Deneen Long-White

Covers principles and methods for monitoring implementation of health education programs and assessing their impact. Focuses on development and selection of valid and reliable measures and use of appropriate statistics. Major Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Program and HLTH 325. Minor/Non-Major Prerequisite: MATH 155 and HLTH 325 with C or better. Three hours per week with enhancement.

Explores the fundamental characteristics and organizational structures of the U.S. health system as well as the differences in systems in other countries. Learn basic concepts of legal, ethical, economic and regulatory dimensions of health care and public health policy and the roles, influences and responsibilities of the different agencies and branches of government. Major Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Program. Minor/Non-Major Prerequisite: ENGL 103 and HLTH 110 with C or better. Three hours per week with enhancement.

Practical health education experience under the supervision of a local, professional mentor and university supervisor. A minimum of 450 supervised hours of service in a community based health setting. Prerequisites: Completion of all required major core curriculum courses with a C or better and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50. Thirty-six hours per week.

Covers historical foundations of epidemiology; distributions and causes of disease by time, place and person; epidemiological study designs; and special issues in infectious and non-infectious disease epidemiology. Learn epidemiology’s role in public health practice by identifying and tracking disease patterns to assist in disease prevention programming. Major Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Program. Minor/Non-Major Prerequisite: MATH 155 and HLTH 230 with C or better. Three hours per week with enhancement.

Provides opportunities to investigate special themes or issues of interest to students and the health profession. Topics will vary each semester. May be repeated once under different course subtitles for a total of 6 credits. Prerequisites: Designated by topic. Three hours per week.

Covers principles and methods for monitoring implementation of health education programs and assessing their impact. Focuses on development and selection of valid and reliable measures and use of appropriate statistics. Major Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Program and HLTH 325. Minor/Non-Major Prerequisite: MATH 155 and HLTH 325 with C or better. Three hours per week with enhancement.

Covers historical foundations of epidemiology; distributions and causes of disease by time, place and person; epidemiological study designs; and special issues in infectious and non-infectious disease epidemiology. Learn epidemiology’s role in public health practice by identifying and tracking disease patterns to assist in disease prevention programming. Major Prerequisite: Admission to Professional Program. Minor/Non-Major Prerequisite: MATH 155 and HLTH 230 with C or better. Three hours per week with enhancement.

Practical health education experience under the supervision of a local, professional mentor and university supervisor. A minimum of 450 supervised hours of service in a community based health setting. Prerequisites: Completion of all required major core curriculum courses with a C or better and a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50. Thirty-six hours per week.