22 courses with the subject PH, 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.
PH 101Introduction to Public Health3
Public health is the science and art of preventing disease and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, communities and individuals. This course provides an introduction to public health concepts and practice by examining the purpose, history, organization, functions and results of public health practice. Credit(s): 3
Global health is the study of the biological, social and environmental factors that contribute to the creation and maintenance of health and disease in populations around the world. These factors include infectious disease, nutrition, economic factors, clean water, pollution and globalization, among others. This course will introduce students to the study of global health by exploring these topics in detail. Credit(s): 3
This course explores basic biological, chemical and social principles of nutrition and provides students with practical nutrition information for use in their daily lives. Students will gain an understanding of their personal dietary patterns and the nutrition, cost and taste requirements of healthful meals. Credit(s): 3
This course explores the relationship people have with their environment and the resulting associations that affect health and physical well-being for the individual, communities and susceptible populations. The field of Environmental Public Health is a professional, interdisciplinary field focused on the science and practice of preventing human injury and illness from exposures to hazards in our environments. Credit(s): 3
This course provides a broad overview of the United States healthcare delivery system. Students will explore the organization, financing and delivery of healthcare in the United States. Students will learn about the public and private sectors of the healthcare system and examine the effects of market competition and government regulation. Students will also explore major issues currently faced by stakeholders in the nation’s healthcare delivery system. Credit(s): 3
Epidemiology is the basic science of public health, a discipline responsible for improving health and preventing disease in populations. This course will describe the study designs used to study disease in human populations, including randomized trials and four types of observational studies (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional and ecological) and provide an overview of basic analytic strategies used in public health settings. Credit(s): 3
This course covers food systems, which are the complex webs connecting the economic, social, environmental and political aspects of producing, distributing and consuming food. This course will introduce a systems level approach to the complex, exciting and often infuriating world of food. Through a mixture of written, oral and hands on work students will gain an understanding of how our local, national and international food systems developed, what we are doing right and what we should strive to change. Credit(s): 3
This course perpares students to begin their careers in Public Health. Students will learn how to research public health-related jobs using tools such as online search engines. They will align their personal goals and identified skills with future employment. This course is designed for Public Health Majors expecting to graduate in the subsequent academic year. Non-majors may enroll with instructor permission. Credit(s): 1
PH101 - Introduction to Public Health PH202 - Global Health
PH 330Aging and Public Health3
This course is an exploration of the needs and supports of older adults in today’s aging society. Through the lens of public health, students will examine issues involving functional competency, health and wellness among older adults. Policies, programs and institutions supporting acute and long-term care for the elderly will be studied. Students will develop a greater awareness of trends in aging as well as public health efforts to promote healthy aging. Credit(s): 3
This course explores the increasingly important emphasis on health equity in the field of public health and in the delivery of healthcare services. Students will examine health disparities framed across racial, ethnic, and other socio-economic lines. Public health solutions that incorporate principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion will be studied. Students will develop a greater understanding of health equity trends and approaches that are critical for providing care and leading health programs in the 21 st Century. Credit(s): 3
(same as GWST 350) This course studies how the multidimensional roles of American woman as individuals, partners, mothers, caretakers and career persons create a need for their health status to be of vital importance. While women and men both experience similar diseases, disorders and causes of death, women often experience these in different forms and at different stages and ages in life. Students will be provided the opportunity to explore the health issues and healthcare concerns of women by identifying a broad range of health topics that are unique to women or of special importance to women. Credit(s): 3
This course is an introduction to health policy in the United States. Students will gain knowledge of the context and processes associated with formulating and implementing national health policy. Complexities of health policy problems at the federal, state, and local levels of government will be examined. Students will study past and present health policy issues, including social factors that influence policymaking processes. Students will develop the skills to approach a range of problems in the interdisciplinary field of public health, where major policy issues are constantly evolving. Credit(s): 3
This course is an introduction to public health leadership and administration. Students will examine leadership skills, theories, strategies and practices that are relevant to public health in the 21 st Century. Through readings, research, written and oral assignments, class discussions and methods of self-evaluation, students will develop their knowledge to lead teams and administer programs across various public health practice settings. Credit(s): 3
This course will examine the etiologic link between physical activity and risk of chronic disease with a focus on prevention, including premature mortality, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes mellitus, cancer, obesity, skeletal health and pregnancy complications. A review of study designs and physical activity measurement methods will be presented. Credit(s): 3
This course explores public health principles and how they interact with the design, delivery and evaluation of community level nutrition programs. The service learning component of the course will allow students to participate in local community nutrition programs and relate those experiences to course materials. This course also seeks to foster and enhance skills related to the use of technology for accessing and using information and communicating with colleagues. Credit(s): 3
This is an applied course that involves foundational research methods in public health, which form the basis for evidence-based interventions. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to research will be reviewed. Students will learn how to formulate a research question, select a methodological approach, collect and analyze data and report findings. Credit(s): 3
The public health internship provides an opportunity for each student to work in a public health setting in a position that utilizes coursework knowledge and skills. The student will acquire the internship position with approval from the instructor in advance of final registration. Junior/Senior standing, Public Health major/minor, and a minimum GPA of 2.75 required. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Credit(s): 2-6
This course provides an opportunity for public health majors to work with faculty members on research projects within the field of public health. Projects will be individually tailored and appropriate to the learners’ academic goals. May be repeated for additional learning experiences. Credit(s): 1 - 3
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May be repeated for additional learning experiences.
PH 301 Junior or senior standing. Permission of instructor.
PH 499Program Planning3
This course serves as a culminating experience for public health majors with an emphasis on experiential learning. Students will integrate concepts and skills from the core public health disciplines in the context of applied public health. Credit(s): 3
