Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40026

Blended Online & In-Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 305K

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Natural Science

Other Requirements Met:
     FYE CommGood/Learning Comm
     Sustainability (SUST)

  Funmi Knutson

In recent decades, infectious diseases such as West Nile virus, Ebola, Zika, MERS, HIV, H5N1 and H1N1 influenza virus have jumped geographical boundaries and even species boundaries to emerge in new populations. This class offers an introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease and focuses on the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, epidemiology, and the strategies available to contain them. In this age of antibiotics and vaccines, why do millions die each year from infectious diseases worldwide? With new pathogens continuing to emerge, can we ever hope to win the battle? The emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases involves many interrelated factors. Global interconnectedness continues to increase with international travel and trade; economic, political, and cultural interactions; and human-to-human and animal-to-human interactions. This course will address the biological mechanism of infectious disease and the socioeconomic and ecological factors that influence the outbreak of infectious diseases.

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40308

Online: Asynchronous | Lab

Online

Core Requirements Met:
     [Core] Natural Science

  Funmi Knutson

In recent decades, infectious diseases such as West Nile virus, Ebola, Zika, MERS, HIV, H5N1 and H1N1 influenza virus have jumped geographical boundaries and even species boundaries to emerge in new populations. This class offers an introduction to emerging and reemerging infectious disease and focuses on the underlying mechanisms of microbial emergence, epidemiology, and the strategies available to contain them. In this age of antibiotics and vaccines, why do millions die each year from infectious diseases worldwide? With new pathogens continuing to emerge, can we ever hope to win the battle? The emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases involves many interrelated factors. Global interconnectedness continues to increase with international travel and trade; economic, political, and cultural interactions; and human-to-human and animal-to-human interactions. This course will address the biological mechanism of infectious disease and the socioeconomic and ecological factors that influence the outbreak of infectious diseases.

0 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40265

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 202

Requirements Met:
     Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor

  Deanna Tollefson

Public health impacts each of us on a daily basis, yet too few of us can explain exactly what it is ordescribe the numerous ways in which it “touches” our daily lives. For students interested in the healthsciences it is critical that you understand how public health has and continues to influence our collectivehealth. In this course you will acquire an understanding of the academic discipline of public health, majorpublic health problems, and public health systems intended to protect andmaintain the health of the public.The course will orient you to core principles of public health, including social justice, and provideopportunities for you to apply your knowledge of public health to address complex population healthproblems that affect the population. Course activities will challenge you to think critically about variouscomplex health problems while you compare, contrast and devise “solutions” or interventions to addressthem. This class will equip you with tools to begin to address the critical public health issues that face you,your community, and your world.

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40027

Online: Asynchronous | Online: Asynchronous

Online

Requirements Met:
     Sci, Med, Soc (SMDS) Minor

  Funmi Knutson

Course description: Some of the major global health challenges we will discuss include communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as environmental, women’s, and refugee health issues. We will pay particular attention to health systems and the role these systems play in promoting health and development around the globe. The course is global in its scope, but the focus of many of our discussions will be on low- and middle-income countries, the health of the poor, and health inequity. The relationship between health and socio-economic development will be examined throughout the course. The course will expose students to concepts from social epidemiology, such as social determinants of health and the impact of various social, economic, political, and historical contexts on health.

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40784

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Susan S. Morrison Hall 110

Requirements Met:
     Writing to learn

  Amy Hedman-Robertson

This course provides students with a foundation of knowledge to develop communication and advocacy skills for the public health profession. Students will learn how to apply health communication strategies and recommended practices in developing, implementing, and evaluating a health communication campaign as well as engaging in advocacy-related communications. Students will apply and discuss health communication concepts, theories, and models in critiquing past communication campaigns. Emergency and risk communication, health literacy and patient-client education, communicating with stakeholders and decision/policy makers, and e-health technologies will also be explored.

2 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40409

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Susan S. Morrison Hall 140

  Deanna Tollefson

This course will provide an introduction into the legal, ethical, social, economic, and regulatory dimensions of U.S. health care, through a public health and social justice lens. Students will analyze the U.S. health care system structure and functions. Systems of care (government, private, and non-profit) as well as types of care (medical care, behavioral health care, public health, etc.) will be explored. Coursework will require students to conduct a comparative analysis of health care delivery system in the U.S. and another country. The course will explore challenges within the U.S. health care delivery system and engage students to investigate proposed solutions to reduce health care costs, improve health care quality, and reduce health disparities. A culminating class project will provide opportunities for students to share what they have learned in the course with a larger audience.

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40266

Online: Asynchronous | Online: Asynchronous

Online

  Funmi Knutson

Course description: Epidemiology (“epi”) is the study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease patterns in human populations. As a scientific method, epidemiology can be used to investigate, analyze, and ultimately prevent or control health problems on the population level. In this course you will develop your understanding of the epidemiologic approach for addressing important population health problems. You will have the opportunity to examine various population health issues from an epidemiologic perspective. Initially, you will learn to speak the “epi” language such that you can describe data in epidemiologic terms and examine associations between exposures and health/disease outcomes. You will also develop skills to conduct basic data analysis, critically analyze epidemiologic study methods, and assess the validity of “epi” study results. You will leave this course with a better understanding of both the significant impact of epidemiology on human health as well as some of the limitations of the science. Prerequisites: PUBH 220 and DASC 120, or Junior Standing and DASC 120, or Permission of the instructor.

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40285

In Person | Lecture

St Paul: Murray-Herrick Campus Center 207

Requirements Met:
     Writing in the Discipline

  Amy Hedman-Robertson

This course will cover effective approaches for planning, implementing, and evaluating public health education programs. Students will engage in quantitative and qualitative needs assessment procedures to guide program goal and objective setting. The course will emphasize theoretical and evidence-based interventions and tools to optimize program implementation. Fundamental concepts and methods of evaluation will be covered. This course covers important planning skill sets beneficial to other disciplines. Prerequisite: PUBH 220 and 225 or instructor approval

4 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40286

In Person | Directed Study

St Paul: In Person

  Amy Hedman-Robertson

The Public Health undergraduate internship learning experience has a three central goals: 1) to broaden student exposure to public health professionals and agencies, 2) facilitate opportunities for students to integrate, synthesize, and apply knowledge gained from coursework , and 3) provide opportunities for students to observe public health leadership in action. This course requires students to complete 100 hours engaging in public health-related competencies. Prior to registering for this class, students must receive internship site approval by faculty or advisor and secure an agreement, in writing, with an internship site. Prerequisites: DASC 120, PUBH 300, and PUBH 340

2 Credits

Subject: Public Health (PUBH)

CRN: 40553

In Person | Directed Study

St Paul: In Person

  Funmi Knutson

The Public Health undergraduate internship learning experience has a three central goals: 1) to broaden student exposure to public health professionals and agencies, 2) facilitate opportunities for students to integrate, synthesize, and apply knowledge gained from coursework , and 3) provide opportunities for students to observe public health leadership in action. This course requires students to complete 100 hours engaging in public health-related competencies. Prior to registering for this class, students must receive internship site approval by faculty or advisor and secure an agreement, in writing, with an internship site. Prerequisites: DASC 120, PUBH 300, and PUBH 340

2 Credits