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3.00 Credits
Winston. An integrated approach to injury control research will be discussed. Basic biomechanical engineering principles important in trauma research will be presented by lecture, demonstration, video, and references. Methods for incorporating these concepts into injury epidemiological studies will be discussed. References will be provided.
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3.00 Credits
Morssink. Public health research and practice can be greatly enhanced by using sociological perspectives when formulating questions, hypotheses, programs and policies. After an introductory lecture on some major analytical tools in sociology, the class will use the concept of "the sociological imagination" in five discussions, each addressing a topic that most public health workers and researchers face.
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3.00 Credits
Hughes-Halbert. This is a lecture course that will provide a topical overview of issues in public health genetics. The purpose of this course is to introduce students tothe complex issues involved in applying and integrating genetic technology and information into public health. Through a series of lectures and observationalexperiences, students will learn about the history of public health genetics,the role that genetics play in public health, and issues involved in applying genetic technology in clinical and research settings. Lectures will also address the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic testing in populations and research designed to identify suseptibility genes in diverse ethnic and racial groups.
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3.00 Credits
Wiebe. This course will provide an introduction to GIS in public health research and practice. Through a series of lectures and labs students will explore theories linking health and the environment, spatial analysis and spatial epidemiology, and applications of GIS-related data collection and analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Nathanson. Prerequisite(s): Undergraduates must have completed HSOC-010-401. This course presents an overview of issues in global health from the viewpoint of many different disciplines, with emphasis on economically less developed countries. Subjects include: millennium goals; measures of disease burden; population projections and control; environmental health and safe water; demography of disease and mortality; zoonotic infectious diseases; AIDS and HIV prevention; vaccine utilization and impact; eradication of polio virus; chronic diseases;tobacco-associated disease and its control; nutritional challenges; social determinants of global health; harm reduction and behavioral modifications; women's reproductive rights; health economics and cost-effective interventions; health manpower and capacity development; bioethical issues in a global context.
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3.00 Credits
Kraut-Becher. This course uses basic economic concepts, principles and theories to examine selected topics relevant to the public health sector of the United States. Issues pertinent to the government in its provision, financing and regulation of healthcare will be addressed. Economic evaluation techniques often used in public decision-making will be reviewed. In addition, infectious diseases and risky and addictive behaviors will be examined from an economics perspective. Discussions of economic theories and methods for exploring each topic will be accompanied by examples drawn from existing research literature.
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3.00 Credits
Salzer. This course introduces students to theoretical and practical aspects of program evaluation. Students learn about the application of data collection skills to all phases of developing a public health program or service innovation, from needs assessment to analysis of findings to implementation of changes based on results. Students learn to appreciate how these skills can be used as practical implementation, including taking a reflective practice approach, ensuring equity and fairness in program delivery (i.e., combating disparities), and generally promoting public health through effective and efficient programmatic efforts. This applied course provides students with practical data collection experiences as well as requiring an in-depth evaluation project and report.
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3.00 Credits
McKenzie. This course provides a forum for the student to critically appraise the literature using a systematic approach to reading and critically evaluating journal articles from the occupational and environmental medicine as well as the public health literature. Through this process, elements such as study hypothesis, study design, selection of the study population, and evaluation of the internal and external validity of an article will be examined. Methods learned in this course can be used as a framework to critically evaluate medical research articles in other disciplines. At each session, the article, pre-approved by the course director, will be presented by a student (occupational medicine resident, master's student or doctoral student). The article will then be discussed by all members of the group. The session will be moderated by the course director and other faculty will be presnt to discuss the article. The course will allow discussions of methodological, regulatory, research, ethical, or health issues raised by the article presented and also allow the group to review statistical methods.
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3.00 Credits
Cannuscio. Our success as public health researchers, practitioners, and leaders often depends on our ability to think critically and act rapidly to address populatin health threats. This course will examine the fundamental challenges of public health action. Using a case-based method, the course will probe true public health emergencies, considering the information available to scientists; public access and reaction to that information; and the nature/scope/consequences of interventions levied to address the public health threat. The course will tackle cases from several areas of infectious and social epidemiology, such as the following: outbreak investigation (using a cholera example), lay epidemiology (examining cancer clusters), surveillance and rapid response (based on flu policy), and the dificulty of intervening to address social determinants of health (probably looking at poverty/SES and race/racism).Students in the class will develop key skillws in critical epidemiological reasoning. In all cases, teh emphasis will on evaluating the empirical base for public health decision-making, with attention given to public health goals and metrics used to evaluate success in public health interventions.
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3.00 Credits
Morssink. This course is a follow-up on the provost-sponsored seminar series that ran from 2003 to 2006. The title of the first seminar in 2003, Ameliorating Health Disparities: An Excerise in Futility or a Tool for Real Social Change, captures the reason for providing this course. Health disparities are a fact of social and professional life. Addressing Health Disparities was the second overreaching goal of Healthy People 2010. Most policy initiatives toward eliminating health disparities have failed to close these gaps in population health policies. Preparation work for Healthy People 2020 will highlight this problem. The course will provide the students with the tools necessary to make ameliorating health disparities part of their career, whether in advocacy,program management, scientific inquiry or education. The course covers methods, reasoning, problem definition, scope descriptions, lessons learned, and pathways for implementing better disparity outcomes in PH programs.
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