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4.00 Credits
A History seminar course that explores the topics of health and disease among humans and animals in Africa, circa 1500-present. Emphasis is placed on understanding African perspectives of health and disease and the challenges of managing disease during the colonial and post-independence periods. Topics covered may include but are not limited to Black Death, Sleeping Sickness, Trypanosomiasis, Rinderpest, Lungsickness, venereal diseases, Yellow Fever, HIV/AIDS and the changing roles of Traditional Healers and Western Doctors in Africa. A heavy reading load is to be expected for this course.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to analyze the relationship between death and health with emphasis upon the biological, psychological, bioethical, and legal aspects of death in contemporary society. This course will examine various controversial topics and current events related to death and dying within the field of public health. Some of these topics include end-of-life care issues, physician assisted suicide and euthanasia, and coping with life threatening illnesses. The course will be a combination of lecture, discussion, and practical applications and scenarios.
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4.00 Credits
Epidemiology is a combination of a subject matter science and a research methodology. The course will explore the use of epidemiology in general health care as well as in public health. It will focus on the development of epidemiology, concepts and elements of infectious and chronic disease, measurement and study design for epidemiological research. Students will gain knowledge about developing preventative programs and addressing overall ongoing health concerns using epidemiological data. Key epidemiological concepts such as association, bias and confounding will be covered, as well as the main epidemiological study designs. Other areas include practical application of skills in interpreting, displaying and communicating epidemiological data.t
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4.00 Credits
This course will cover the basic theoretical underpinnings of human behavior, both at the individual and population levels. Utilizing this framework, this course will analyze the social and behavioral determinants to health, such as culture, socioeconomic class, gender, etc. Finally, these theories will be applied to various real-world settings, from schools to mass communications to special-needs populations. The course will be a combination of lecture, discussion and practical applications and scenarios. Group work will be emphasized, with group projects and team presentations. Concepts will be reinforced with historical and contemporary examples and case studies.
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4.00 Credits
This course will cover health issues, scientific understanding of causes, and possible future approaches to control of the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Topics include how the body reacts to environmental pollutants; physical, chemical, and biological agents of environmental contamination; vectors for dissemination (air, water, soil); solid and hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers and risk analysis; the scientific basis for policy decisions; and emerging global environmental health problems.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the discipline and profession of health education. Students will examine the concepts of health and wellness, the determinants of health behavior, national health status, the history of health education and health promotion. The student will recognize health education as an important foundation for population-based healthcare.
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3.00 Credits
Policy decisions shape our healthcare landscape. The US spends the highest percent GDP on healthcare in the industrial world, but this does not translate into high quality care or health outcome measures. In fact, over 50 million people in the US have no health insurance. People without health insurance (public or private) tend to forgo or delay care, ultimately seeking medical intervention when conditions are more advanced and thus more costly (and difficult) to treat. This course will examine how health care policy is created and adopted in the US, with a focus on Utah. Students will learn the ins and outs of policy, advocacy, lobbying, and the impact policy decisions have on the public and on the medical system. Topics include national and Utah health reform, issues for vulnerable populations, public programs, the health insurance industry, and effective advocacy. The class will be a "hands-on" approach to learning policy, structured around Utah's legislative session. Students will be expected to attend relevant committee hearings, caucuses, coalition meetings, and legislative debate at Utah's Capitol complex during Utah's legislative session. Students will follow proposed legislation through the session, actively working in support or opposition. Students will have the opportunity to work with local advocacy groups and meet Utah's key policy makers.
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3.00 Credits
The course is designed to provide students an overview to develop public health programs and interventions to address the most important health issues affecting our communities at local, national, and international levels. Students will learn the process of public health programming including assessment, design, planning, implementations and evaluation. The course will also include an overview of effective public health interventions using the socio-ecologic framework (individual/behavioral, environmental/social/community and policy) as a foundation to explore various levels of interventions. The course integrates several knowledge and skill areas including: research methods, epidemiology, biostatistics, proposal writing, budget planning, project management, and program evaluation. Students will develop a plan to implement and evaluate a public health intervention to address a health need of their choosing.
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1.00 Credits
The art and science of public health is constantly changing, with new public health issues emerging on a daily basis, as well as new and novel methods of addressing these issues. This course will cover a variety of topics relating to contemporary issues in public. Topics related to the practice of the public health professional will also be covered. Topics such as leadership, systems thinking, public health competencies, professionalism, and continuing education will be covered in this class. This course will cover more advanced topics than the companion PUBH 190.
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1.00 Credits
A tutorial-based course used only for student-initiated proposals for intensive individual study of topics not otherwise offered in the Public Health program.
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