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4.00 Credits
Examines history of social welfare programs concerned with the elderly in the U.S.; the organizations that have been significant in influencing social welfare policies on the elderly; participation of senior citizens in shaping such policies. Issues such as senior citizen housing, social security, and medicare are examined in historical perspective. Case studies are used to highlight ongoing experiences of the elderly and the impact of governmental policy on the daily lives of older people. Offered every year. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 Credits
Introduces basic management and planning concepts and the application of these concepts to the health field. Attention is paid to system-wide considerations, e.g., methods of health care regulation and cost containment, as well as to techniques and concepts used in managing health care organizations. Managerial and regulatory process is emphasized. Students are encouraged to relate organizational capabilities to the larger social, political, and economic environment. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: EMS
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4.00 Credits
Examines the legal, economic, and political foundations of occupational health activities in the U.S. The roles of government, unions, corporations and research organizations are discussed. Students may review the scientific basis of association of selected occcupational exposures with disease. Special emphasis is on critical evaluations of the literature. Reviews occupational cancer and respiratory disease, and epidemiological approaches to chemical carcinogens. Offered every year. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Identifies and analyzes the political forces acting in the health care sector and examines their relationship to the U.S. political scene. Debates over health policy are traced historically and related to major policy models in U.S. history. Special attention is paid to coalition building; the possibility of reform; the development of the idea that health care is a right; private influence on the functioning of public agencies; policy formation in the traditional area of government involvement in health care (administration, legislation, regulation, plannning, financing adjudication, research, and development . ) Offered every year. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Descriptive introduction to field. Considers etiologic factors, isolates and focuses on critical, physical, temporal, and demographic determinants of human diseases. The material draws on available clinical and epidemiological data to illustrate the importance of these variables on disease evolution. Offered every spring. Prerequisite: HS4670; EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Designed to give prospective health professionals an understanding of the terminology and concepts of health law. Attention focuses on the public health law, medical care law, and health facitlity law. Historical and contemporary issues are examined via case review readings and discussions. Issues include the right to health care, informed consent, malpractice, product liability, etc. Offered on demand. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
International Health examines health problems, health status, public health policies and programs in the developing world, and the role of global politics and economics in determining the health status of people worldwide. The health systems of a number of countries are also examined. Offered every fall. Prerequisite : EMS.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on the most important federal, environmental, state and local laws. Defines roles that each level of government plays in regulating air, water, and solid waste pollution, and control of dangerous substances such as radiocative and hazardous wastes. Students become familiar with the history and function of such agencies as EPA, DEC, Department of Health, and the agencies involved in resource and land-use planning. The environmental impact statement process and the role of environmental organizations in the political policy-making process are examined. Offered on demand. Prerequisite: EMS.
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4.00 Credits
The student performs 90 hours of field work in a community health agency, with prior approval of the instructor. Provides an opportunity for students to intergrate class room learning with practical work experience in assessing coommunity health needs and affecting change in health care delivery systems. Students meet regularly to discuss their experiences, maintain a log of their field activities, and write a final paper describing the agency and summarizing their work. Offered every fall. Prerequisite: EMS; HS3600 & HS3610
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
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