Health Behavior and Health Promotion: Course Descriptions

Course Number

PUBHHBP 3193

Credits: 1‐6

Individual Studies in Health Behavior and Health Promotion

Individual studies in Health Behavior and Health Promotion
focusing on applied topics.

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 3510

Credits: 3

Role of Behavior in Public Health

Introduction to concepts of health behavior and its role in public health; social determinants of health; applications to selected community health problems and issues.

Prerequisites: none
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PUBHHBP 4558

Credits: 2

Policy as a Prevention Strategy

This course will prepare upper-level undergraduate students on the key elements of how policy can be used as an intervention to promote primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.  Course activities will build skills for the evaluation of when policy is an appropriate strategy, and how to prepare a policy brief on a formal policy issue that impacts population health.  Each student will work with a small group to choose a policy topic and prepare research-informed policy brief.

Prerequisites: Writing and Information Literacy or GE equivalent for 3 credit hours
Social and Behavioral Sciences or GE equivalent for 3 credit hours
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PUBHHBP 5520

Credits: 2

Public Health in Action

Directed service learning group project in partnership with a
public health agency.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to
students with credit for 860.
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PUBHHBP 6520

Credits: 3

Advocacy for Health Justice

This course will examine advocacy's place in the historical and contemporary practice and promotion of public health, including a turn toward a focus on advocacy to address the social and structural determinants of health.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in MPH-HBHP program or permission of instructor
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PUBHHBP 6535

Credits: 3

Community Engagement and Collaborative Community Problem Solving

This class provides the opportunity to review a number of concepts critical to collaborative community problem‐solving. A broad range of literature will be reviewed and students will have the opportunity to experience several simulated processes unique to the collaborative problem‐solving process.

Prerequisites: 6510 or permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 6558

Credits: 2

Policy as a Prevention Strategy

This course will prepare graduate students on the key elements of how policy can be used as an intervention to promote primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.  Course activities will build skills for the evaluation of when policy is an appropriate strategy, and how to prepare a systematic review of evidence for the use of a policy strategy.  Each student will be able to choose a policy topic and prepare a literature review, policy scan, or health impact assessment as a manuscript formatted for submission to a scientific journal.

 

Prerequisites: None
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PUBHHBP 7193

Credits: 1‐6

Individual Studies in Health Behavior and Health Promotion

Individually designed study of selected topics in health behavior
and health promotion.

Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
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PUBHHBP 7520

Credits: 2

Community Health Assessment

Models of community health assessment; skills in identifying, analyzing and integrating information concerning community
resources and needs.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 7522

Credits: 3

Program Planning and Implementation

Planning and implementation of programs to address public health issues in defined populations; development of a health promotion program for a specific community partner.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, or Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 827.
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PUBHHBP 7528

Credits: 2

Foundations of Professional Practice in Health Promotion

Professional practice settings and expectations for health promotion; application of health promotion theories and
perspectives to community problems.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor
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PUBHHBP 7532

Credits: 3

Program Evaluation in Public Health

Examination of evaluation models for public health programs; exploration of philosophical and scientific issues in evaluation; and skill building in both qualitative and quantitative evaluation
methods.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 7534

Credits: 3

Research Methods in Health Behavior and Health Promotion

Social science research methods emphasizing methods used to assess the dimensions of health‐relevant behaviors and
community‐based prevention research.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 7542

Credits: 3

Settings and Special Populations in Health Promotion

Critical characteristics of principal settings in which health promotion interventions occur and populations to which they apply such as youth, elderly, racial and ethnic minorities.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 822
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PUBHHBP 7544

Credits: 3

Fundamental Determinants of Population Health and Implications for Public Health

Presents the ideas that population health is determined by factors outside of health care and individual behavior occurs
within a social context.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 830.
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PUBHHBP 7550

Credits: 1‐6

Special Topics in Health Behavior and Health Promotion

Regular class on topics that are relevant to students enrolled in programs in the Division of Health Behavior and Health
Promotion.

Prerequisites: Grad standing.
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PUBHHBP 7552

Credits: 2

Substance Abuse Prevention

History of substance abuse prevention efforts; theoretical foundations and elements of successful programs.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 826.
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PUBHHBP 7554

Credits: 2

Cancer Behavioral Science

Overview of behavioral issues associated with cancer at the
individual and community levels.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor. Not open to
students with credit for 828.
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PUBHHBP 7558

Credits: 2

Policy as a Prevention Strategy

This course will prepare graduate students on the key elements of how policy can be used as an intervention to promote primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 7562

Credits: 2

Theoretical Approaches to Health Behavior Change in Public Health Applications

Major theories drawn from social and behavioral science literature, pertinent to understanding and addressing problems
in health behavior.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Public Health, and Grad standing; or permission of instructor.
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PUBHHBP 7564

Credits: 2

A Public Health Approach to Adolescent Health

Focuses on the health of adolescents in the United States. Emphasis is on examining health and risk behaviors from developmental and contextual perspectives with reference to policies and programs for preventing health problems and promoting the wellbeing of this population.

Prerequisites: none
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PUBHHBP 7570

Credits: 2

Obesity, A Multidisciplinary Approach

This course examines the context, causes, and consequences of obesity in the United States today. We will begin with an examination of trends in obesity and a description of the scope of the program. Next, the course will examine physiological, psychological, sociological, and economic factors that contribute to the obesity problem.

Prerequisites: Cross listed in HDFS
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PUBHHBP 7899.01

Credits: 1

Seminar: Integrative Learning Experience Project I

The purpose of the Integrative Learning Experience is to provide students with the opportunity to integrate and synthesize knowledge and experience obtained during their academic course of study. Most projects focus on: (A) Community assessment; (B) Program planning and implementation; (C) Program evaluation or (D) Other projects as approved by your advisor.

Prerequisites: Open only to MPH Health Behavior Health Promotion students preparing for their Integrative Learning Experience.
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PUBHHBP 7899.02

Credits: 1

Seminar: Integrative Learning Experience Project II

The purpose of the Integrative Learning Experience is to provide students with the opportunity to integrate and synthesize knowledge and experience obtained during their academic course of study. Most projects focus on: (A) Community assessment; (B) Program planning and implementation; (C) Program evaluation or (D) Other projects as approved by your advisor.

Prerequisites: Open only to MPH Health Behavior Health Promotion students preparing for their Integrative Learning Experience.
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PUBHHBP 8562

Credits: 2

Advanced Theory of Health Behavior Change in Public Health Applications

In‐depth examination of theories pertinent to health behavior including history and critique of theoretical approaches.

Prerequisites: Prereq : Grad Standing in Public Health or Permission of Instructor.
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PUBHHBP 8899.01

Credits: 1

First Year Doctoral Seminar in HBHP

Seminar concerning academic and professional development topics for Ph.D. students, with a focus on selecting research topics, reviewing research, course development, and other
topics.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in Health Behavior and Health Promotion Ph.D. Program.
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PUBHHBP 8899.02

Credits: 1

Second Year Doctoral Seminar in HBHP

A seminar for Ph.D. students in Health Behavior and Health Promotion emphasizing the selection and development of research projects including proposing preparation and funding
sources.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in PUBHHBP Ph.D. Program.
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