172:101 Introduction to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

This course introduces basic concepts, strategies and methods of health promotion and disease prevention. It places health promotion within the context of public health, and provides a broad overview of policy formation planning, implementation and evaluation.

172:106 Designing and Implementing Interventions

Provides students with the background and skills necessary to effectively plan a public health intervention program. A variety of program planning models will be reviewed. Students will have the opportunity to apply what they have learned to a project on the health topic of their choice.  *Pre-requisite: 172:150

172:110 Community Development in Public Health

Introduces concepts, strategies and methods of community development as a major approach to creating healthy communities and promoting social change. Also examines the role of public health practitioners as change agents in organizations and communities.

172:115 Community Preventive Programs/Services

The course provides an overview of recommended community preventive programs/services and information useful in their development and implementation.

172:122 Maternal, Child and Family Health

This course provides an overview of the major issues, policies, and programs related to the health of women, children, and families in the United States. Social, political, and economic determinants will be addressed.

172:130 Social Determinants of Health

The course is designed to expand students' potential for effective, satisfying health care practice by developing their familiarity with social science theoretical frameworks/concepts applicable to understanding phenomena associated with health.

172:131 Anthropology and International Health

This course examines the critical role of medical anthropology in international health research and practice. The course focuses on the political ecology of infectious disease and the quest for culturally appropriate interventions.

172:133 The Anthropology of Women's Health

Through readings in anthropology and public health, this course explores how female gender intersects with culture, environment, and political economy to shape health and illness. Topics include: reproductive health, violence, drug use, cancer.

172:135 Health Dispartities and Cultural Competence

Introduction to the characteristics, causes, and effects of health disparities in the U.S. health care system.  Provides students with a foundation to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to become culturally competent health care providers.

172:140 Media and Health

Potential and limits of mass media to accomplish health education of the public; research dealing with influence of information and entertainment media.  Theories, models, and assumptions of mass communication in relation to public health issues.

172:150 Health Behavior and Health Education

Health Behavior and Health Education introduces health behavior theory and its applications relevant to public health practice. The course is designed to introduce students to concepts fundamental to the understanding of human health behavior.

172:160 Substance Use and Misuse in America

This course provides students with a thorough grounding in the most up-to-date research and clinical information on the etiology, assessment and diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of the substance-related disorders. Special emphasis is on alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and cocaine abuse and dependence because of their impact on American society, although the full range of drugs of abuse are covered.

172:161 Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Prevalence and defining characteristics of both substance-related and mental health disorders; focus on gender, cultural, ethnic, life-span, socio-economic differences and between individual and community levels. Implication for primary and secondary prevention.

172:163 Tobacco Use: Prevention and Control

Introduces tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, as a major public health concern.  Key factors contributing to tobacco use are examined.  Class participants develop knowledge of strategies to reduce smoking in communities.

172:170 Special Topics

Didactic material in community and behavioral health that may include tutorial, seminar, or faculty-directed work. May be a course on a special topic taught on a one-time or first-time basis.

172:181 Evaluation I: Theory and Applications

Theory and application of program evaluation methods in public health. An overview of evaluation theory and models of program evaluation, examples of public health program evaluation, and criteria for judging evaluation methods and products.

172:183 Qualitative Research for Public Health

This course introduces students to methods and theories of qualitative research that will enable them to describe and explain social phenomena related to health behavior, illness, prevention and treatment in the public health domain.

172:185 Communicating with the Community

Communication skills that can be used in research and practice settings, taught from a cultural perspective, with specific reference to gender, age, ethnicity. Methods include individual and constructive interviewing, public speaking, and conducting focus groups.

172:240 Health Communication

This course will explore the theories, concepts, and research associated with health communication. Both interpersonal and mass communication approaches will be examined.

172:242 Persuasion and Health

This seminar provides insight into theories of persuasion and social influence. In this course we will explore attitude formation, the relationship between attitudes and behavior, persuasion theories, and their applications across health topics.

172:246 Health Communication Campaigns

Graduate students are exposed to design and analysis of heath campaigns blending theory, practice and methods to critique past, present and future campaigns. Campaigns approaches include mass media, community, organization, and interpersonal.

172:270 Independent Study in Community and Behavioral Health

In-depth pursuit of an area of special interest in Community and Behavioral Health requiring substantial creativity and independence.

172:271 Research in Community and Behavioral Health

Advanced research in community and behavioral health.

172:282 Evaluation II: Design and Methods

Design and methodology for use in public health program evaluation is the focus. This includes planning for the evaluation, selection of evaluation designs, collection of data, analysis of data, and reporting of evaluation results.  Prerequisite: 172:181

172:285 Research Methods in Community and Behavioral Health

A critical overview of quantitative research methods related to community and behavioral health.  Students gain understanding of the major elements of behavioral and social science research, develop the ability to critically evaluate research related to community and behavioral health, and apply research methods in public health practice.

172:300 Thesis/Dissertation

170:101 Introduction to Public Health

This course introduces students to concepts, structures and activities in public health practice.

170:299 The Practicum Experience

A comprehensive and integrated application of the knowledge required by the MPH program in a practice setting in such a way as to demonstrate a professional competency in public health practice.

171:161 Intro to Biostatistics

Introduction to the application of statistical techniques to biological data. Topics include descriptive statistics, normal and binomial distributions, sampling distributions, hypothesis tests, confidence intervals, contingency tables, nonparametric methods, one-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, and simple linear regression.

171:162 Design and Analysis of Experiments in the Biomedical Sciences

Simple and multiple linear regression, correlation. One-way layout, two-way layout, considerations in the planning of experiments, factorial experiments. Tukey's, Scheffe's, Dunnett's multiple comparison techniques, orthogonal contrasts.

173:140 Epidemiology I: Principles

The course focuses on epidemiologic concepts and methods including the design of descriptive and analytic studies, application of epidemiology to public health practice, and communication and dissemination of epidemiologic findings.

174:102 Introduction to U.S. Health Care

The course covers socioeconomic, political and environmental forces influencing the organization, financing and delivery of personal and public health services. Health services and policy concepts and terminology including health determinants, access to care, system integration, policy development and federalism are emphasized.

174:200 Introduction to Health Care Organizations and Policy

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the organization of the US health care system and the health care policies that are shaping its development which includes historical, socioeconomic, political and environmental forces.

175:197 Environmental Health

Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health that are determined by interactions with physical, chemical, biological and social factors in the global environment. This course surveys all aspects, focusing on issues most relevant today.