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Pubh 6535- Social And Behavioral Science, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Pubh 6535- Social And Behavioral Science, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
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 6534: Health Policy And Management (Online), Bettye A. Apenteng
Pubh 6534: Health Policy And Management (Online), 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 …
Pubh 6533– Epidemiology, Jessica S. Schwind
Pubh 6533– Epidemiology, Jessica S. Schwind
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
No abstract provided.
Pubh 6533– Epidemiology, Logan Cowan
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 …
Pubh 6532-A – Environmental Health, Asli Aslan
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.
Pubh 6532-F – Environmental Health, Asli Aslan
Pubh 6532-F – 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 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 4798: Internship In Health Education And Promotion, Jamie S. Cromley
Pubh 4798: Internship In Health Education And Promotion, Jamie S. Cromley
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course provides the senior level Public Health majors with a practical experience in an appropriate practice setting. Students must complete all course work in the Public Health major prior to enrolling in this course.
Pubh 4330- Promotional Strategies For Health Programs, James Thomas
Pubh 4330- Promotional Strategies For Health Programs, James Thomas
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course explores the application of social marketing and communication theory to the development of strategies to enhance health education and promotion programs.
Pubh 4234 – International Development In Health, Nandi A. Marshall
Pubh 4234 – International Development In Health, Nandi A. Marshall
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course will describe key cultural, social, and economic issues and methods in global health, and thus provide essential background for other core courses. The course is interdisciplinary, emphasizing the fields of anthropology, sociology, public health, global health, and critical global health studies. This course explores aspects of health inequalities and demonstrates how the sources of health inequalities (including globalization, the impact of social, economic, and political systems, the local and global economy, transnational organizations, culture, race, class, gender, and sexuality) are rooted in injustices that create and sustain the conditions that lead to disparities in health status and health …
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
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 5520/5520g – Introduction To Public Health, Katie M. Mercer
Pubh 5520/5520g – Introduction To Public Health, 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 3330: Modifying Health Behaviors, Kristina Harbaugh
Pubh 3330: Modifying Health Behaviors, Kristina Harbaugh
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
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 effects on human health.
Pubh 6534: Health Policy And Management, Bettye A. Apenteng
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 …
Pubh 4330- Promotional Strategies For Health Programs, James Thomas
Pubh 4330- Promotional Strategies For Health Programs, James Thomas
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course explores the application of social marketing and communication theory to the development of strategies to enhance health education and promotion programs.
Pubh 4330- Promotional Strategies For Health Programs, Kristina Harbaugh
Pubh 4330- Promotional Strategies For Health Programs, Kristina Harbaugh
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course explores the application of social marketing and communication theory to the development of strategies to enhance health education and promotion programs.
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
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 4133: Health Promotion Program Planning Ii, Kristina Harbaugh
Pubh 4133: Health Promotion Program Planning Ii, Kristina Harbaugh
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
Introduces students to additional theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. The second of a two-course sequence, the focus will be on program implementation, evaluation, and reporting of the health promotion plan developed during the prior semester. Students will gain first-hand experience in conducting an evaluation of a community health education program. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in HLTH 4132.
Pubh 4134 A & B – Research Methods And Evaluation (Crn A=82829, B = 83646), Helen W. Bland
Pubh 4134 A & B – Research Methods And Evaluation (Crn A=82829, B = 83646), Helen W. Bland
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course introduces the student to research methods used in health education and promotion. In addition, this course quizzes 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, and data analysis, of a student project. 3 credits (3-0-3).
Pubh 4132 – Health Promotion Program Planning I, Nandi A. Marshall
Pubh 4132 – Health Promotion Program Planning I, Nandi A. Marshall
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course introduces students to the theory and application of community-based program planning and evaluation. The first of a two-course sequence, the focus will be on the development of a health promotions program plan designed to apply course content to a real-life health issue. Concepts in community assessment, organization, and mobilization for the purpose of addressing identified public health concerns will serve as the foundation for the planning process.
Pubh 3232b: Foundations Of Health Education And Promotion Practice, Kristie Cason Waterfield
Pubh 3232b: Foundations Of Health Education And Promotion Practice, Kristie Cason Waterfield
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course examines current issues and topics related to the practice of health promotion and education including philosophical foundations of health promotion and education, ethical issues in health education and promotion, the Certified Health Education Specialist Competencies, organizations and associations in public health education and employment potential. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of "C" in PUBH 2131.
Hspm 7133 Section A: Public Health Policy & Ethics, Bill Mase
Hspm 7133 Section A: Public Health Policy & Ethics, Bill Mase
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
The course prepares learners to understand complex health and human service-related systems in order to inform effective practice-based ethical decision-making. The primary focus of the course relates to public health policy and practice. Major content areas include health policy institutions, the health policy process, ethical political considerations, social determinants of health, workforce, health care financing, medical technology, health care organizations, the public health system, primary care systems, and other health-related issues impacting the health of the public. Strategies of implementing change through policy making and the legislative process are covered.
Pubh 9231 – Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Jian Zhang
Pubh 9231 – Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Jian Zhang
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
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. Pathophysiology and clinical features of common chronic conditions will also be presented.
Epid 7233– Public Health Surveillance Methods, Jian Zhang
Epid 7233– Public Health Surveillance Methods, Jian Zhang
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
This course will provide students with a strong foundation in public health surveillance of both health conditions and risk factors. The course will teach the theory and practice of surveillance supported by many examples of surveillance systems from the developed and developing world. The class will build on and reinforce basic epidemiologic concepts. Students will be given the opportunity to design and evaluate a surveillance system.
Epid 7134 – Research Methods Ii, Logan Cowan
Epid 7134 – Research Methods Ii, Logan Cowan
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
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
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
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.
Chbe 9130-A: Research Methods In Community And Behavioral Health, Joseph Telfair
Chbe 9130-A: Research Methods In Community And Behavioral Health, Joseph Telfair
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
General Course Description: This course introduces students to research methods in health science. Development and presentation of practicum and research proposals will be the focus of the course. Additional emphasis will be placed on writing skills that will contribute to research projects and grant applications.
Bios 7544 – Data Management For Biostatistics, Jingjing Yin
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 SAS output, debugging a SAS program, using character functions in SAS, using a random number generator, probability distributions, arrays, and date and time functions, and create a SAS program which includes one or more macros. This course will cover basic relational database design and some introductory descriptive and inferential statistical procedures …
Bios/Pubh 6541: Biostatistics, Xinyan Zhang
Bios/Pubh 6541: Biostatistics, Xinyan Zhang
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.
Pubh 3136 A – Principles Of Environmental Health, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Pubh 3136 A – 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.
Pubh 2131c: Introduction To Community And Public Health, Kristie Cason Waterfield
Pubh 2131c: Introduction To Community And Public Health, Kristie Cason Waterfield
College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)
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.