Course Materials
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Bardach, E., & Patashnik, E. M. (2016). A practical guide for policy analysis: The eightfold path to more effective problem solving. CQ press. (Fifth Edition)
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Any additional assigned articles, chapters, readings, podcasts or videos will be posted on the HSC 315 PBL course site in the Syllabus tab. Any assigned materials will be listed with links provided for the corresponding module for which it is assigned.
As this course is highly adaptive to the student development processes, as well as to contemporary issues in public health, it is highly likely that additional readings will be assigned throughout the semester. The Professor will notify the class when new readings are added. It is recognized that many students have numerous academic and non-academic commitments and, as such, as much notice as possible will be provided when adding new material.
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iClickers will be used in lecture for class polls and selecting answers to questions. Students will not be evaluated on the accuracy of their answers, only on your participation in class. To receive participation points, each student must participate in the iClicker questions during class session (only iClickers may be used; cell phone and/or laptop applications will not be allowed). REEF polling will not be used in class. Only participation points for iClickers are guaranteed for credit.
Students should purchase or rent an iClicker 2. New iClickers can be purchased in the University bookstore and used iClickers can be found on Amazon.com (and likely other sources).
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Public health is a broad and interdisciplinary field. There are myriad resources for students to explore this field and its applications for prevention of disease and improvement of health at the population level.
A selected set of resources can be found below. Students are encouraged to conduct their own research to find investigate specific disciplines and how they may lead to a career path that aligns with personal values and professional aspirations.
American Public Health Association -- https://www.apha.org/
California Public Health Association -- https://cphan.org/
Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative – http://barhii.org
What is Public Health? (CDC Foundation) -- https://www.cdcfoundation.org/what-public-health
Office of Disease Prevention & Health Promotion (US DHHS) -- https://health.gov/
Public Health Institute -- http://www.phi.org/
Prevention Institute -- https://www.preventioninstitute.org/
World Health Organization -- http://www.who.int/
Public Health Foundation -- http://www.phf.org
The Commonwealth Fund -- https://www.commonwealthfund.org/