PHC-PUBLIC HEALTH CONCENTRATION
 

PHC 5X10         Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health (Pending)  3

Concerns worker protection and serves as a prerequisite for advanced study of hazards and work settings. Understanding these fundamentals is key to development and management of occupational safety and health programs, resolution of safety and health issues, and improvement of safety performance. Other health professionals also require a basic understanding of these principles for multi-disciplinary teamwork. Introduces students to safety and health fields, provides overview of loss control information and analysis, presents specific safety and health programs, and discusses program implementation and maintenance.

PHC 5410         Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health      3

Covers behavioral and social science contributions to science disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and anthropology, will be reviewed and integrated with public health objectives and outcomes. Using a biopsychosocial framework, the role of social, psychological, and behavioral factors in health and illness are emphasized.

PHC 6000         Epidemiology for Public Health Professionals           3

To enable the student to understand epidemiology as a discipline and how epidemiology, as the basic science of public health, provides information for disease prevention and treatment.

PHC 6005         Disease Transmission in the Urban Environment                  3

Focuses on disease transmission in the urban community and how interaction between human behaviors and environmental changes contribute to the spread of disease in urban areas in developed and developing countries.

PHC 6015         Epidemiological Study Design and Statistical Methods             3

Experimental, quasi-experimental, observational, survey, surveillance, and qualitative study designs will be reviewed. Methods for reliable and valid data collection and analysis will be covered. An overview of statistical methods for the analysis of public health data will be provided.

PHC 6018         Survey of Environmental Problems               3

Students will be given an overview of the chemical, physical, and biological hazards present in our living and working environment and their effects on human health.

PHC 6196         Computer Applications in Public Health                    3

Provides an overview of various computer applications in public health and introduces modern software systems for analyzing health-related data. Fundamentals of data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation, and reporting results are covered. Technology-based implications for legal and ethical issues are also addressed (including documentation, security, and regulatory requirements). Working knowledge of how to use personal computers, including knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheet packages and Internet searching; Training in a health care-related field at the Associate’s or Bachelor’s level is required.

PHC 6251         Disease Surveillance and Monitoring                        3

Disease surveillance and monitoring is the systematic collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data for use in prioritizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs, activities and practices in the United States as well as in other developed and developing countries. Will focus on these fundamental processes and procedures which are utilized to investigate and track infectious and communicable diseases as well as non-infectious chronic diseases.

PHC 6310         Environmental Toxicology             3

Environmental toxicology is the study of the effects of toxic substances on health and the environment. The student will recognize that human survival depends upon the well-being of other species and upon the availability of clean air, water, and food; and anthropogenic, as well as naturally occurring, chemicals can have detrimental effects on living organisms and ecological processes. Concepts to be covered include occurrence of toxicants, damage process and action of toxicants, factors affecting zenobiotic action, defense responses to toxicants, and others. Will also examine chemicals of environmental interest and how they are tested and regulated. Case studies and special topics will be examined.

PHC 6314         Design of Infection Control Programs                        3

Provides the student with an understanding of the elements and function of infection control programs in healthcare facilities.

PHC 6415         Environmental Health in the Urban Community         3

Today, a majority of people live in cities and by 2050 over 75% of the world’s population will be urban dwellers. Will provide an overview of the major environmental health issues facing urban areas and their inhabitants. Covers the physical, chemical, and biological hazards present in urban areas and their effects on human health.

PHC 6562         Microbiology in Health Care              3

There is a vast number of microorganisms - bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungus, and mycobacteria - some of which are beneficial, some harmless, while others cause disease and death in humans. An understanding of these microorganisms is essential for healthcare professionals to apply principles of infection prevention and control. Will cover the diversity of microorganisms, controlling their growth, health aspects, and the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

PHC 6946         Internship in Public Health                6

An internship in a public health agency or setting. Under supervision by an adjunct or full-time faculty member teaching in the UWF MPH program, students will work on a problem related to management, development or administration of a program in public health or to research in public health. Students must have completed the Master of Public Health (MPH) core courses (or their equivalent) and chosen their area of concentration within the MPH before enrolling in this course. May not be required of students with advanced degrees or extensive experience in the field of Public Health. A written report on the internship experience is required and the report must be presented orally to a committee or three faculty selected by the student’s course supervisor. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required.