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Pubh 3231 - Epidemiology And Biostatistics, Stuart H. Tedders Apr 2018

Pubh 3231 - Epidemiology And Biostatistics, Stuart H. Tedders

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

This course introduces the student to the principles and practice of epidemiology and vital statistics. Students will be exposed to the historical development of epidemiology, concepts of causality, definitions of health and disease, and sources of community health data. Current principles and practices in the cause, prevention and control of diseases in various community settings will be emphasized.

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Pubh 4330b - Community Health Education Methods, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble Apr 2018

Pubh 4330b - Community Health Education Methods, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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

No abstract provided.

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Pubh 3136a - Principles Of Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu Apr 2018

Pubh 3136a - Principles Of Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu

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

This course examines health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Topics include how the body reacts to environmental pollutants; physical, chemical, and biological agents of environmental contamination; vectors for dissemination (air, water, soil); solid and hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers and risk analysis; the scientific basis for policy decisions; and emerging global environmental health problems.

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Pubh 3331 - Stress Theory/Management, Kristina Harbaugh Apr 2018

Pubh 3331 - Stress Theory/Management, Kristina Harbaugh

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

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.

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Pubh 5520-01f/ 5520g-01f - Introduction To Public Health Online, Katie M. Mercer Apr 2018

Pubh 5520-01f/ 5520g-01f - Introduction To Public Health Online, 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 populationbased 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 …

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Pubh 6534 - Health Policy And Management, Bettye A. Apenteng Apr 2018

Pubh 6534 - Health Policy And Management, Bettye A. Apenteng

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

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 …

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Pubh 6535 - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Stacy W. Smallwood Apr 2018

Pubh 6535 - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And 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 …

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Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Lili Yu Apr 2018

Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Lili Yu

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

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.

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Cohe 7238 – Communication For Change, Andrew Hansen Apr 2018

Cohe 7238 – Communication For Change, Andrew Hansen

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

No abstract provided.

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Bios 9136 General And Generalized Linear Models Spring 2018 Course, Hani Samawi Apr 2018

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. …

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Envh-9133-A - Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases: Epidemiology And Control., Marina E. Eremeeva Apr 2018

Envh-9133-A - Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases: Epidemiology And Control., Marina E. Eremeeva

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

No abstract provided.

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Epid 9131 – Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung Apr 2018

Epid 9131 – 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.

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Hspm 7334: Healthcare Human Resources, Linda Kimsey Apr 2018

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.

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Hspm 7330: Healthcare Marketing & Strategic Planning, Linda Kimsey Apr 2018

Hspm 7330: Healthcare Marketing & Strategic Planning, Linda Kimsey

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

This course offers an introduction to strategic planning and marketing 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.

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Hscp 3730: Health Promotion Theory, Nandi A. Marshall Apr 2018

Hscp 3730: Health Promotion Theory, Nandi A. Marshall

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

Individual and environmental forces generating opposing viewpoints regarding public health needs and concerns. Prerequisites: No prior public health knowledge needed for this course. This is a fully online course. Students are required to use Armstrong’s Online Learning Management System (Desire 2 Learn) throughout the semester to support faculty-to-student and student-to-student interaction, including but not limited to Attendance Verification, discussion boards, journals, announcements, email, individual work, submitting assignments, etc.

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Hscc3140 Epidemiology, Dziyana Nazaruk Apr 2018

Hscc3140 Epidemiology, Dziyana Nazaruk

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

No abstract provided.

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Pubh 5560u-Introduction To International Health, Dziyana Nazaruk Apr 2018

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.

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Pubh 4232 A – Global Environmental Health, Asli Aslan Apr 2018

Pubh 4232 A – Global Environmental Health, Asli Aslan

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

This course provides students with and overview of global environmental health challenges in 21stcentury. Regional and global impact of environmental health hazards will be compared at the systems level. Current topics in global environmental health will target new challenges faced under the changing climate and emerging diseases. International environmental health policies will be compared with local practices.

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Pubh 8132 – Environmental And Occupational Health Pubh 7090 – Selected Topics In Public Health (Mph), Atin Adhikari Apr 2018

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.

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Pubh 6150 Theory In Health Education, Dziyana Nazaruk Apr 2018

Pubh 6150 Theory In Health Education, Dziyana Nazaruk

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

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Pubh 7890- Environmental Health Policy, William A. Mase Apr 2018

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 …

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Pubh 7890a – Independent Study: Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung Apr 2018

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.

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Pubh 7650 – Public Health Leadership & Ethics, Sara S. Plaspohl Apr 2018

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.

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Phld 9630 Public Health Doctoral Seminar, William A. Mase Apr 2018

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.

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Epid 9232 – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, Logan Cowan Apr 2018

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.

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Epid 7133 – Epidemiologic Research Methods I (3 Credits), Logan Cowan Apr 2018

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 …

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Bios 7131 - Survival Analysis, Lili Yu Apr 2018

Bios 7131 - Survival Analysis, Lili Yu

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

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.

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Bios 9133 - Advanced Statistical Theory For Biostatistics Ii, Hani Samawi Apr 2018

Bios 9133 - Advanced Statistical Theory For Biostatistics Ii, Hani Samawi

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

This course is a continuation of Advanced Statistical Inference for Biostatisticians I. The additional topics in this course consists of: sample moments and their distributions, the theory of point estimation, the Neyman-Pearson Theory of testing hypotheses, likelihood ratio test, chi-square tests, t-test, F-test, procedures in hypothesis testing, confidence estimation. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “C” in BIOS 9131.

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Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Xinyan Zhang Apr 2018

Bios 9134 - Stochastic Processes For Systems Biology, Xinyan Zhang

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

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.

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Bios 9333a – Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis, Haresh Rochani Apr 2018

Bios 9333a – Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis, Haresh Rochani

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

This course provides an introduction to longitudinal and clustered data. Topics include the basic concepts of longitudinal data, linear models for longitudinal data, generalized linear models and salient features, generalized estimating equations, generalized linear mixed effects models, missing data and dropouts, sample size and power, repeated measures, and multilevel linear models.

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