Syllabus: Modular Schedule & Downloadable File
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TOPICS
Course Introduction
Orientation to Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
Group Dynamics
Team Project vs. Individual Contribution Scores
Presentation of Overarching Problem Statement
Understanding Organizational Structure
Identifying Target Audience
Introduction to Career Development Framework
Career Portfolio
LECTURES
READINGS (more may be added during semester as appropriate)
Problem-Based Learning: https://www.cte.cornell.edu/teaching-ideas/engaging-students/problem-based-learning.html
Values-Driven Career Planning: https://atlanta.iiba.org/sites/atlanta/files/rleyton_career_2016.pdf
Tips for Effective Group Working: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/metallurgy-materials/about/cases/group-work/tips.aspx
Creating a Career Portfolio:
http://das.ohio.gov/Portals/0/DASDivisions/HumanResources/LPD/pdf/LPD_CareerPortfolio.pdf -
TOPICS
Introduction to Problem
Using Credible Data Sources to Gather Data
Organization of Materials and Time
Characterizing Population Data
Infectious Disease Process
Risk Factors vs. At-Risk Populations
Climate Change, Vector Control, & Infectious Disease
READINGS (more may be added during semester as appropriate)
Possible Roles on Teams:
https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstrategies/groupprojects/tools/Groupworkroles.doc
Why Zika is this Year's Scary Virus:
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/160128-zika-virus-birth-defects-brian-damage-history-science/Epidemiologic Triangle:
https://cursos.campusvirtualsp.org/mod/tab/view.php?id=23154
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TOPICS
Regulations and Policies regarding Infectious Disease Control
Coordination between Governmental Public Health Agencies
Ethical Considerations balancing Individual Rights & Population Protections
Public Health Police Power
LECTURES
READINGS (more may be added during semester as appropriate)
Bardach: Part I (pp. 1 - 78)
Bardach: Part II (pp. 83 - 112)
Turning climate change legislation into public health policy
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TOPICS
Social-Ecological Model
Modifying Health Behavior within Environmental Contexts
Health Education & Community Mobilization
Participatory Approaches for Health Promotion
Organizational Collaboration for Health Advocacy
Leadership in the Health Professions
Course Wrap-Up
LECTURES
READINGS (more may be added during semester as appropriate)
Social Ecological Model Offers New Approach to Public Health: https://borgenproject.org/social-ecological-model/
Social Ecological Approaches to Individuals and Their Contexts: Twenty Years of Health
Education & Behavior Health Promotion interventions: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1090198111418634Is the Social-Ecological Framework Useful in Understanding Infectious Diseases?: https://csueb-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_springer_jour10.1007/s10393-005-8477-x&context=PC&vid=01CALS_UHL&search_scope=ARTICLES&tab=all_articles&lang=en_US
The Social-Ecological Model: A Framework for Violence Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/SEM_Framewrk-a.pdf