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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 for the association of selected occupational exposures with disease. Specail emphasis is on critical evaluations of the literature. Reviews occupational cancer an respiratory disease, and epidemiological approaches to chemical carcinogenesis. Offered every year. Prerequisites: EC II placement.
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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 facility 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 every other year. Prerequisites: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of major infectious disease epidemics including their ecology, epidimiology, pathology and sociology. The AIDS epidemic will be a major focus of this course. Other diseases will include tuberculosis, polio, influenza, Legionnaires' Disease, small pox and syphillis as well as vector borne diseases such as the bubonic plague, malaria, schistosomiasis and African Sleeping Sickness. A history of medical advances against infectious disease will also be explored. This is primarily a descriptive course but some knowledge of basic biology is recommended. Prerequisite: BS2100 or BS2400 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
For community health major who wish to expand knowledge of the health problems in underdeveloped countries. Examines historical trends in political and economic development in light of changes in health status, public health, and health care policy on the countries studied. Health systems in a variety of industrialized nations are also examined as possible models for future development. Offered every other year. Prerequisites: EC II placement.
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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 radioactive 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 i the political policy-making process are examined. Offered upon demand. Prerequisites: EMS placement.
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4.00 Credits
Requires 90 hours of filed work off campus in a community health placement approved by the instructor. Provides an opportunity for students to integrate classroom learning with practical work experience in assesssing community health needs and effecting change in health care delivery systems. Students meet regurarly to discuss their experiences; a final paper is required. This course may be repeated for students to gain an exposure to a variety of health-related agencies. Offered every Fall. Prerequisites: EMS placement.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced seminar for students who wish to pursue independent research on Long Island health issues. Guest speakers from health institutions and agencies. Offered upon demand. Prerequisites: BS3600,BS3610;EMS
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2.00 Credits
Designed to increase ability to read in the discipline. Students will survey scientific literature, learn how to research topics, prepare abstracts, etc. Students will attend and report on lectures by external speakers. Must be taken by students in their junior year. Offered every Spring. Prerequisites: Junior standing
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2.00 Credits
Designed to promote an in-depth consideration of special topics in current biological research. The course will include presentations by both external speakers and students. The student will under the advisement of a faculty mentor, develop a topic either as a library or laboratory study and present the results both orally and as a writen paper. Offered every Fall. Prerequisite: Senior standing
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4.00 Credits
Research project carried out under the supervision of a faculty member. Each project includes a survey of the appropriate original literature and investigation of a selected research topic by experimntatal or theoretical methods. Open to students of upper-division standing, preferably seniors, on acceptance as a research student by a faculty member. Students may take this course twice for credit by may receive only 4 credits from this course toward their major. Offered every semester. Prerequisites: BS2400,BS2410;instructor permission.
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