28 courses with the subject PBH, 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.
PBH 105Explorations in Public Health3
Ceneral introduction to public health and how it interfaces with science and politics. Addresses the connectivity of public health and healthcare. The 3 P’s of public health: prevent, protect and promote, and the roles of personal and social determinants of health are covered utilizing current public health events and initiatives. General introduction to public health and how it interfaces with science and politics. Addresses the connectivity of public health and healthcare. The 3 P’s of public health: prevent, protect and promote, and the roles of personal and social determinants of health are covered utilizing current public health events and initiatives. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Understanding Human Institutions and Behaviors.
PBH 234Introduction to Health Promotion and Education3
Introduction to the field of Health Education/Promotion. History and philosophy of health education and the theoretical foundations are covered. The roles and responsibilities and typical settings in which Certified Health Education Specialists are employed are covered as well as the ethical principles that guide the profession.
An overview of the public health profession with emphasis on the foundations of public health such as definitions, history, philosophy, ethics, evidence-based principles, and determinants of health.
This course will examine public health practice and the role of B.S.- prepared public health professionals within the public health workforce. Students will examine the use of needs and community asset assessments in planning, implementing and evaluating public health programs. Grant writing skills will be introduced and case studies will be utilized to connect classroom instruction to real world examples of public health.
This course will introduce students to fundamental concepts in biostatistics and will guide students through real-world applications of biostatistics to public health problems. Topics covered will include descriptive statistics (i.e., measures of central tendency and variability), measures of extent of disease (i.e., prevalence, incidence, relative risk, risk difference, and odds ratio), probability, (e.g., measures of sensitivity and specificity), confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, sample size determination, and multivariable methods.
PBH 300Program Planning & Evaluation Methods for Health Promotion3
Comprehensive health promotion program planning and evaluation that emphasizes assessment, community engagement, and intervention selection. Specifically, the course will examine health promotion program planning and evaluation models, needs and assets assessments, measurement, instrument development, reliability/validity assessments, measurement error, and process, impact, and outcome evaluation.
Comprehensive program planning will be examined. Students will follow general information and design specific operational details related to rationale for the program, promoting the program to decision makers, components of the program, and program evaluation. The final program plan will be field-ready for implementation.
PBH 310Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health3
An overview of social and behavioral concepts related to public health with specific emphasis on behavioral theory and evidence-based practice. Examines the integration of health behavior, health theories and health promotion.
Focus on implementation methods used in community and public health education. An overview of health education methods. Specific strategies for implementing health education for individuals and groups, coalition building, advocacy and policy change.
Overview of health around the world. The class will explore contemporary issues, problems, and controversies in global health and identify key global health challenges, their distributions, and prevention strategies.
Contemporary health communication issues will be studied including communication strategies, models, and theories that enhance the delivery of public health programs in various settings. Micro-level and macro-level applications emphasized.
PBH 352Intercultural Communication in Global Health3
This course will examine basic concepts and principles of effective intercultural communication. This course addresses the concept that culture plays a large role in shaping each individual’s health-related values, beliefs, and behaviors, and impacts decision making regarding seeking care and/or treatment. This course will develop students’ intercultural communication skills needed to address global health disparities, both in international and domestic settings.
This course will examine the complexities of health communication with an applied health professional focus. Within the course, students will develop communication skills needed to initiate and maintain interpersonal and interprofessional relationships with patients, families, and other providers.
This course explores how communication practices shape the lifelong aging process, focusing on life’s middle and later years. The course will focus on the messages, social interactions, relationships, media, and communication technologies that influence the experience of aging. The course examines the intersections of aging and communication processes in intergenerational relationships, families, long-term marriages, media depictions of aging, communities, healthcare systems, and the workplace. The course will examine normal age-related changes to communication systems. Specifically, it will focus on age-related language, cognition, and social communication changes. Neurological cognitive-communicative disorders (e.g., aphasia, and dementia), which are often associated with aging, will also be discussed. Students will learn theories of aging and communication, read current research, and apply class concepts to improve their understanding of and relationships with older adults. Students will work with a local community agency for the final project. Field hours will be required.
Prepares health professionals to conduct programmatic measurement and evaluation, including psychometric, statistical, political, and public health perspectives. The course includes measurement, steps in instrument development, reliability/validity assessment, measurement errors, and process evaluation.
Designed to familiarize students with the fundamental principles, underlying research, and evaluative methods in public health. Focus will be on types of research design, sampling methodologies, statistical analysis, interpretation of results, scholarly writing, and critical evaluation of research conclusions.
This course will examine various settings where health education and promotion efforts may be delivered, including: community based organizations, governmental public health agencies, schools, worksites, and higher education campuses. Students will be exposed to a variety of topics that are commonly addressed in these settings, including (but not limited to): drug and alcohol education, nutrition, injury and violence prevention, chronic disease prevention and management, relationship and sexual health, and emotional health and wellbeing. The course will emphasize ethical practices and inclusivity in the practical application and delivery of professional health education and promotion efforts.
Overview of assessment, control, prevention, and safety of human health from environmental and occupational risk factors. Topics include pollution wastes, toxic metals, pesticides, radiation, vector borne diseases, and occupational injuries and stressors. Emphasizing deleterious effects of industrialization on developing countries, effects of globalization, and the rise of the environmental justice movement.
PBH 435Public Health Organization and Administration3
Focuses on the basic tools necessary to become effective managers and leaders in public health organizations. The main components and issues related to development and managing organizations, financing and delivery of health services will be discussed.
Epidemiology overview and history; distributions of disease by time, place and person; association and causality; epidemiological study designs; population and attributable risk; sensitivity, specificity and screening; public health practice and prevention; special issues in infectious and noninfectious disease epidemiology.
Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue.
The Pre-Internship Professional Seminar is designed as the last step of the Public Health program before students complete Internship and Capstone and prepare to enter the workforce. Designed to be taken the semester prior to PBH 496 Capstone and PBH 497 Internship, this class focuses on developing professionalism and skills necessary to secure an internship and a job post graduation.
This course is designed to integrate and synthesize what has been covered in the other PBH courses as well as develop soft skills related to motivational interviewing and cultural humility. The course provides a culmination of learning experiences through a final project.
Supervised internship placement in the community. Applies theory to practical application in public health. Requires 120-360 hours of supervised fieldwork, depending on concentration.
