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3.00 Credits
McCauley. This course will provide a foundational overview of the field of public health and grounding in the public health paradigm. Content will include the history of public health, an introduction to the basic public health sciences (behavioral and social sciences, biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, policy and management), prevention of chronic and infectious diseases and injuries, future directions for public health, international health, ethics, context analysis (specifically concepts of urban health and health disparities), health promotion and disease prevention. This course is also listed as Nursing 570.
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3.00 Credits
Grisso. This course is a series of lectures and sessions designed to provide a working knowledge of the fundamental concepts of biostatistics. Topics covered include probability, estimation, confidence interals, hypothesis testing including nonparametric techniques, correlation, regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance. Emphasis is placed on understanding the proper application and underlying assumptions of the methods presented.
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3.00 Credits
Pinto-Martin. This course provides an introduction to epidemiological methods and an overviewof the role of epidemiology in disease etiology and in the planning, delivery and evaluation of health services. The population-based approach to collection and analysis of health data will be emphasized throughout the course. Through textbook reading, class discussion and review of the recent literature, students will become acquainted with the basic designs of epidemiological studies in theory and in practice. Students will develop the basic skills necessary to use epidemiological knowledge and methods as the basis for scientific public health practice. This course is also listed as Nursing 500.
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3.00 Credits
Emmett. This course will provide a broad introduction to the scientific basis of occupational and environmental health. Content will address issues in the ambient, occupational and global environments as well as the tools, concepts and methods used in environmental health.
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3.00 Credits
Blank. This course provides students with a solid foundation in behavioral and social science theory, research, and interventions as they pertain to public health. Content will provide exposure to a broad range of theories, including the theoretical foundations of social science applications for help-seeking, gender, race, ethnicity and social class. These theories will be discussed using examples of their applications to numerous public health problems including HIV/AIDS, violence, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and diabetes.
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3.00 Credits
Morssink. This course will introduce students to basic frameworks from the fields of public policy and public administration. Students will acquire knowledge of the many interactive factors that shape health policies in the USA, and a comprehension of the major theories andmodern dilemmas of health administration. Students will gain a critical understanding of the structural and cultural dynamics that make up the nationalpublic health and health care "systems"; core aspects of health economics; core aspects of health economics; and the roles of politics, community participation and worldviews that shape these systems. Throughout the course the interface of health policy and administration with other domains in the political economy of the US will be described and analyzed.
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3.00 Credits
Tsou, Holmes. This is a survey course who objective is to provide students with greater familiarity in the range of methods essential to public health practice. The course will include data collection and evaluation topics that build upon basic knowledge in epidemiology and biostatistics to include qualitative research, principles and concepts of advocacy, uses of informatics in public health, among others. The course will pick up on emerging needs in public health. The objectives of the course are: 1. integration and application of public health concepts into methods and practice; 2. exposure to methodological topics and resources not covered or only touched upon in other public health courses; 3. complement the capstone's hands-on approach to evidence-based public health.
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3.00 Credits
Rosoff. What is best - or, at least, seems best -- for the public's health is not always consistent with society's view of what is legal, ethical, or good policy. This course introduces key concepts of legal, ethical, and policy analysis and attempts to demonstrate with current examples how these forces empower, guide, and constrain public health decision-making and actions. The course will combine lecture, Socratic dialogue, and group discussion in an informal setting. The course will feature guest lectures by several distinguished experts from Penn and from other universities.
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3.00 Credits
Cannuscio. The capstone project is a planned, supervised and evaluated research or service project that includes field experience in the Philadelphia region. The objective is to afford students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired through their academic coursework in a real life setting, in an area of personal interest.
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3.00 Credits
Branas. This course will offer students an introduction to the relatively new field of injury and violence prevention. As a major cause of death and disability throughout the world, injury is a leading public health problem. Prominent types ofinjuries to be discussed include those relating to motor vehicles, falls, and firearms. Students will finish with a basic understanding of injuries and the many issues involved in preventing injuries.
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