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3.00 Credits
General overview of issues surrounding cognitive and affective strategies to help students become aware of trauma-related coping behaviors. Common reactions to trauma would cover emergency situations, on-going trauma and death, dying and bereavement.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides an overview of the finances and infrastructure on which the U.S. health care system is based as well as a basic overview of the health policy process. Students will learn about private and public health insurance, including Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP, as well as discuss the growing problem of uninsured populations. In addition, students will explore the policy process behind our current health system, focusing on the role of the legislative, executive, and judicial systems, as well as special interest groups and the role of public opinion in health policy.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts and models of strategic community outreach as it pertains to the special population communities, within the context of emergency management planning, response, and recovery. It will assist health care and allied health professionals, public health professionals, and emergency responders to understand how accessible information and technology is part of the community outreach strategy. The course will enable students to meet identified core competencies of emergency preparedness for public health and emergency professionals, which include: functional roles, resource identification, problem solving, and appropriate response. Students will utilize problem-based learning by analyzing actual and scenario based disaster events and applying the theories, principles, and practice of strategic community outreach pertaining to emergency response and recovery. In addition, students will learn about the issues faced by special population communities and how to address these special needs in all hazard response and recovery.
Prerequisite:
PUBHLTH 2207 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Students will become familiar with the key concepts in public health literature on race and ethnicity and how various aspects of culture influence health. We will also examine how prejudice and discrimination, and neighborhood and community context may contribute to health disparities. Note: This course is restricted to public health majors and minors only.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory course will survey selected chemical, physical, and biological health hazards in the construction industry through lectures, assigned readings, and field visits. The primary focus will be on preventing, recognizing and controlling these hazards to prevent acute and chronic health effects. Chemical exposures, respiratory protection, noise hazards, ergonomic stressors, and biohazards will be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an examination of different management approaches to the prediction and prevention of construction related accidents. Methods of accident investigations and the mechanics of an accident will be reviewed. Also this course will cover methods of accident prevention through understanding the general principles of hazard control, loss control procedures and analysis, program implementation and maintenance. During this course, a visit to a construction site will be conducted.
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3.00 Credits
This course will consist of field work as well as an in-class lab component. The primary focus will be on obtaining experience in the field as a Construction Safety Management professional under an appropriate supervisor. Students will reflect on their experiences through a journal highlighting their activities. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to discuss their fieldwork with other Construction Safety Management students in the classroom.
Prerequisite:
CE 2196, PUBHLTH 2217
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3.00 Credits
Peer educators are Temple University students who focus on promoting campus social and educational environments consisting of lower-risk choices, which reflect the attitudes, behaviors, and values of healthy lifestyles. The peer educators are trained to facilitate on-campus as well as off-campus workshops and programs that deal with sexual health, nutrition, and fitness, stress management, tobacco, and other general wellness issues. This class is meant only for those students training to be HEART peer educators. Note: This course is for HEART Peer Educators only. Prior to fall 2010, the course title was “Health Teaching Techniques for Peer Educators.”
Prerequisite:
Acceptance into the HEART Peer Education program
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the application of epidemiology practices in public health including: using and interpreting data, calculating measures of health status, and identifying various research study designs used in epidemiologic studies. Additionally, the course will apply the steps in epidemiological disease investigation in order to become familiar with the methodology used in studying an epidemic outbreak. Note: This course is for Public Health majors or minors only.
Prerequisite:
Statistics (QB) course: MATH 1013 (C067), PSYCH 1167 (C067), SOC 1167 (CO67) or STAT 2101 (CO21)
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover the basic concepts of public health research including: study designs, human subjects protection, quantitative and qualitative research techniques and data collection. These concepts will be applied to public health settings and topics. Note: This course is for Public Health majors only.
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