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Public Health Practice
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
Focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct public health practice, as well as lead and manage public health organizations in the United States and throughout the world. Complements other public health practice coursework through hands-on application of knowledge and skills to real-world practice concerns and settings. Frames practical perspectives and approaches around the core public health functions, the essential public health services, and the public health workforce competencies.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify public health problems and policies applicable to defined populations and vulnerable subgroups
- Describe the government's role and the role of stakeholders in public health
- Explain the dimensions of public health policy making from the standpoint of a health practitioner, including leadership, organization, ethics, human rights, economics, administrative effectiveness, and political effectiveness
- Describe the process of policy making and how it affects the design, implementation, and performance of public health policies
- Identify policies and services to promote and maintain health and prevent injuries and disease
- Identify administrative, legal, social, and/or political strategies to address health problems
- Identify potential partners and resources to combat the problems
- Mobilize public opinion through the media, if appropriate
- Avoid panic when disaster strikes