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|  | Course Schedule January 7 - 11, 2008 Morning Courses
This sequence of workshops (see also Data Analysis Workshop II) is intended for students with a broad understanding of biostatistical concepts used in public health sciences who seek to develop additional data analysis skills. The emphasis is on concepts and illustration of concepts applying a variety of analytic techniques to four to six public health datasets in a computer laboratory setting using STATA statistical software. In the first workshop, students learn basic methods of data organization/management and simple methods for data exploration, data editing, and graphical and tabular displays. Additional topics include comparison of means and proportions, simple linear regression and correlation. In the second workshop students will master more advanced methods of data including analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, nonparametric methods for comparing groups, multiple linear regression, logistic regression, log-linear regression and survival analysis. Students must have a laptop computer with STATA 8 installed. 2 academic credits for each course. Maximum enrollment 30. Minimum enrollment 10.
Media specialists have designed a week-long workshop to train students in developing mass media campaigns directed at health promotion within tribal communities. Students are introduced to the basics of how to develop a media campaign, including: community needs assessments, developing "change targets" for messages, analysis of media outlets, effective message design and development, the "A, B, C's" of media production, post-production and distribution tips to improve effectiveness, and evaluation methods for measuring process, impact, and outcomes related to the campaign. Special emphasis is placed on integrating local culture, language and style preferences at every phase of campaign development. Student evaluation based on final presentation, paper, and class prresentation. (2 academic credits).
Afternoon Courses This course focuses on the relationship between nutrition status and growth needs between conception and adulthood. The goal of this course is to provide a foundaton for understandint the nutritional needs of growth and developments as well as an appreciation of the strengths and limitations of the present knowledge of nutritional science. Student evaluation based on a take home final exam due on January 2008. (2 academics credits). Minimum enrollment 6.
This course will provide in-depth information on the basic pathogenic mechanisms of selected infectious diseases that continue to be of major public health importance worldwide, with an emphasis on underlying problems for development of effective public health interventions. Topics covered will include HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, measles, and infectious disease hazards that may become important in the future. Students taking this course will obtain a working knowledge of the biology of these diseases, including prospects for their effective management and control at both the individual and public health level, and of basic human immunology and vaccinology. Student evaluation will be based on class participation and responses to written questions. (2 academic credits). Minimum enrollment 10, maximum 25
January 14 - 18, 2008
Morning Courses This sequence of workshops (see also Data Analysis Workshop I) is intended for students with a broad understanding of biostatistical concepts used in public health sciences who seek to develop additional data analysis skills. The emphasis is on concepts and illustration of concepts applying a variety of analytic techniques to four to six public health datasets in a computer laboratory setting using STATA statistical software. In the first workshop, students learn basic methods of data organization/management and simple methods for data exploration, data editing, and graphical and tabular displays. Additional topics include comparison of means and proportions, simple linear regression and correlation. In the second workshop students will master more advanced methods of data including analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, nonparametric methods for comparing groups, multiple linear regression, logistic regression, log-linear regression and survival analysis. Students must have a laptop computer with STATA 8 installed. (2 academic credits for each course). Maximum enrollment 30. Minimum enrollment 10.
Surveys the health status of American Indians and Alaskan Natives including their special genetic, cultural, social, and biomedical characteristics. Examines Indian culture, relation of the individual to the group, and Indian concepts of health and disease, emphasizing the blending of traditional Indian healing with modern Western methods. Student evaluation will be based on a group project and one quiz. (3 academic credits). Minimum enrollment 10. Afternoon Courses :
This course will provide an overview of non-allopathic (complementary, alternative, indigenous and traditional) medical systems. The history of these medical modalities and an approach to classifying their domains will be reviewed. In addition, the nature of scientific evidence for and a survey of the effectiveness of these modalities will be covered. Practitioners of Chinese, Ayurvedic, Tibetan, Naturopathic, Chiropractic, Integrative medicines as well as Herbal and Massage therapies will present and discuss case studie, methods and philosophies of their systems. Select practitioners will provide hands-on demonstrations. Student evaluations will be based on class participation and a short paper reviewing the effectiveness of specific systems. (2 academic credits), Minimum enrollment 10.
Applies a human rights framework to the analysis of key determinants of health status and public health policies, programs and practices. Readings and discussions explore health as a human right and its implications for public health research and practice. The seminar focuses broadly on three areas: (1) health as a human right; (2) impact of public health policies, programs and practices on human rights; and (3) collective health impact of human rights violations, whether gross violations in human conflict or insidious violations associated with mistreatment of marginalized groups. Topics include: (1) international instruments defining human rights principles, their historical development and application; (2) operationalization of the right to health and its consequences for public health practice; (3) governmental obligations for health under international human rights law; (4) linkages between health and human rights; (5) application of the human rights framework to the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health policies and interventions; (6) collective health impact of human rights violations; (7) dilemmas in the application of human rights principles to public health research and practice. Student evaluation based on class participation, short assignments and one paper. (2 academic credits). Maximum enrollment 25, minimum 10. Students develop skills in the utilization of findings from epidemiologic studies. Uses an interactive, problem-based approach that draws from topical issues, such as hormone-replacement therapy and heart disease risk. Students critique articles and also read and evaluate reports that synthesize evidence from the literature for policy formulation. Students gain an understanding of systematic reviews and meta-analysis and of criteria for evidence classification. Stresses the characterization of uncertainty. Prerequisite: Basic epidemiology. (2 academic credits). Minimum enrollment 5. |
