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Envh 7234 - Environmental Toxicology, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Envh 7234 - Environmental Toxicology, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces students to concepts associated with the lethal and sub-lethal effects of environmental and occupational stressors on humans and other living organisms.
Pubh 3136a - Principles Of Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Pubh 3136a - Principles Of Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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.
Pubh 6535a - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Stacy W. Smallwood
Pubh 6535a - 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 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors, Moya L. Alfonso
Pubh 3330 - Modifying Health Behaviors, Moya L. Alfonso
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 7890 - Data Analysis With Sas, Robert Vogel
Pubh 7890 - Data Analysis With Sas, Robert Vogel
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
The class is designed to provide skill building and practical experience in using SAS to: create analysis data files; analyze data such as that found in typical biostatistical consulting problems; and assess the validity of analysis methodology assumptions. 3 credit hours.
Pubh 4132 - Health Promotion Program Planning I, Raymona H. Lawrence
Pubh 4132 - Health Promotion Program Planning I, Raymona H. Lawrence
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.” (2013-2014 Georgia Southern University Undergraduate and Graduate Course Catalog)
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.
Chbe 9335 - Global Health And Preparedness, Andrew Hansen
Chbe 9335 - Global Health And Preparedness, Andrew Hansen
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will focus on global public health and preparedness for domestic and global emergencies. Students will explore patterns of health and disease around the world, and compare them to public health issues in the United States. An ecological framework will be employed to illustrate the complex political, social, economic, and environmental determinants of global health inequity. Concepts from the social sciences, epidemiology, health systems, and policymaking will be incorporated. The course will emphasize issues related to humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters both globally and domestically, and the need to build public health infrastructure and preparedness to mitigate them.
Hspm 7137 - Healthcare Finance And Payment Systems, James H. Stephens
Hspm 7137 - Healthcare Finance And Payment Systems, James H. Stephens
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the structure and functioning of the finance reimbursement components of the health care delivery system. Healthcare organizations including hospitals, long-term care, ambulatory care, managed care, private and public insurance, public health, integrated delivery systems, and other health care providers will be discussed within the context of the financial environment that includes financial management, managerial accounting and revenue and reimbursement cycle management. The course also examines key financial tools and analyses for financially related decision making within the principles of strategic management applied to healthcare organizations amid a dynamic/changing environment.
Bios/Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Jingjing Yin
Bios/Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Jingjing Yin
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.
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 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 …
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 health care 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.
Pubh 2131b - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie Cromley
Pubh 2131b - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Introduces the student to the core functions of public health with an emphasis on community health programs and current trends of population health. Exposes the student to the role of community health practice in maximizing the health status of all populations. Course will include an overview of the organizational structure of federal, state, and local health-related agencies and examine the interrelationship of political, social, cultural and economic dimensions of community based population health activities. (2016-2017, Georgia Southern University Undergraduate and Graduate Course Catalog)
Pubh 2131a - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie Cromley
Pubh 2131a - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Introduces the student to the core functions of public health with an emphasis on community health programs and current trends of population health. Exposes the student to the role of community health practice in maximizing the health status of all populations. Course will include an overview of the organizational structure of federal, state, and local health-related agencies and examine the interrelationship of political, social, cultural and economic dimensions of community based population health activities. (2016-2017, Georgia Southern University Undergraduate and Graduate Course Catalog)
Pubh 3132 - Healthcare Systems And Advocacy - Hybrid, Jeffrey A. Jones
Pubh 3132 - Healthcare Systems And Advocacy - Hybrid, Jeffrey A. Jones
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Covers the background and development of administrative settings for health care delivery in the United States. The course explores the dynamics, trends, and issues evolving from current health and medical care programs and practices, with an emphasis on the ramifications of these various settings and trends with regard to health promotion and community health. 3 credits (3-0-3)
Pubh 4798 - Internship In Health Education And Promotion Academic Year 2017-2018, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Pubh 4798 - Internship In Health Education And Promotion Academic Year 2017-2018, 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 …
Bios 6541 - Biostatistics, Haresh Rochani
Bios 6541 - Biostatistics, Haresh Rochani
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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 7890 - Individual Study: Statistical Methods In Diagnostic Medicine, Jingjing Yin
Pubh 7890 - Individual Study: Statistical Methods In Diagnostic Medicine, Jingjing Yin
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces the statistical concepts and methods for designing and analyzing biomarker data for diagnostic tests.
Bios/Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Jingjing Yin
Bios/Pubh 6541 - Biostatistics, Jingjing Yin
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.
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 6532a - Environmental Health, Atin Adhikari
Pubh 6532a - Environmental Health, Atin Adhikari
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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.
Hspm 7235a - Healthcare Law And Ethics, Julie Reagan
Hspm 7235a - Healthcare Law And Ethics, 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.
Bios 7534 - Data Management For Biostatistics, Robert Vogel
Bios 7534 - Data Management For Biostatistics, Robert Vogel
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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, …
Epid 7134 - Epidemiologic Methods Ii, Kelly L. Sullivan
Epid 7134 - Epidemiologic Methods Ii, Kelly L. Sullivan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides instruction and hands-on experience in the analysis and interpretation of data from epidemiologic studies. Topics to be covered include epidemiology research questions that can be addressed by cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies; the rationale underlying the major techniques used to analyze data from these studies; the conditions under which these methods are appropriate and their relative advantages and disadvantages. Attention will be given to how interactions, confounders and nonlinear relationships among variables can be addressed along with interpretation of statistical software output from epidemiologic studies employing these designs and analytical methods.
Bios 9130 - Research Seminar In Biostatistics, Hani W. Samawi
Bios 9130 - Research Seminar In Biostatistics, Hani W. Samawi
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to provide the student with the current best practices in biostatistical consulting. Topics include: Identifying and constructing appropriate questions to ask clients regarding their consultation request, an overview of appropriate statistical methods and SAS software procedures to use for specific study designs and statistical analysis of collected data, directing a consultation appointment without faculty lead, conducting exploratory data analyses, conducting effective analyses based on appropriate statistical methods, conducting needed simulation (including Monte Carlo methods and Bootstrap methods) and providing oral and written communication of statistical findings. 3 credit hours.
Hspm 7232 - Public Health Finance, Charles Owens
Hspm 7232 - Public Health Finance, Charles Owens
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course examines the structure and functioning of the finance components of the public health system. Public health organizations will be discussed within the context of the financial environment that includes financial management, managerial accounting, revenue cycle management, and funding and financial management of grants/contracts. The course also examines key financial tools and analyses for financially related decision making within the principles of strategic management applied to public health organizations amid a dynamic changing environment.
Epid 7134 – Epidemiologic Methods Ii, Kelly L. Sullivan
Epid 7134 – Epidemiologic Methods Ii, Kelly L. Sullivan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course provides instruction and hands-on experience in the analysis and interpretation of data from epidemiologic studies. Topics to be covered include epidemiology research questions that can be addressed by cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies; the rationale underlying the major techniques used to analyze data from these studies; the conditions under which these methods are appropriate and their relative advantages and disadvantages. Attention will be given to how interactions, confounders and nonlinear relationships among variables can be addressed along with interpretation of statistical software output from epidemiologic studies employing these designs and analytical methods.
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.
Pubh 6535 - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Raymona H. Lawrence
Pubh 6535 - Theoretical Perspectives Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences In Public Health, Raymona H. Lawrence
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 …