School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Public Health Courses and Course Descriptions

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1 School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences Public Health Courses and Course Descriptions PHS Foundations of Public Health PHS Public Health and Social Justice PHS Global Health PHS Introduction to Epidemiology PHS Health Policy PHS Health Disparities PHS Social Determinants of Health Public Health Core (30 credits required for all emphasis areas) This course provides a history of public health. It provides learners with the overarching framework, principles, and core responsibilities of public health from a multidisciplinary perspective. It offers students a methodology for understanding populations and population health through an overview of the five core disciplines: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, social and behavioral health, and health policy and management. This course explores the concept of social justice and its role in the mission of public health. The impact of social justice measures on health disparities, health behaviors and social and physical environment will be examined. This course introduces the student to the concept of population health in a global context. In this course, health problems that transcend national boarders or have a global economic or political impact are identified and explored. This course introduces students to the basic science of public health and population health. The course will provide an introduction to the different categories of epidemiology and types of epidemiological studies; and an overview of the disease transmission cycle. This course provides an historical overview and current status of health care organization, delivery and finance in the United States. The distribution of and access to medical care and public health services are explored within current political, economic, and social contexts. The role of public and private insurance in the delivery of health care is examined. The role and impacts of politics and advocacy on health policy is discussed. This course provides an overview of health disparities in the U.S. The scope and magnitude of health disparities in various racial, ethnic and other emerging groups will be identified. Evidence-based strategies for promoting health equity will be explored. The role of cultural competency, advocacy, and social justice in promoting health equity will be explored. This course provides an understanding of the process by which the social and physical environment gets under the skin to influence health outcomes. Social determinants of health including: socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, class, neighborhood, environment, education, social relationships, and immigration will be examined. Mechanisms through which social determinants operate across the life course to influence health and will be discussed. The

2 PHS Evidence- Based Practice in Public Health PHS Research Methods in Public Health PHS Capstone Seminar & Project I PHS Capstone Seminar & Project II PHS Health Communication PHS Health Promotion influence of stress and access to health resources on health disparities will be explored. This course explores the methodology used by public health professionals to develop informed decisions, policies, and programs in response to identified risks to population health. Students will have the opportunity to learn and apply the essential steps in evidence-based public health practice which include: finding data and scientific literature to identify effective interventions, weighing these options in recommending an approach to take, and then developing a programmatic response. This course provides theory and applied experience with methods utilized in public health research and program evaluation. This course, taken in the fall semester of the senior year, gives the student the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge gained in the public health program to an authentic public health problem or issue. The student will work with a community organization or agency and public health program faculty to identify and define a need or problem, find data to establish the magnitude of the problem within the population and identify evidencebased interventions aimed at reducing or ameliorating the problem. This course, taken in the spring semester of the senior year, gives the student the opportunity to continue the work initiated in Capstone Seminar & Project I. The student will continue work with their selected community organization or agency and public health program faculty to weigh the evidence-based options identified in Capstone I, select the best communityspecific approach and develop a program or intervention based on best evidence. Public Health Electives (18 credits required for Communities & Aggregates Emphasis) (18 credits required for Policy, Systems & Administration Emphasis) (6 credits required for Cell Science & Biology Emphasis) This course emphasizes effective communication with a variety of public health stakeholders including consumers, family members, medical providers, community leaders, news media, policy makers, researchers and the general public. The fundamentals of public health communication will be explored. The vital role that public health communication plays in the success of new health care delivery structures, the implementation of health care reform and the adoption of advances in prevention, health promotion and emergency preparedness will be addressed. Public health communication innovations, tools, technologies, research and strategies will be examined. This course explores information necessary to understanding factors that affect human health: health determinants, health indices, health behavior change theories, ethical issues and societal trends. Health promotion and behavior change theories are presented.

3 PHS Health Behavior Change PHS Eliminating Health Disparities PHS Biostatistics for the Health Sciences PHS Introduction to Health Literacy PHS Environmental Health PHS Biological Basis of Public Health PHS Infectious and Communicable Disease Prevention Professional practice settings, health professions, roles and functions of health professionals and professional health organizations are examined. This course provides an overview of the health behaviors that contribute to disease development and premature death in the United States. The learner will have an opportunity to explore the behavioral and social science factors that influence health and disease, with an emphasis on relevant knowledge for helping individuals make better health-related decisions and changes in their lives. The course explores these factors from the individual to the societal level. This course addresses advanced design, analysis, and evaluation of interventions to promote health and reduce health disparities in underserved, vulnerable, minority or ethnic populations. Methods of culturally competent research, education and clinical practice will be explored. This course explores biostatistics methodologies used in public health practice and research. Included are: measurement methods, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, sample size and power calculations, analysis of variance and multiple comparisons; correlation and regression; multiple regression and statistical control of confounding; logistic regression; and survival analysis. This course gives an overview of the issues surrounding low health literacy, including populations at risk. Effective strategies to improve health literacy including writing in plain language; health communication techniques; and organizational approaches are presented. This course explores the relationship of people to their environment and focuses on how environment impacts physical well-being. Environmental factors involved in transmission of communicable diseases and hazards due to exposure to chemical and physical materials in our environment will be examined. This course introduces students with no or minimal formal training in biological sciences to the field. An emphasis on application of biological sciences to significant public health problems will be provided. The course provides individuals with diverse backgrounds a working knowledge of how biomedical sciences influences our lives and shapes public health. Emphasis will be placed on disorders of public health relevance, including infectious and transmissible vectors, genetic disease and chronic disorders such as type II diabetes and obesity. This course explores management and control of communicable diseases affecting human populations. Concepts covered include: communicable disease prevention, treatment, surveillance, management of outbreaks and epidemics, disease management, modes of transmission, vector ecology and environmental

4 PHS Chronic Disease Prevention PHS Money, Politics and Health Advocacy PHS Advanced Epidemiology PHS Advancing Health Literacy in Diverse Populations NUR 37500: Introduction to Health Care Informatics NUR 38300: Population Focused Maternal and Child Health PHS Emergency Preparedness in Public Health PHS Lifecourse Perspective on Health control in the domestic and international settings. This course explores management and control of chronic diseases affecting human populations. Concepts covered include: the historical context of chronic disease development in the U.S., chronic disease surveillance and monitoring, prevention, evidence-based strategies to reduce chronic disease in populations at risk. This course explores how money, politics and advocacy intersect to shape public health policy and practice. The influence of special interest groups and lobbying on public health policy will be examined. Coalition-building and written and verbal advocacy tools as methods to influence public health policy will be addressed. This course provides an intermediate depth of knowledge in epidemiologic theory and methods. Concepts include: advanced understanding of epidemiologic and clinical study designs; knowledge of classical methods of statistical analyses of epidemiologic studies; an introduction to multivariate regression modeling for epidemiologic and clinical studies; and a foundation for statistical and causal inference. This course is designed to examine and analyze issues of low health literacy in diverse populations. Measurement tools for assessing health literacy in diverse populations will be explored. Evidence-based strategies and challenges for improving health literacy in diverse populations will be addressed. This course will provide students with an introduction to health informatics, including the interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption and application of IT-based innovations in health care services delivery, management and planning. Students will learn foundational concepts of health informatics including theoretical foundations of informatics; information systems in health care delivery; participatory health care and quality; usability and standards in health informatics; governance and organizational structures for health informatics; and future directions for the science and profession. This course provides a national and global perspective on critical maternal and child health (MCH) issues. Determinants of MCH outcomes and public policy surrounding these issues will be explored. The course will focus on women of reproductive age, adolescents, and children. This course provides a comprehensive overview of public health emergency preparedness and response, including bioterrorism events and threats. This course provides and introduction to life course theory and its application to public health, disease prevention and health promotion. The course provides a conceptual framework with which to understand the interrelationships among biological, psychological, and

5 EXS 21000: Nutrition and Metabolism EXS 23000: Assessment of Nutrition Status EXS 24000: Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle SW 27000: Human Behavior in the Social Environment I SW 28500: Human Behavior in the Social Environment II MTH 24100: Statistics for Natural Science MTH 17300: Survey of Calculus social factors which influence development and health. This course is an introduction to the biochemical processes that drive nutritional and dietary recommendations, including the metabolism of micronutrients and macronutrients, the digestive process, enzymatic reactions, hormonal regulation and the neuroscience of food intake. This course reviews the principles of nutrition assessment for individuals and groups. Evaluation methods for nutrient intakes and diets, anthropometric assessment, analysis of food composition databases and identification of variability and reproducibility of studies will be covered. This course will provide students with an understanding of the influence of physiological, psychosocial and environmental changes on nutrient needs throughout the lifecycle. Students will identify appropriate screening tools for evaluating the nutritional status of individuals from birth through death. This course includes content on the reciprocal relationships between human behavior and social environments. Also considered are empirically based theories and knowledge that focus on the interactions between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic systems; the range of social systems in which people live, individual, family, group, organizational, and community; and the ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. This course includes content on the reciprocal relationships between human behavior and social environments. Also considered are empirically based theories and knowledge that focus on the interactions between and among individuals, groups, societies, and economic systems; the range of social systems in which people live, individual, family, group, organizational, and community; and the ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being. Cell Science & Biology Emphasis Area (all courses required EXCEPT CHM 35500) Topics covered in this course include counting rules and probability, normal and binomial distributions, Chisquare, t-tests and F-tests, ANOVA, linear regression, precision, accuracy, absolute and relative error, random error, means, medians, standard deviation (population and sample), standard error of the mean, variance, relative standard deviation, coefficient of variation, confidence levels and intervals, Q-tests, and definitions and sources of error (methodological, sampling, procedural and instrument). Prerequisite: C or better in MTH or passing the placement test. Topics include a brief review of trigonometry; limits and continuity; derivatives and integrals of polynomials, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric

6 BSC 24000: Introduction to Biological Diversity w Lab BSC 24400: Cellular & Molecular Biology w Lab BSC 22700: Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 BSC 22800: Human Anatomy & Physiology 2 BSC 40400: Cell Biology BSC 40800: Genetics BSC 24800: Introduction to Ecology and Evolution functions; relative extrema and points of inflection; graphs of functions, derivatives, and integrals; implicit differentiation and related rates; the extreme value theorem; definite and indefinite integrals; and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. A graphing calculator is required. Prerequisite: C or better in MTH or higher level math course, or passing the placement test. This course will be a study of basic biological principles related to the diversity of living organisms and their development. Topics covered will include taxonomy, morphology, life cycles, and developmental relationships among the prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. Lab fee required. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: Placement into MTH or higher This course introduces students to the scientific concepts of biologically important molecules, cell structure/ function, Mendelian and molecular genetics. Lab activities will reinforce lecture concepts, introduce techniques, and model modern scientific inquiry. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: C or higher in CHM or CHM This course is a study of structure and function in the human body, including the following systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscle, endocrine, nervous, and sensory. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: C or higher in CHM or CHM or CHM 23100, and C or higher in BSC or BSC This course is a study of structure and function in the human body, including the following systems: respiratory, cardiovascular, excretory, digestive, reproductive, and immune. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: C or higher in CHM or CHM or CHM 23100, and C or higher in BSC or BSC 24400, and C or better in BSC This course examines cellular and subcellular structure, organization, and function with emphasis on relationships between cell structure and the dynamics of the cell. Hands-on laboratory experiments strengthen understanding of these concepts. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: C or higher in BSC and CHM The course is a study of classical and modern genetics, including Mendelian inheritance, the genetic code, gene interactions, gene control, and population genetics. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: C or higher in MTH and either BSC or BSC Prerequisites: C or higher in BSC This course will study the basic biological principles related to the diversity of living organisms and their environment. Topics covered will include evolution and the ecological relationships among the prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. Lab fee required. Prerequisites: C or higher in BSC BSC 46400: Evolution This course is an in-depth study of evolutionary theory

7 PHY 25100: Introductory Physics I PHY 25200: Introductory Physics II CHM 23000: General Chemistry 1 CHM 23100:General Chemistry 2 CHM 23200: General Chemistry 3 CHM 24100: General Chemistry 2 Lab CHM 24200: General Chemistry 3 Lab CHM 36100: Organic Chemistry 1 1 credit hour 1 credit hour and its implications throughout biology. Topics include Darwinian Natural Selection, mechanisms of evolutionary change, adaptation, and the history of life on earth. Prerequisite: C or higher in BSC and either BSC or BIO 25200, and senior standing. This course is an algebra-based treatment of mechanics including kinematics, vectors, Newton's laws, and conservation of energy and linear momentum. Other topics include rotational motion, moments of inertia, rotational energy, and angular momentum. This course also treats solids, fluids, waves, and sound. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: MTH 15200, MTH or MTH This course is an algebra based treatment of thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, including electric fields, Gauss's law, voltage, capacitors, inductors, Kirchhoff's laws, AC and DC circuits, and geometric and physical optics. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: PHY This course provides a systematic treatment of the principles of chemistry. Topics include the fundamental principles of chemistry, dimensional analysis, basic atomic structure and theory, stoichiometry, general nomenclature, and types of reactions. Prerequisite: Math placement test in MTH or higher. This course is a continuation of CHM Topics include an advanced review of stoichiometry, gas laws, intermolecular forces, periodic properties, advanced bonding theory, solutions chemistry, molecular structures, and organic nomenclature. CHM must be taken concurrently with this course. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in both CHM and MTH or higher. This course is a continuation of CHM Topics include an advanced solution chemistry, acid-base equilibria, thermochemistry, kinetics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. CHM must be taken concurrently with this course. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in both CHM and MTH or higher. This course consists of one 2.5-hour laboratory period per week. Laboratory includes hands-on experimental procedures of general chemistry phenomena. Discussion focuses on mastery of chemistry concepts through class participation and group work. Lab fee required. This course consists of one 2.5-hour laboratory period per week. Laboratory includes hands-on experimental procedures of general chemistry phenomena. Discussion focuses on mastery of chemistry concepts through class participation and group work. Lab fee required. This course is a systematic study of the nomenclature, structures, properties, and reactions of organic compounds with emphasis upon the principles by which chemists predict the properties and reactions of organic

8 CHM 36200: Organic Chemistry 2 CHM 35500: Analytic Chemistry (optional for students wanting a double minor in biology & chemistry) PHS Introduction to the U.S. Health Care System PHS Introduction to Community Structure & Organization PHS Historical Context of Public Health Disease Prevention & Health Promotion PHS Population Health Assessment & Diagnosis PHS Program Planning for Health compounds. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: C or better in CHM This course is a continuation of CHM The principles of chemical behavior are applied to many types of organic compounds, including those of biological significance. Laboratory work is included. Lab fee required. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in CHM This course is the study of different quantitative and analytical techniques such as gravimetric, volumetric, and selective precipitation methods of analysis. Laboratory work is included. Lab fee required. Prerequisites: Grade C or better in CHM and MTH Communities & Aggregates Emphasis Area Courses This course examines the organization, financing, and delivery of preventive, acute and tertiary health care in the U.S. The effects of market competition and government regulation on healthcare will be explored. Reimbursement mechanisms for medical providers, hospitals, and the pharmaceutical industry are examined as well as the major issues currently facing these groups. The effects of health care reform on healthcare spending, quality of care, and access to care will be discussed. This course provides an introduction to community organization and structure as a basis for assessing and building community capacity. Strategies, models, and techniques to assess community structure, strengths and areas of need are introduced. Approaches and methods to build community capacity to address systemic problems or change public policy will be explored. Over the last century, life expectancy in the U.S. increased by about 30 years. Five of those years were due to improvements in curative medicine and health care. The remaining 25 years were due to improvements in public health and preventive medicine. This course provides an overview of the most significant public health interventions throughout the last 100 years and uses these interventions to develop strategies for current public health practice. This course is the first in a series of three courses to prepare the student to assess, implement, and evaluate community intervention programs. This course introduces students to the formal process of community-based health assessment and diagnosis. The course includes community assessment concepts such as statistics on health status as well as tools and methods for the systematic collection, assembly, analysis, and interpretation of data related to the characteristics, resources, and health of the community. This course is the second in a series of three courses to prepare the student to assess, implement, and evaluate

9 Promotion and Prevention PHS Program Evaluation in Public Health community intervention programs. The course explores the concepts, theories, models and applications of program planning and evidence-bases community level interventions. Models of community health program planning, implementation evaluation will be explored. This course is the third in a series of three courses to prepare the student to assess, implement, and evaluate community intervention programs. The course explores models and procedures for evaluating community health programs. The theoretical foundations, design, implementation, efficacy, and effectiveness of selected public health interventions are examined. Practitioner competencies related to community health program evaluation are identified and explored. Description in PH Elective Above PHS Health Communication PHS Health Description in PH Elective Above Promotion PHS Introduction Description in PH Elective Above to Health Literacy PHS Eliminating Description in PH Elective Above Health Disparities Policy, Systems & Administration Emphasis Area Courses PHS Introduction See Description Above in Communities and Aggregates to the U.S. Health Care Emphasis Area System ECON 23030: Principles of Macroeconomics PHS Health Care Economics PS 32000: Public Finance PS 33500: Public Administration This course introduces students to economic concepts, relationships, and institutions related to individual and firm decision-making. Supply, demand, and opportunity cost are used to analyze the actions of individuals and firms in a market framework. Topics covered include marginal analysis, production possibilities, elasticity, household and consumer choice, firm production and costs, profit maximization, input markets, and market structures. This course must be taken by all business majors to fulfill one GE Social Science requirement (ECON may not be substituted). Lab fee may be required. Prerequisite: a C or better in MTH or MTH or higher. This course focuses on microeconomics theory specific to health care. Concepts include: demand and supply of health services, hospital and physician service markets, the role of the public sector, comparative health systems and cost effectiveness analysis. This course focuses on public financial issues at the national, state, and local levels of government. Topics to be covered include taxation at all three levels of government, the role of the Federal Reserve Board, the impact of recession and economic recovery on public finances, and the financing of public programs. This course focuses on governmental operations, particularly focusing on federalism, regulatory policymaking and rule-making. In addition, governmental reforms (historical and contemporary) will be examined. Prerequisite: ENG 17000; PS 15500, PS 15600, or HIS

10 PHS Public Health Administration, Planning and Finance PHS Program Planning for Health Promotion and Prevention PHS Program Evaluation in Public Health PHS Global Health Supply, Organization & Finance PHS Comparative Health Systems This course focuses addresses the organizational skills and basic principles, theories, and practices of administering health programs in voluntary and governmental agencies. Concepts include: leadership, motivation, small group process, problem solving, conflict resolution, inter-organizational relationship, organizational change, strategic and long range planning and organizational budget and finance. See Description Above in Communities and Aggregates Emphasis Area See Description Above in Communities and Aggregates Emphasis Area This course provides an overview of the socio-cultural and economic influences on global health with a focus on population-level variation in health and illness. The role of key organizations shaping international health will be examined. The structure and function of health care systems in developing and developed nations will be explored. This course examines the structure of health care systems in three different countries, focusing on financing, pricing and reimbursement, delivery systems and adoption of new technologies. The relative roles of private and public sector insurance and providers, and the effect of system design on cost, quality, efficiency and equity of medical services will be evaluated.