10 courses with the subject PUBH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PUBH 100Foundations of Public Health3
This course will introduce students to the core concepts and methods in the field of public health, a field which has long been understood as the "science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting physical health and efficiency through organized community efforts." Public health measures are the reason that more people today live longer, healthier lives than they did one century ago, although there are still vast disparities in health throughout the world that remain to be addressed. Through a brief survey of the history and philosophy of public health as it has developed in the United States and in other regions of the world, this course will offer students an initial exposure to some of the methods and tools of public health data collection. A closer, more-detailed examination of a few case studies will increase students' understanding of the ethical, economic, and policy-related dimensions of public health, and why communications and knowledge of the underlying science of human health and disease are essential to successful public health initiatives.
This course will introduce students to the core concepts and methods in the field of global health with emphasis on common health problems faced by the human population, collaborative trans-national research, and policies for promoting health for all. Specific topics may include prevention of neonatal and pediatric deaths worldwide, chronic non-communicable diseases and aging, prevention and control of infectious diseases, environmental health, major initiatives to address global concerns like tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS; emerging issues of globalization and global health like emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism, and the priority areas for global health in the 21st century.
Our focus in this course will be on the experience and practice of healthcare from an ethical point of view. What responsibilities do those in clinical contexts have to those under their care? What roles do mutual understanding and compassion have? We will consider a number of issues in bio-ethics (euthanasia, consent, human-subject research, pandemic ethics, etc), but with special attention to the experience of those involved. Our central question will be: what kind of care do we owe each other in medical contexts? The course is organized around several readings and a series of films. No textbook required.
This course will introduce core descriptive and analytical epidemiological concepts such as the epidemiological triad, natural history of disease, measurement of occurrence of disease and screening criteria. Students will review and outline various epidemiological study methods including clinical trials, case control, cohort, and cross sectional as they relate to risk association and causation. Concurrently they will compare genetic and environmental influences on health. They will test the efficacy of disease prevention and treatment programs, evaluation of health services and policy implementation. Students will learn of ethical principles applying to epidemiology, throughout the course. An emphasis in this course will be on student engagement involving case study review, real-life application and student led projects on current public health issues.
Environmental health is the branch of public health that focuses on the relationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters healthy and safe communities. Environmental health is a key part of any comprehensive public health system and works to advance policies and programs to reduce chemical and other environmental exposures in air, water, soil, and food to protect people and provide communities with healthier environments. This course is designed as a survey that introduces students to basic environmental health topics such as methods of identification and recognition, evaluations, regulatory frameworks, and controls. Specific subtopics will include health hazards associated with climate change, contaminated water, food & air, vectors of disease, exposure to toxic chemicals, environmental justice, regulations, and safety in the workplace.
This course is designed to familiarize students with the social and behavioral science fundamentals as they are applied to public health practice. The course surveys social and behavioral sciences principles, models and theories that are the most effective and useful for addressing specific public health problems. The course will review social and behavioral determinants of health and consider these in the context of behavior change theories. Students will learn how to effectively evaluate various public health efforts (health promotion, disease prevention, communication campaigns, programs and interventions) that use behavior change theories, and understand how to apply behavior change theories when designing and implementing a public health initiative.
Up to date statistics reveal that around two thirds of Americans use a prescription drug. The pharmaceutical industry posted profits of well over 1 trillion dollars in 2020. Understanding these, and other related pharmaceutical phenomena, presents a unique challenge as it requires some "know-how" in a range of disciplines. This interdisciplinary course will help students better understand and evaluate the current state of pharmaceuticals in the US by introducing them to the relevant components across different disciplines. A great class for Public Health, Nursing, Political Science, and Philosophy majors and also counts towards the Legal Studies Minor. Any/all students with a general interest in healthcare, prescription drugs, and/or bioethics are encouraged to enroll.
This course will introduce the philosophical and theoretical principles of research and provide a foundation for conducting scientifically sound and ethical research. The course will present approaches for conducting quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research in public health. The course aims to equip participants with the tools and skills to evaluate the methodological rigor of research articles and develop research proposals to address public health problems.
Senior Thesis 2 focuses on integrating and synthesizing knowledge gained from the core curriculum of the public health major. You will use this knowledge to complete your senior thesis. In addition to individual weekly meetings with your thesis advisor, the thesis class will guide you in revising the completed chapters and writing the final two chapters: results and discussion/conclusion. You will also have the opportunity to present your work. This class serves as a forum for sharing ideas, supporting one another, and discussing challenges.
In this course, students will research an issue in public health that is relevant to the cohesive theme they designed for their major and write a formal research paper analyzing the issue. Prerequisites: senior, Public Health major status; completion of at least 35 credits in the Public Health major, including PUBH 100, PUBH 110, PUBH 200, and PUBH 390.
