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Hspm 7336: Supply Chain Management, Linda Kimsey

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

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.

Phld 9231 – Health Informatics & Decision Making, Gulzar H. Shah

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

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.

Pubh 3130- Substance Use And Abuse (Net), Jamie S. Cromley

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

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 3232: Foundations Of Health Education And Promotion Practice, Joanne Chopak-Foss

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

This course examines current issues and topics underlying the field of health promotion and education practice 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.

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• Georgia Southern reports on weight loss trends in overweight adolescents
• Georgia Southern Examines Health Departments' Activities to Address Health Disparities

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• Georgia Southern Identifies Factors for Sickle Cell Carrier Screening Among African Americans
• Georgia Southern Examines Black Mobility on Tybee Island

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Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Black Mobility on Tybee Island
• Georgia Southern Identifies Factors for Sickle Cell Carrier Screening Among African Americans

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• Leadership for Health Professionals: Theory, Skills, and Applications.

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Leadership for Health Professionals: Theory, Skills, and Applications

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern participates in an international study to search for a common molecular indicator of microbial pollution in global waters

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• JPHCOPH Students Present at The Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service- Learning
• Georgia Southern Examines LHDs Role in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Community Health Needs Assessment
• Georgia Southern Participates in an international study to search for a common molecular indicator of microbial pollution in global waters

Community Health News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• JPHCOPH Students Present at The Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines LHDs Role in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Community Health Needs Assessment
• JPHCOPH Students Present at The Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning

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• Georgia Southern Examines Muscle-Strengthening and Aerobic Activities and Mortality in Cancer Survivors

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Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Muscle-Strengthening and Aerobic Activities and Mortality in Cancer Survivors

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Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines the Impact of Tides on Microbial Water Quality

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• Georgia Southern Examines the Impact of Tides on Microbial Water Quality
• Georgia Southern Investigates Asymptotic Properties of Kernel Density Mode Based Estimation using RSS

Community Health News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Global and Rural Child Public Health

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• Georgia Southern Examines Water Quality and Perception of Risk
• Georgia Southern Wins Best Presentation Award

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Water Quality and Perception of Risk

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Water Quality and Perception of Risk

Phld 9331 - Public Health Policy, Regulation & Ethics, William A. Mase

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

The purpose of this course is to provide advanced graduate students with an overview of the health policy environment in the United States and prepare students with the skills and tools that they need to analyze and compare between various health policy alternatives. The course emphasis is on contemporary topics in health policy research and various proposals of health care reform. The student will also get introduced to comparative health systems from other nations. By the completion of this course, the student will gain a detailed understanding of contemporary health policy issues and about the health policy making process.

Bios 6136 - Topics Of Inference In Biostatistics Ii, Lili Yu

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

The course will introduce large sample theory, such as law of large numbers and the central limit theorem; sampling distributions of estimators; the basis for inferences derived from hypothesis testing and confidence intervals; and simulation methods. Emphasis will be placed on how these techniques are used in biostatistical problems and applications using examples from the pharmaceutical industry.

Bios 6332 - Experimental Design In Biostat, Jingjing Yin

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

This course introduces the methods for analyzing biomedical and health related data using ANOVA methods. The course will involve one-way and two-way ANOVA with fixed or/and random effects and sample size/power calculation. And Logistic and Poisson regression models will also be addressed. The students will learn how to apply SAS procedures PROC POWER, PROC GLM, PROC MIXED, PROC GENMOD and PROC GLIMMIX and interpret the results of analysis. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of critical thinking skills.

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.

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.

Bios 9433 - Analysis With Missing & Miss-Specified Data, Haresh Rochani

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

This course is designed to provide the student with the basics of methods for analyzing data with missing data and misspecified data. This course will cover the following topics: missing data in experiments, complete case analysis, weighted complete case analysis, available case analysis, single imputation methods such as mean, regression, last value varied forward, hot deck imputation, cold deck imputation, Bayes Imputation, Multiple imputation, and non-ignorable missing data models. Prerequisite: A minimum grade of “B” in BIOS 9131. Co-requisite: BIOS 9231.

Chbe 9331 - Health Disparities & The Rural Underserved, Andrew Hansen

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

This course provides an in-depth look at health disparities, including factors related to history, politics, socioeconomics, race/ethnicity and public health. The extant literature in each of these areas will be examined and discussed.

Chbe 9630 - Doctoral Seminar In Community Health, Joseph Telfair

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

This course will provide students with the opportunity to analyze the history and current applications of social and behavioral science theories, approaches, models and strategies (learned throughout the curriculum) to public health practice and research. This seminar will examine the breadth of epistemologies employed as we develop effective methods to create change across the ecological spectrum, from individual to policy levels. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking skills to help students engage in dialogue about what will be effective research and practice in diverse public health settings over the next 10 years.

Cohe 6130 - A:Research Methods In Health Science, Stacy W. Smallwood

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

Introduces students to research methods in health science. Development and presentation of practicum and research proposal will be the focus of the course. Additional emphasis will be placed on Community- Based Participatory Research for Health.