Epidemiology 506

This course presents an overview of mortality and disease occurrence in terms of geographic, cultural, nutritional and environmental factors.  Reviews health indicators such as infant mortality and economic factors associated with development.  Discusses health problems of developing countries and describes programs and organizations involved in addressing them.  This course is required for students in the International Health track in Epidemiology but can also be taken by non International Health students.

Health Behavior Health Education 654

Consumer health informatics (CHI) gives health care consumers information and tools to facilitate their engagement.  Students will become familiar with, and evaluate, a range of CHI applications.  They will also assess the needs and technological practices of potential users, generate theory-informed design and implementation strategies, and select appropriate evaluation approaches.

Cross listed with SI 554. 

Health Behavior Health Education 629

Families represent the primary setting within which individuals acquire information concerning health, learn specific health-related behaviors, and function as caregivers to others. Because the family and the health and well-being of its constituent members are interconnected in fundamental ways, it is critical that we develop an understanding of this primary institution, the factors that impact on its form and functioning, and their relation to health and health-related concerns.

Health Management and Policy 624

HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and diarrheal disease are the four biggest contributors to the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa and represent a serious constraint on economic growth.  They kill nearly 4 million African adults and children annually.  Readings from the public health, economic and medical literature will focus on the main debates surrounding policy interventions to combat these diseases.  The class will examine and evaluate the evidence on the nature of these diseases and the effectiveness of current interventions in Africa and other parts of the developing world.  Thro

Epidemiology 605

Introduction to diseases and transmission characteristics, and the descriptive epidemiology of infectious agents. This course will help students to understand the theoretical basis of pathogen transmission and what factors determine patterns of disease occurrence. Students will learn how to apply this understanding to disease prevention and control.

Nutritional Sciences 518

This course offers a unique opportunity for students to gain an interdisciplinary overview of crises and opportunities in today's food system through a weekly lecture series bringing high-profile speakers to campus from diverse sectors: academia, grassroots movements, public health, farming, and more.

Public Health 610

This course is intended to serve as an introduction to the major issues of public health in the United States, although issues of global health will be considered as well.  We will examine environmental, social and ethic determinants of public health, and how they may be altered.

Health Behavior Health Education 669

Advances in genetics research are rapidly presenting both great opportunities and complex challenges for public health.  In order for the potential benefits of genetic research to be realized (and unintended harms minimized), numerous health behavior and health education (HBEHED) issues will need to be addressed.  This course will employ a blend of lectures and group discussions to consider such issues, including the following:  genetics and risk communication; ethical issues in HBEHED genetics research; the psychological and behavioral impact of genetic testing; public and professional kno

Health Management and Policy 608

This course provides an overview of financial accounting for students interested in health care management and policy.  It is designed to serve the needs of both students who have never had a course in financial accounting (for 2 credits) and students who have had an introductory course in financial accounting but without health care applications (for 1 credit). 

Health Behavior Health Education 540

The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of reproductive health, in the USA and internationally.  The course will introduce students to historical trends in the global burden of reproductive ill-health, the social ecology of reproductive risk, clinical health practice, and current controversies in policy and practice.  Through a comparative look at reproductive health needs (e.g.

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