Syllabus: Modular Schedule & Downloadable File

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

Lecture:  6/3/19

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

LECTURES

Lecture:  6/10/19

Lecture:  6/17/19

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

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

Lecture:  6/24/19

Lecture:  7/1/19

Website of Interest:  7/8/19

READINGS (more may be added during semester as appropriate)

Bardach:  Part I (pp. 1 - 78)

Bardach:  Part II (pp. 83 - 112)

Categories of Prevention

Ethical Dilemmas in Protecting Individual Rights vs Public Protection in the Case of Infectious Diseases

Turning climate change legislation into public health policy

A Look at Climate Change and Public Health Policy

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

Lecture:  7/15/19

Lecture:  7/22/19

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/10.1177/1090198111418634

 Is 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