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Envh 7231 - Air Quality, Atin Adhikari
Envh 7231 - Air Quality, Atin Adhikari
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Introduces students to chemical, physical, and biological principles of air quality, as well as potential sources of contamination and the resulting effects. The course will also introduce environmental policies pertinent to air issues along with current remediation strategies to ameliorate pollution.
Envh 7232 - Water Quality, Asli Aslan
Envh 7232 - Water Quality, Asli Aslan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed for graduate students and it will provide students with an introduction and overview of the key areas of water quality and health. Students will gain an understanding of the physical, chemical and biological principles of water quality, the potential impact on health of water pollution, and local, national and international environmental policies pertinent to water issues along with current treatment and remediation strategies to ameliorate pollution. The major topics include introduction to water quality and health; physical and chemical agents in water, emerging infectious diseases related to water quality, drinking and recreational water quality criteria, drinking …
Epid 7131 - Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Jian Zhang
Epid 7131 - Epidemiology Of Chronic Disease, Jian Zhang
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course is designed to introduce the student to the ever-expanding area of chronic disease epidemiology. Students will be introduced to the current status of chronic disease and control programs, methods used in chronic disease surveillance, intervention methods, and modifiable risk factors. Some of the major chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes and arthritis will be discussed in detail.
Hspm 7236 - Health Informatics, Jeffery A. Jones
Hspm 7236 - Health Informatics, Jeffery A. Jones
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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 2131a - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 2131a - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie S. 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 2131b - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 2131b - Introduction To Community And Public Health, James Thomas, Jamie S. 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 3130 - Substance Use And Abuse, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 3130 - Substance Use And Abuse, Jamie S. Cromley
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course will explore legal and illegal drug use in modern society. Issues related to the social, cultural, political, economic impact of drug use will be addressed. The recurrent theme throughout the course will be on prevention. This will include discussions on the best ways to postpone the initiation of substance use and abuse among school aged persons as well as the cessation of use and treatment for abuse among adult populations. Substance use and its abuse effects ALL of us and does NOT discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or income.
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.
Pubh 3132 - Healthcare Systems And Advocacy - Hybrid, Kristina Harbaugh
Pubh 3132 - Healthcare Systems And Advocacy - Hybrid, Kristina Harbaugh
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 4134 – Research Methods And Evaluation, Helen W. Bland
Pubh 4134 – Research Methods And Evaluation, Helen W. Bland
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
This course introduces the student to research methods used in health education and promotion. In addition, this course examines the rationale and procedure to evaluate health education/promotion programs. The course focuses on several topics including: research design, methods of program evaluation, planning research and evaluation, the politics and ethics of evaluation, measurement, sampling logistics, data analysis, and the development, in conjunction with Program Planning I (PUBH 4132), of a student project. 3 credits (3-0-3).
Pubh 4330a - Community Health Education Methods, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Pubh 4330a - Community Health Education Methods, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
No abstract provided.
Pubh 4330b - Community Health Education Methods, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Pubh 4330b - Community Health Education Methods, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
No abstract provided.
Pubh 5520-01f/ 5520g-01f - Introduction To Public Health Online, Katie M. Mercer
Pubh 5520-01f/ 5520g-01f - Introduction To Public Health Online, 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 …
Pubh 6532f - Environmental Health, Asli Aslan
Pubh 6532f - Environmental Health, Asli Aslan
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 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.
Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology, Jessica Smith Schwind
Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology, Jessica Smith Schwind
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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 …
Envh-9133-A - Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases: Epidemiology And Control., Marina E. Eremeeva
Envh-9133-A - Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases: Epidemiology And Control., Marina E. Eremeeva
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
No abstract provided.
Epid 9131 – Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Epid 9131 – Infectious Diseases Transmitted Via Inter-Personal Contact, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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.
Hspm 7337 - A – Integrative Health Enterprise Analytics And Decision Making, Jeffery A. Jones
Hspm 7337 - A – Integrative Health Enterprise Analytics And Decision Making, Jeffery A. Jones
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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 …
Hspm 7334: Healthcare Human Resources, Linda Kimsey
Hspm 7334: Healthcare Human Resources, Linda Kimsey
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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 4232 A – Global Environmental Health, Asli Aslan
Pubh 4232 A – Global Environmental Health, Asli Aslan
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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.
Pubh 8132 – Environmental And Occupational Health Pubh 7090 – Selected Topics In Public Health (Mph), Atin Adhikari
Pubh 8132 – Environmental And Occupational Health Pubh 7090 – Selected Topics In Public Health (Mph), Atin Adhikari
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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.
Phld 9630 Public Health Doctoral Seminar, William A. Mase
Phld 9630 Public Health Doctoral Seminar, William A. Mase
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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
Epid 9232 – Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, 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.
Hspm 7236-A - Health Informatics, Jeffery A. Jones
Hspm 7236-A - Health Informatics, Jeffery A. Jones
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
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 3138 - Multicultural Factors & Social Determinants Of Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Pubh 3138 - Multicultural Factors & Social Determinants Of Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi
Introduction to the characteristics, causes, and effects of health disparities in the United States with emphasis in health care delivery, health status and public health services. Provides students with a foundation to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to become culturally competent public health professionals. Explores how health education and promotion is shaped by the cultural, social and economic contexts in which individuals function.