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Let's Fly: Georgia Southern Athletics Releases Strategic Plan, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Let's Fly: Georgia Southern Athletics Releases Strategic Plan

Camp Confidential: A Look At Sports Medicine/Athletic Training, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Camp Confidential: A Look at Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

My News, Georgia Southern University

My News (2014-2020)

• Faculty, staff kick off new academic year during annual convocation ceremony
• Georgia Southern announces ‘40 Under 40’ Class of 2018
• College of Education alumna, staff member selected as a Google Innovator

• Georgia Southern University Police Department’s K-9 Bear to get donation of body armor

• Follow Georgia Southern on Snapchat!

• On-Campus News

• In the Media

Coming Up In The College Of Arts & Humanities At Georgia Southern University, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

• 2018 Faculty Exhibition
• Piano in the Arts

Camp Confidential: Five Questions With Scot Sloan, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Camp Confidential: Five Questions With Scot Sloan

It's Time To Gata, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• It's Time To GATA
• Visit local movie theaters for a chance to win some great prizes

Pubh 7090 – Public Health Practice Trends, Gulzar H. Shah

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

Today’s public health landscape is increasingly complex and constantly changing. This course focuses on emerging trends and challenges in public health practice that epitomize the increasing complexity and nature of challenges facing public health practitioners.

Pubh 7090-B Spatial Analysis And Health, Jeffery A. Jones

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

This course will introduce students to geographic information systems (GIS) to map and spatially analyze public health and demographic data. Students will learn the fundamentals of the ArcMap software system and ways to integrate cartography into biomedical informatics practice. Beyond use of GIS for cartography, this course will also examine ethical issues and methods of analyzing demographic and spatial health patterns using GIS and demography analysis methods. The versatility of GIS in a public health setting will be examined and will include exercises involving GIS applications in health marketing, demography, epidemiology, and health care systems. For example, we will look …

Pubh 5520/5520g – Introduction To Public Health (2 Credits), Katie M. Mercer

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

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 6533– Epidemiology, Jessica Smith Schwind

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

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 …

Pubh 6535: Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social & Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Stacy W. Smallwood

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

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 6541 – Biostatistics, Haresh Rochani

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

This 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.

Pubh 7090– One Health, Jessica Smith Schwind

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

Our world is becoming increasingly connected due to globalization. As a result, challenges arise that directly affect human, animal, and environmental health. One Health is an integrated approach that focuses on improving communication and collaboration across human, animal, and environmental health sectors. Because emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, climate change, and food safety represent a significant threat to health across all populations, the One Health approach is increasingly important to our comprehensive understanding of and response to global health challenges. This course will provide students an introduction to One Health and the skills needed to address issues at the human-animal-environmental …

Pubh 7132 – Scientific Basis Of Public Health, Haresh Rochani

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

This course explores the scientific basis of 21st century disease processes including a survey of the origins, natural history, factors influencing individual and community risk. Clinical symptoms of diseases impacting humans, both acute and chronic, as well as epidemiologic trends will be also be discussed. Students will obtain an understanding of scientific mechanisms associated with the disease processes with particular focus on using this information in health-related professions and public health decision-making. As such, emphasis will be placed on the understanding and application of proposing community-based solutions designed to break the cycle of disease.

Pubh 7890 -- Directed Individual Study, Logan Cowan

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 – Directed Independent Study, Jian Zhang

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 8136: Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Stacy W. Smallwood

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

This course will explore social and behavioral science theories, models, and approaches that inform public health research and practice, as well as their philosophical foundations. With emphasis on an ecological perspective, students will apply relevant theories to understanding community health issues and to developing interventions. The course also examines social and behavioral determinants of health equity across the ecological spectrum. In this course, students will gain an enhanced understanding of the contributions of the social and behavioral sciences to public health.

Pubh 5520-01f/5520g-01f– Introduction To Public Health Online (2 Credits), Katie M. Mercer

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

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 6533 – Epidemiology, Logan Cowan

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

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 …

Camp Confidential: Defense Leads The Way In First Gs Scrimmage, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Camp Confidential: Defense Leads the Way in First GS Scrimmage
• Griffin, Springer score for defense

Williams Set To Compete In U.S. Am Aug. 13-19, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Williams Set to Compete in U.S. Am Aug. 13-19
• The incoming freshman starts the week at Pebble Beach

Camp Confidential: Seniors Baptized In Beautiful Eagle Creek, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Camp Confidential: Seniors Baptized in Beautiful Eagle Creek
• Camp wraps up Saturday with first scrimmage

Mandatory Meeting For Football Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-On Candidates Set For Aug. 14, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Mandatory Meeting for Football Edwin Jackson Memorial Walk-on Candidates Set for Aug. 14
• Schedule, physical, medical insurance and sports medicine documents required before participation

Pubh 6532-F – Environmental Health Fall, Asli Aslan

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

This course is designed for graduate students and provides students with an introduction and overview of the key areas of environmental health. Students will gain an understanding of the interaction of individuals and communities with the environment. Impact of environmental agents on human and ecosystem health will be analyzed. This course will also introduce current topics in environmental health and challenges faced under the changing climate and socio-economic needs and examine recent case studies and their outcomes related to environmental policy and management.

Camp Confidential: Five Questions With Coach Cabral, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Camp Confidential: Five Questions With Coach Cabral

From The Desk Of Tk, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• From The Desk Of TK
• AD addresses Eagle Nation in letter form

Volleyball Set To Wrap Up First Week Of Practice, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Volleyball Set to Wrap Up First Week of Practice
• The Eagles host Anderson in an exhibition August 16

College Of Engineering News, Georgia Southern University

College of Engineering & Computing: News & Publications (2010-2023)

• Felix Hamza-Lup Receives Erasmus+ Grant

Pubh 6532-A – Environmental Health, Asli Aslan

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

This course is designed for graduate students and provides students with an introduction and overview of the key areas of environmental health. Students will gain an understanding of the interaction of individuals and communities with the environment. Impact of environmental agents on human and ecosystem health will be analyzed. This course will also introduce current topics in global environmental health and challenges faced under the changing climate and socio-economic needs and examine recent case studies and their outcomes related to environmental policy and management.