Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Undergraduate Course Descriptions

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1 Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health Undergraduate Course Descriptions Program Code Course Letter Course Number Course Title Credits Prerequistes Course Description An introduction to public health disciplines, topics and issues. PBHL P 100 Topics in Public Health 3 PBHL S 101 Disease, Disasters and Disparities 3 This undergraduate course will expose upper division students to a variety of public health topics including epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, social and behavioral sciences, public health preparedness, health policy and management. Guest speakers will introduce students to the various roles and functions of public health science and practice. PBHL H 120 Contemporary Health Issues 3 This course offers students a basic introduction to the U.S. health care system through a selective review of current issues and challenges in health policy and management. During the semester, we will explore a number of contemporary health issues in public health, environmental health, and health care delivery. PBHL P 120 Careers in Public Health 3 This undergraduate course will expose students to a variety of public health careers. Students will hear from public health professionals who hold a variety of positions in epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, social and behavioral sciences, public health preparedness, biostatistics, maternal-child-family health, chronic and infectious disease prevention, and health policy and management. Professionals from the private and public sectors will introduce students to the many careers in public health and to the various roles and functions of public health professionals. The course will focus on careers at all levels of education; bachelor s degree, master s degree and doctoral degree levels. PBHL H 200 Health Care Accounting 3 Health Care Accounting will provide the students with a foundation in health care accounting from long-term care to acute care. Topics will include a balance sheet or statement of financial position; income statement or statement of revenues and expenses; journals ledgers, trial balances and discrimination of formatting financial statements between acute care and long-term care organizations. PBHL P 200 Topics in Public Health 3 An introduction to public health disciplines, topics and issues. PBHL B 300 Introduction to Biostatistics 3 Math-M118 This is an introductory survey of statistical reasoning and analysis. Additionally, students should have a working knowledge of personal computers and the Windows operating environment. PBHL p 300 Topics in Public Health 3 An introduction to public health disciplines, topics and issues. PBHL H 315 Sex, Drugs, and Public Health 3 In this course, we will look at high-risk health behaviors through a public health lens. The term high-risk can refer to both behaviors and groups. High-risk behaviors are activities people engage in that make them more vulnerable to contracting specific health problems, while high-risk groups are collections of individuals prone to engage in high-risk behaviors. The effects of high-risk health behaviors extend beyond the individual who engage in them. For instance, individuals who engage in unprotected sex are at risk of both contracting and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. Additionally, because high-risk behaviors are associated with lower-income groups, much of the financial burden related to treatment of illness resulting from high-risk behaviors is passed on to the rest of society through the rising costs of health care. The first part of this course will be concerned with introducing students to the major theories related to the study of health risk. The second part of the class will focus more in-depth on specific high risk populations and the strategies that organizations and communities use to address the health problems associated with them. Some of the high-risk populations we will look at include: intravenous drug users, men who have sex with men (MSM), and those who are homeless. This is a writing intensive course.

2 PBHL A 316 Environmental Health Science 3 The environmental health problems and concerns facing our world today are an integral part of our everyday life. These concerns reach across social, economic, scientific and regulatory boundaries. They are not limited to one country, one species, or even one unique solution. This course presents environmental concerns within the context of the prevalent social, economic, scientific, and governmental perspectives. The course attempts to define these perspectives, place them in the proper balanced context needed for effective decision-making, and provide the necessary science and non-science background for a clear understanding of the issues. PBHL H 320 Health Systems 3 This course explores components of the United States health care system and associated managerial, organizational, financial, insurance, delivery, quality assurance, workforce, and performance issues and challenges. PBHL S 320 This Stress is Killing Me: Stress and Its Effects on You 3 This course will teach you all about stress and its effect on your body and mind. You will learn the biology of stress, factors that protect you from stress or make you more vulnerable to it and the experience of stress in various settings, such as work, family and community. You will also learn how to manage stress. PBHL A 322 Principles of Epidemiology 3 This course will provide the study with a basic overview of epidemiologic methodology and techniques. Both communicable and chronic disease risk factors will be discussed, along with data acquisition, analysis techniques, and current published epidemiological PBHL E 322 Principles of Epidemiology 3 A basic overview of epidemiologic methodology and techniques. Both communicable and chronic disease risk factors will be discussed, along with data acquisition, analysis techniques, and current published epidemiological studies. PBHL A 326 Mathematics in the Environmental Sciences 3 MATH-M15300, SPEA-K300, SPEA-V261 or by permission of the instructor. This course will present an overview of the basic mathematical skills and level of understanding necessary to generate or use environmental data across a broad range of the environmental sciences. The course will focus on direct and practical application of the mathematics commonly used in the environmental field today. Numerous problems, data sets, and examples will be utilized. Specific areas of study will be the major disciplines of water flow measurement in both closed and open systems, groundwater systems, biodegradation, contaminant measurement, quality assurance and related statistics, soil systems and predictive air, soil and water models. The course will present practical applications of some common environmental models, their theoretical basis, inputs, limitations, sensitivities of the various inputs and governing assumptions used to operate the model. PBHl H 330 Global Public Health 3 All public health is global in today's world. This 3 credit hour course will explore the key global public health issues that face countries throughout the world, ranging from malnutrition to the use of new technologies to improve health. The course will focus on the ways in which health policy of both developed and developing countries, impacts public health strategies, specific interventions, and outcomes. PBHL H 352 Health Finance and Budgeting 3 Undergraduate Accounting Health Finance and Budgeting is the study of the financial management of healthcare facilities based on generally accepted business practices. The topics will include provider payment systems; healthcare financial statements, presentation and analysis; principles and practices in healthcare accounting; working capital management and time value of money. PBHL H 353 Advance Health Finacne and Budgeting 3 PBHL-H352 This class will gain an understanding of the concept of the time value of money, the key element of modern finance. Based on this concept, we will cover capital expenditure decisions, financing capital expenditures, cost information, budgeting, and allocation of costs. This course follows and builds on the elements of H-352, and consequently H-352 is the pre-requisite for this course. Basic knowledge of Excel is recommended since most of the applications in this course are based on spreadsheets. In addition, you need to bring in a good mix of intuition, interest in understanding real life problems, and enthusiasm to participate in class. PBHL H 354 Health Care Economics 3 This course applies economics to the study of administrative and policy issues in the health care sector. Economic concepts are used to explain the system of health care financing and the organization of health care delivery in the U.S. The economic evaluation of health care programs is also discussed. By the end of the course, students should recognize the relevance of economics to health and medical care, particularly how price acts as an allocation mechanism and be able to analyze public policy in health and medical care from an economic perspective.

3 Health Services Practicum The Health Services Practicum is a two-hour, satisfactory-fail undergraduate course consisting of two components - field visits to healthcare organizations in Central Indiana and personal career planning. To receive a passing grade for this course, a student must perform satisfactorily in both components and complete assignments on time. PBHL H to 3 PBHL H 373 Human Resources for Healthcare 3 This course introduces students to the concepts and techniques related to the human resources management and training practices within healthcare organizations. We will examine and analyze various human resource issues unique to the health care industry. PBHL A 380 Environmental Health Science Internship PBHL H 380 Health Services Management Internships Strategic Planning in Health Organization PBHL H 401 PBHL A 410 Introduction to Environmental Toxicology 3 Permission of Instructor Open to interested students upon approval of the faculty. Students are placed with governmental agencies or private and not-for-profit organizations or governmental units for assignment to a defined task relevant to their educational interests in environmental health science. Tasks may involve staff work or research. May be repeated for credit. Course is graded S/F (Satisfactory/Fail). 1 to 6 Permission of Instructor Open to interested students upon approval of the faculty. Students are placed with governmental agencies or private and not-for-profit organizations for assignment to a defined task relevant to their educational interests in health services management. Tasks may involve staff work or research. May be repeated for credit. Course is graded S/F (Satisfactory/Fail). This course examines the strategic planning process and its components, structure and design, and techniques as they apply to healthcare organizations. Students will be exposed to the strategic management process and its key elements including the initial organizational plan and stakeholder orientation; environmental assessment; service area competitive analysis; internal assessment; SWOT analysis; directional strategies; strategy formulation; contingency planning; goal development; implementation planning; monitoring, measurement and evaluation; and strategic momentum. 3 3 This course is structured for those students desiring a basic understanding of the principles and practices of toxicology and how these are applied in the environmental regulatory arena. Although there are no prerequisites, students should have a reasonable background in general chemistry, organic chemistry, anatomy, physiology or other related biological sciences. PBHL H 411 Chronic and Long-Term Care 3 This course is an introductory study of the purpose, organization, and management of long-term care services and providers. The course will provide a understanding of who receives long-term care service; the venues in which services are provided; how services are provided; how providers are regulated; how they are paid; and career opportunities. The course will focus upon the needs of the elderly; the role of long-term care as a member of the healthcare services provider community; and, the organization and structure, of the continuum of long-term care provider types. The impact of the regulatory processes upon management of personnel, services and finances will be studied in detail. Current issues, including quality improvement initiatives, impacting the future of long-term care will be reviewed. PBHL A 416 Environmental Health Policy 3 This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of environmental issues at the state, national and international levels and the environmental policies that have been created and implemented to eliminate or control them. We will study the basic elements of the policy-making process and the many variables that comprise the dynamic framework for environmental policy formulation. Contemporary thinking about these issues will be examined and questions will be posed about the politics, economics, science, tragedies, events, and processes that influence the nature and scope of environmental policy making. The development, adoption, implementation and interpretation of modern environmental laws, rules and regulations will also be considered.

4 PBHL H 420 Health Policy 3 PBHL- H320 The course is divided into three sections. In the first, we review the objectives of health policy and the current performance of the US health care system in terms of cost, access and quality of care. In the second, we review the formation and implementation of health policy through both Federal and State levels of government. In the final section, we review several reform efforts, discuss the feasibility of their implementation, and the likely impacts on the health care system should they be enacted. PBHL A 423 Environmental Health Science Technology: Managing Water & Waste 3 This class will cover various aspects of environmental science applications. The objectives of this survey course are to (1) instill knowledge essential for a basic understanding of environmental systems and environmental issues confronting our society, (2) introduce the problem-solving concepts and tools commonly used in environmental technology, and (3) present the fundamental operations and processes that are used to prevent detrimental effects on our ecosystem with a focus on water/wastewater treatment processes, solid waste disposal and air pollution control. PBHL A 428 Food Science and Sanitation 3 This course will examine the various hazards that cause foodborne illness as well as the risk factors that are known to contribute to these diseases. Common and emerging foodborne diseases will be studied with emphasis being given to the etiological agents that cause them and the foods they are commonly associated with. We will study the basic concepts of food science and technology with an emphasis on the methods and processes used at the various stages along the flow of food from farm to table to ensure the safety and wholesomeness of our food supply. We will also study the basic food safety principles and practices that are recommended by the Food and Drug s 2009 Food Code and must be employed by individuals and facilities engaged in the preparation and service of food products for human consumption. PBHL H 432 Health Care Marketing 3 This course studies the principles of marketing as they relate to the healthcare industry. Course Objectives is to provide clear understanding of marketing principles as they relate to the healthcare industry; to develop an understanding of market share and the unique Indianapolis healthcare market; to provide an opportunity to use course competencies to develop a comprehensive marketing plan and project. PBHL A 433 Industrial Hygiene 3 Survey of the technical and regulatory aspects of protecting the health and safety of workers. Topics include basic toxicology; skin, eye, and respiratory hazards; measuring hazardous atmospheres; ventilation systems; fire and explosion hazards; emergency response; occupational hearing loss; radiation; prevention of accidents; cumulative trauma; and personal protective equipment. PBHL H 441 Legal Aspects of Health Care 3 An overview of the liability and legal responsibility, as well as legal recourse, that health care facilities and providers may exercise. This course will discuss policies and standards relating to health facility administration. Also included is a discussion of financial aspects unique to the hospital/ health care facility environment, such as third-party payments and federal assistance. PBHL A 451 Air Pollution in the Community 3 This course on air pollution provides the student with basic foundation in the science and management of air quality. Our focus is on scientific technical aspects of air pollution through the study of the characteristics of the atmosphere and atmospheric pollutants, meteorology, and basic dispersion modeling, atmospheric effects, including global warming and ozone depletion; health and welfare effects, emissions assessment, motor vehicles emissions and stationary source emissions control and indoor air pollution. PBHL H 455 Topics in Health Care PBHL A 459 Environmental Health Science Data Analysis 3 Extensive discussion of selected topics in public health. The topic may change from semester to semester, based on resource availability and student demand. 3 This course is structured for those students desiring a basic understanding of the theoretical and applied principles and practices of analyzing data in the environmental science and health fields. Students will learn the basic concepts of how to sample, analyze and interpret data as it is commonly used in these fields. A selective portion from a number of science disciplines will be used covering, mathematics, biology, chemistry and statistics.

5 PBHL A 460 Techniques in Environmental Science and 4 PBHL-A459 This course will focus on field applications and comprehension of environmental sampling and analysis techniques. Analytical methods and sampling techniques will be addressed along with common laboratory quality assurance and quality control. The course uses a format of hands-on learning supplemented by lecture to establish theoretical concepts. PBHL A 466 Public Health Field Experience 3 Supervised advanced training in professional and technical functions in public health; guided student activity and performance in professional public health functions. Individualize programs may be arranged to suit student s areas of concentration. PBHL H 472 Applied Health Care 3 PBHL- H320 This course is designed as the capstone course for undergraduate majors in health administration. As a capstone course, it is designed to bring together many concepts students have learned in the program and provide an opportunity to apply that knowledge to managerial decision making. This course follows a case-study approach to examine healthcare administrative decision making from a managerial perspective. The case-study approach provides an overview of managerial decision-making methods and tools. Emphasis is placed on application in the health care services setting through review, analyses, evaluation, discussion and presentation of managerial problems, issues and challenges. All cases are health care specific and represent situations that students might someday face in their health care careers. In addition, team assignments will be made for some cases to provide "real-world" experience using teamwork to successfully determine solutions - not only to complex problems, but also to complex group dynamics. PBHL H 474 Health Ethics Seminar 3 PBHL- H320 and Senior Standing This course follows an interactive application approach to examine ethical decision making challenges from an individual managerial perspective. It also explores ethical decisions with broader policy implications associated with difficult cases and problems at institutional and societal levels. The demonstration of professional values and specific job-oriented presentation and analytical skills is expected. Students will be expected to demonstrate intellectual depth, an understanding of society and culture, and how health administrators influence both the work environment and respective community.