Min Credits |
Description |
Requisites ( Syntax ) |
3 |
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This course provides students with an opportunity to examine the dimensions of professionalism in public health . Students |
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will learn keys to professional success , including networking , navigating organizational culture , contributing to an effective |
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team , responding to varied leadership styles , setting professional goals , seeking professional development , and preparing |
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for the Certified Health Education Specialist Exam ( CHES ). During this course , students will identify their internship site for |
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PUB 490 , meet with their future internship site supervisor , plan their major internship project ( s ), prepare their internship |
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learning agreement , and submit their internship proposal , specifying the scope and major projects of the internship . Limited |
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to public health majors . |
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3 |
PUR480 ( Required , Previous ) PUB495 ( Required , |
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Concurrent ) |
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The public health internship is an opportunity for public health majors to apply the skills and knowledge they have learned in |
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their courses , form relationships with public health professionals in the community and polish their professionalism . Each |
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student will spend approximately of 120 hours working in a public health organization in the community ( 10 hours / week for |
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12 weeks ). Students ' time at the internship site should be primarily spent doing the work of a public health professional . |
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Students will be required to submit timesheets and reflection papers throughout the internship . Students must have a |
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signed learning agreement with the internship site that has been approved by their advisor prior to beginning the internship . |
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3 |
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This course is taken during the same semester as the internship . Course meetings will include time for students to discuss |
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and reflect upon their internship experience . In addition , students will work in teams to apply their communication , planning |
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and evaluation skills to the development and presentation of a grant proposal seeking funding for a health education or |
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promotion intervention at an internship site or other community organization . Students will also review the content of the |
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CHES exam and develop preparation strategies . |
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3 |
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Public health is influenced by environmental , biological , behavioral , social , political and economic determinants . This course |
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provides an overview of the field of public health , addressing key areas foundational to understanding these determinants |
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and the importance of evidence in improving health in global communities . Students will explore health across the life |
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course within an eco-social framework and an emphasis on health equity . |
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3 |
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Public health practice depends on a thorough understanding of the evidence that guides identification of the underlying |
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causes of disease and health and effective health promoting interventions . This two course series provides a foundation in |
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epidemiology , biostatistics , and research methods . Students will apply epidemiological methods to a range of public health |
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situations . They will learn how to select appropriate quantitative and qualitative research methods to address public health |
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concerns , analyze data , and interpret results for public health practice . |
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3 |
Implementing policies at the local or national level can be an effective strategy for change at the population level . This |
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course begins with a review of how policies regulate the systems that affect public health domestically and internationally . |
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The structural challenges posed by inequities and racism to achieving health for all will be considered . With this |
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understanding , the policy-making process will be discussed and strategies to build coalitions to improve health outcomes |
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will be proposed . Students will evaluate the impact of policies on public health and advocate for policies that will improve |
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health equity . |
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3 |
PUB 610 ( Required , Previous ). |
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Public health practice depends on a thorough understanding of the evidence that guides identification of the underlying |
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causes of disease and health and effective health promoting interventions . This two course series provides a foundation in |
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epidemiology , biostatistics , and research methods . Students will apply epidemiological methods to a range of public health |
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situations . They will learn how to select appropriate quantitative and qualitative research methods to address public health |
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concerns , analyze data , and interpret results for public health practice . |
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3 |
Developing effective public health interventions requires an understanding of the needs and assets that affect health within |
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the community as well as the cultural values and practices of the community . This course focuses on the skills and |
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knowledge necessary to develop effective health interventions and programs to address behavioral , social and structural |
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factors that influence health . Evaluation and program management , including leadership and negotiation skills , are also |
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addressed . |