Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health



-226407-51562000Public Health Minor Course DescriptionsREQUIRED CLASSESPublic Health 150: Contemporary Health Issues Lecture, four hours. Designed for juniors/seniors. Exploration of nation's health challenges, epidemiologic basis of public's health, organization and financing of health services in the U.S. and elsewhere, and current strategies for advancing people's health. Letter grading.Biostatistics 100A: Introduction to BiostatisticsStudents who have completed courses in statistics may enroll only with consent of instructor. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 110A. Introduction to methods and concepts of statistical analysis. Sampling situations, with special attention to those occurring in biological sciences. Topics include distributions, tests of hypotheses, estimation, types of error, significance and confidence levels, sample size. Community Health Sciences 100: Introduction to Community Health Sciences Introductory course to provide non-Community Health Sciences M.P.H. students and qualified undergraduate students with broad and comprehensive overview of concepts, empirical research, and public health practice in community health sciences, with emphasis on social context and determinants of population health and principles of planning interventions to protect and improve public health. Ways to define and measure health and illness, social construction of illness, social and behavioral determinants of health, and health disparities, including socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, and age. Social and behavioral theories of health-related behavior change, health promotion strategies and methods, and public policy. Case studies of evidence-based health promotion programs provided. Environmental Health Sciences 100: Introduction to Environmental Health Introduction to environmental health, including coverage of sanitary principles and chronic and acute health effects of environmental contaminants. (Note: if you have a strong background in science, you may want to inquire about substituting EHS C185B for this requirement.) Epidemiology 100: Principles of Epidemiology Introduction to epidemiology, including factors governing health and disease in populations.Health Policy & Management 100: Health Services Organization Structure and function of American healthcare system; issues and forces shaping its future. SAMPLE LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSES (one elective required)Public Health M106: Health in Chicano/Latino Population Designed for juniors/seniors. Examination of Chicano/Latino health status through life expectancy, causes of death, reportable diseases, services utilization, provider supply, and risk behaviors within demographic/immigration changes. Binational review of health effects in U.S. and Mexico. Letter grading.Public Health 160A: Health Outreach and Education for At-Risk Populations First in series of courses to explore prevention of disease in at-risk populations, clinical services and referrals for disadvantaged, and effects of low socioeconomic status on academic achievement, career, and family. Lectures by faculty and practitioners, with field visits. Public Health M160B: Health Outreach and Education for At-Risk Populations Second in series of courses to explore prevention of disease in at-risk populations, clinical services and referrals for disadvantaged, and effects of low socioeconomic status on academic achievement, career, and family. Lectures by faculty and practitioners, discussion groups, and field activities including health education. Biostatistics 100B: Introduction to BiostatisticsNot open for credit to students with credit for course 110B. Introduction to analysis of variance, linear regression, and correlation analysis. Community Health Sciences 48: Nutrition and Food Studies Principles and PracticeExamination of basic science concepts of nutrition and application of them to student lives and real-world issues through lectures, diet analysis, activities, reports, discussion of video and reading assignments, and reviews of community programs that apply nutrition and behavior theory to improve health of munity Health Sciences 90: Aging Frontier: Public Health PerspectiveIntroduction to gerontology from public health perspective, emphasizing prevention of illness and promotion of healthy aging. Special attention to health and aging among women and racial/ethnic munity Health Sciences 91: Peer Health Counselor Training Analysis of student healthcare issues as related to campus healthcare delivery system and to healthcare consumer. Identification of health needs, determination of appropriate resources, delivery of preventive and self-care education, and delineation of peer health counselor's role. Community Health Sciences 130: Nutrition and HealthPreparation: one biology course, one chemistry course. Basic and clinical nutrition theory and practice for students in health sciences curricula. Community Health Sciences 132: Health, Disease, and Health Services in Latin AmericaIntroduction to health, disease, and health services in Latin America, with emphasis on epidemiology, health administration, medical anthropology, and nutrition. Community Health Sciences M140: Health Issues for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Myth or Model? Introductory overview of mental and physical health issues of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; identification of gaps in health status indicators and barriers to both care delivery and research for these populations. Community Health Sciences 181: Campus/Community Health and Wellness Promotion: From Theory to PracticeTheory, training, and experience in health/wellness promotion and health/wellness education in selected campus communities. Participation in supervised small-group program planning project. Community Health Sciences 187A: Introduction to Interventions for At-Risk PopulationsCourse 187A is requisite to 187B. Health and social needs/services from primarily public health perspective, drawing on related academic/professional disciplines. Community-based service learning strategy used to enhance knowledge of concepts covered. As part of service portion, students trained as caseworkers and committee members. Letter munity Health Sciences 187B: Introduction to Interventions for At-Risk Populations Requisite: course 187A. Health and social needs/services from primarily public health perspective, drawing on related academic/professional disciplines. Community-based service learning strategy used to enhance knowledge of concepts covered. As part of service portion, students trained as caseworkers and committee members. Letter grading.Epidemiology M254: Nutritional Epidemiology I Review of all aspects of contemporary nutrition sciences that require application of epidemiologic principles and methods, ranging from food-borne outbreak investigation to evidence-based regulatory assessment of health claims for foods. Experience in actual world of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data related to nutrition and health or disease outcomes. Health Policy and Management 140: Foundations of Maternal and Child HealthIntroduction to field of maternal and child health, with focus on major issues affecting health and well-being of children and families over life course. Emphasis on health, prevention, and supportive programs at different stages of child's life; application of life course health development framework to understand health disparities and implications for policy and practice. OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH COURSES APPROPRIATE FOR UNDERGRADSPublic Health 53. Introduction to Health of Underserved and Linguistic Minority Communities. (4)?Lecture, three hours. Population projections, population characteristics, birth rates and outcomes, causes of death and death rates, patterns of reportable diseases, services utilization, patterns of immigration, health insurance, provider training, risk behaviors, and chronic diseases in Latino and other underrepresented minority communities in Los Angeles County. Letter grading.Public Health M151: Healthcare in Transitional Communities. (4)?(Same as Sociology M142.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Analysis of social, cultural, economic, and political processes affecting organization and accessibility of healthcare in transitional and disadvantaged communities. Fieldwork required. Letter munity Health Sciences 79: Life Skills for College Students. (4)?Multidisciplinary exploration of student development in undergraduate experience, with focus on processes of identity formation and emotional and social development. Emphasis on variability associated with gender, race, ethnicity, culture, and sexual orientation. Testing of real-life relevance of theory and research. Letter grading.Environmental Health Sciences C125. Atmospheric Transport and Transformations of Airborne Chemicals. (4)?Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one year of calculus, one course each in physics, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry. Designed for science, engineering, and public health students with a strong background in chemistry and physics. Role of regional or long-range transport, and atmospheric lifetimes and fates of airborne chemicals in phenomena such as photochemical smog, acid deposition, stratospheric ozone depletion, accumulation of greenhouse gases, and regional and global distribution of volatile toxic compounds. Concurrently scheduled with course C225. P/NP or letter grading.Environmental Health Sciences C135. Environmental Policy for Science and Engineering. (4)?Lecture, four hours. Limited to senior undergraduate and graduate students. Examination of theoretical underpinnings of several major types of regulatory policy, as well as practical issues involved in implementing and enforcing each. Exploration of selection and impact of regulatory forms from variety of disciplines and viewpoints. Focus on traditional command and control regulation (including self-executing performance standards and permitting), market-based regulation (such as emissions trading), remediation, and emerging regulatory approaches such as management-based regulation and alternatives assessment. Issues of compliance and enforcement. Concurrently scheduled with course C235. P/NP or letter grading. Environmental Health Sciences C140. Fundamentals of Toxicology. (4)?Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one course each in biology, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. Essential aspects of toxicology, with emphasis on human species. Absorption, distribution, excretion, biotransformation, as well as basic toxicological processes and organ systems. Concurrently scheduled with course C240. Letter grading.Environmental Health Sciences C152D. Properties and Measurement of Airborne Particles. (4)?Lecture, four hours. Preparation: one year each of chemistry, physics, and calculus. Basic theory and application of aerosol science to environmental health, including properties, behavior, sampling, and measurement of aerosols and quantitative problems. Concurrently scheduled with course C252D. P/NP or letter grading.Environmental Health Sciences C157. Risk Assessment and Standard Setting. (4)?Seminar, four hours. Requisites: EHS C140, Epidemiology 100. Designed to provide students with opportunity to review scientific basis for association of selected occupational and environmental exposures with disease. Special emphasis on critical evaluations of literature. Attention specifically to interface of science and regulatory standards. Concurrently scheduled with course C257. P/NP or letter grading.Environmental Health Sciences C185A: Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences. (6)?Lecture, six hours. Preparation: one year of undergraduate biology and chemistry. Introduction to field of environmental health sciences designed for students interested in research in environmental health sciences. Examination of series of topics relevant to science of environmental health (e.g., population, agriculture/food, microbiology, energy, climate change, water, waste, air) by introducing scientific basis from ecological perspective and describing how topics relate to health on biochemical and molecular basis. Emphasis on scientific aspects of field, with focus on critique of primary literature and quantitative approaches for examination of topics to provide skills that are critical to perform research. Concurrently scheduled with course C200A (for MS students in Environmental Health Sciences). Letter grading.Environmental Health Sciences C185B: Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences for Public Health Professionals. (6)?Lecture, six hours. Preparation: one year of undergraduate biology and chemistry. Introduction to field of environmental health sciences designed for students interested in environmental health practice. Examination of series of topics that cover scientific principles of field, as well as translation of science to environmental health practice. Topics include physical, chemical, and biological hazards, as well as risk assessment and communication. Acquisition of skills important for public health professionals, such as application of scientific information to real-world problems and ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders. Concurrently scheduled with course C200B (for MPH students in Environmental Health Sciences). Letter grading. Environmental Health Sciences C185C: Foundations of Environmental Health Sciences. (6)?Lecture, four hours; group project, two hours. Enforced requisite: course C185A or C185B. Multidisciplinary aspects of environmental health sciences in context of public health for environmental health majors. Concurrently scheduled with course C200C. Letter grading.Health Policy and Management M110: Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Issues in America’s Healthcare Systems. (4)?(Same as Asian American Studies M161.) Lecture, three hours. Designed for juniors/seniors. Introduction to study of gender, ethnicity, and cultural diversity related to health status and healthcare delivery in U.S. Letter grading.Health Policy and Management M168: Healthcare for American Indians. (4)?(Same as American Indian Studies CM168.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Identification of traditional health beliefs, health practices, and healthcare systems of American Indian tribes to understand role of U.S. government in healthcare services for Indian people. Description of health problems that have affected American Indian people and definition of contemporary health issues and measures taken to raise health status of American Indian people. Letter grading. ................
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