with core concepts and issues confronting managers in the health sector associated with planning, implementation and evaluation of information systems. The course provides an overview of the theory, processes and applications of …

Pubh 6175 Research Methods, Sara S. Plaspohl

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Presenter will provide.

Pubh 7500: Public Health Planning And Evaluation, Nandi A. Marshall

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Fundamentals needed to plan and evaluate public health programs including needs assessment, behavioral and educational assessment, administrative assessment, objective writing, and process, impact and outcome evaluation methods. Prerequisites: MHSA 6000 (or 7000) Foundations, PUBH 6100 (or 7110) Epidemiology, PUBH 6000 (or 7200) Biostatistics, PUBH 6150 (or 7720) Theory, and PUBH 6175 (or 8710) Research Methods. This course will be taught in a hybrid format, which means the majority of the course will be online. However, it is required for students to be in class (on campus) on the following dates: January 10th, XXX , XXX, September 27th, & XXX ; …

Pubh 5560g- Introduction To International Health, Dziyana Nazaruk

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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.

Hspm 7337 - A – Integrative Health Enterprise Analytics And Decision Making, Jeffery A. Jones

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Given the integration of data, community needs and regulation and policy, this course incorporates the elements of healthcare, public health, health information technology and the health insurance sub-industries to develop a framework and analytic methods to improve efficiency, effectiveness and efficacy of the health industry as a whole. The course will establish an analytic framework, based on data from patients, populations, processes and profitability (4 P's of Health Analytics) utilizing industry, healthcare enterprise and ‘community health data with appropriate tools, methods and approaches to answer community health needs and status, operational, financial and healthcare delivery outcomes questions to support leadership …

Pubh 5560u-Introduction To International Health, Dziyana Nazaruk

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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 7530 Section A The Public Health Integrative Capstone Experience, William A. Mase

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course serves as a culminating experience designed to promote refinement of the hard and soft skills necessary for the public health workforce. Throughout the semester, students acquire skills in the integration of basic public health concepts and refine the application of discipline specific knowledge. This course relies on a case-based format that promotes problem solving and critical thinking in the context of real world public health problems.

Hspm 7334: Healthcare Human Resources, Linda Kimsey

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course focuses on functions and concepts required for managing human resources in organizations. It combines traditional human resource management (HRM) functions with concepts from organization behavior. Course content includes selection, training and development, compensation, performance appraisal, motivation, organizational development, union activity, and modes of conflict resolution.

Pubh 7890- Environmental Health Policy, William A. Mase

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This exploratory study of environmental health policies course seeks to investigate the overarching question of which environmental health policies can be enforced through public health and successfully implemented to address the common good of the community. Data will be collected cross-section-ally and methods including research review and secondary data analysis. A policy- oriented review will examine current knowledge of environmental health policies nationally, state, and at the local county level. An integrative review will summarize past research on environmental health policies and will highlight unresolved gaps in findings to support this research. A theoretical review will summarize and analyze the …

Pubh 8132 – Environmental And Occupational Health Pubh 7090 – Selected Topics In Public Health (Mph), Atin Adhikari

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course is designed to reinforce basic concepts of environmental and occupational health. Students will be exposed to the current impact of potential environmental and occupational health and safety hazards. Students will also be exposed to current concepts associated with environmental and occupational regulatory standards, assessment protocols, sampling and monitoring techniques, and remediation strategies.

Pubh 7890-E: Specialized Topics In Epidemiology, Kelly L. Sullivan

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Provides the student with an opportunity to investigate an area of interest under the direction of a faculty mentor.

Pubh 7890: Impact Of Governance On Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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Pubh 7890a – Independent Study: Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course covers advanced topics in epidemiology of infectious diseases of direct interpersonal transmission, except sexual and bloodborne transmission. These include infectious diseases that are transmitted via airborne transmission, droplet transmission, or transmission via fomite or touching, etc. Important themes may include emergency preparedness and response (including outbreaks and pandemics), surveillance, as well as interventions that prevent and control transmissions. Computational, mathematical and statistical tools relevant to the practice of infectious disease epidemiology will be introduced.

Pubh 7650 – Public Health Leadership & Ethics, Sara S. Plaspohl

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

A study of selected issues in public health leadership and ethics. This course is intended to expose students to the basic attributes of effective leaders, helping them apply leadership and ethical principles, theories, and skills to enhance personal and professional capabilities in these areas. Educational methods may include open discussion, assigned readings, case studies, exercises, and presentations developed by both the professor and the students.

Pubh 7675: Public Health Practicum, Nandi A. Marshall

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

Presenter will provide.

Pubh 9130 – Professional Seminar In Biostatistics, Robert L. Vogel

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course focuses on study design and sampling methods as well as data analysis of small and large, national and local health surveys and vital statistics in order to gain experience describing data using effective graphical and numerical methods. Students will use statistical software (SAS) to analyze data originating from various survey designs, including data from experimental designs such as parallel, longitudinal studies that involve several treatment or intervention groups. Students will work in groups on data analysis projects and case studies in order to be exposed to others' expertise in different areas of public health and to learn effective …

Phld 9630 Public Health Doctoral Seminar, William A. Mase

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course is designed to give doctoral candidates the opportunity to determine and refine their dissertation research topics including identifying potential dissertation committee members particularly the chair.

Epid 9232 – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, Logan Cowan

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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.

Epid 7133 – Epidemiologic Research Methods I (3 Credits), Logan Cowan

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course will focus on epidemiologic methods - primarily methods used in observational studies using existing data, 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 …

Epid 9232 – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology (3 Credits), Logan Cowan

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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.

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Office of Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development & Engagement

• Director’s Corner
• 2nd Annual Awards Brunch
• Scholars attend Financial Literacy Workshop with Ja’Net Adams
• TRiO Debate Team takes first place at the GA TRiO Student Initiatives and Leadership Conference (SILC) then moves on to represent the state of GA
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Bios 9136 General And Generalized Linear Models Spring 2018 Course, Hani Samawi

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course provides students with a review of the classical General Linear model and an introduction to the Generalized Linear Model. The first half of the course includes a review of the linear model with the necessary matrix algebra and multivariate normal distribution theory, then to the analysis of quadratic forms and the study of the General Linear Model. The second half of the course begins with an introduction of the components of a Generalized Linear Model and methods of fitting these models. It also covers the most widely used types of models, logistic regression, log-linear models and Quasi-likelihood functions. …

Cohe 7238 – Communication For Change, Andrew Hansen

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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Bios 7544 – Data Management For Biostatistics, Jingjing Yin

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course emphasizes data management and software applications using the SAS (Statistical Analysis System) software package. It will introduce the student to SAS codes for: inputting and outputting data, creating temporary and permanent data sets, creating formatted and labeled SAS data sets, merging and connecting SAS data sets, creating output using the TABULATE and REPORT procedures, debugging a SAS program that includes the TABULATE, REPORT and SQL procedures, using characteristic functions in SAS, using a random number generator, probability distributions, arrays, and date and time functions. Students will also write a simple and complex query using the SQL procedure; create, …

Bios 7331: Multivariate Analysis, Xinyan Zhang

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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 7231 – Clinical Trial Methodology, Karl E. Peace

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

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.

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Sustainable Solutions Newsletter (2016-2021)

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