Unit 1 PU 120 Introduction to Public Health Prof Tynan Weed

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Course Calendar: Unit 1-Unit 5 Unit # and TopicLearning ActivitiesAssessments Unit 1 Population Health Approach and Evidence-based Public Health Introduce Yourself Read Chapters 1 and 2 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Complete In My Backyard Activity Unit 2 Informatics and Health Communications Read Chapter 3 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Complete In My Backyard Activity Project Topic and References Due Unit 3 Social and Behavioral Sciences Read Chapter 4 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Complete In My Backyard Activity Unit 4 Health Law, Policy, and Ethics and Population Health Future Read Chapters 5 and 13 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Unit 5 Non-Communicable Diseases Read Chapter 6 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Midterm Exam Project Outline Due

Course Calendar: Unit 6-Unit 10 Unit 6 Communicable Diseases Read Chapter 7 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Complete In My Backyard Activity Unit 7 Environmental Health and Safety Read Chapter 8 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Complete In My Backyard Activity Unit 8 Health Professionals, the Workforce, and Healthcare Institutions Read Chapters 9 and 10 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Complete In My Backyard Activity Unit 9 Healthcare Systems, and Public Health Institution and Systems Read Chapters 11 and 12 Participate in Discussion Participate in Flex Seminar Final Project Due Unit 10 Comprehensive Final Exam and Course Wrap-Up Participate in Discussion Final Exam

Course Evaluation AssessmentsNumberPoints eachTotal Points Seminars Discussions In My Backyard61590 Exams Project375, 75, Total Points 1000 Points

Assignments/Projects “Assignments” in gradebook refer to the Project Proposal (due at the end of Unit 2) and Project Outline (Unit 5) for the Final Project (Unit 9) Final Course Project document in Doc Sharing details each of these assignments in a Word document that you can easily print out

Exams Midterm Exam (Unit 5): 4 hours, 50 multiple- choice questions Final Exam (Unit 10): 4 hours, 50 multiple- choice questions

Late Policy Late work will not be accepted unless there are clear and compelling extenuating circumstances. If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from completing course assignments/exams you must contact your instructor immediately—prior to the assignment/exam/quiz due- date unless prevented from doing so by emergency circumstances. Examples of extenuating circumstances are serious personal and/or family illness/hospitalization, death in the family, weather-related evacuation/emergencies, work emergencies, and issues related to active military assignment. Personal computer/software/internet connectivity issues and course blocks are not considered extenuating circumstances. Granting of late-work submission due to extenuating circumstances is at the discretion of the instructor and will require documentation for verification of extenuating circumstances. If late work submission is granted, the instructor will establish new due-dates and requirements without loss of course points.

Unit 1 Seminar Reading Assignment: Chapters 1 and 2 Chapter 1 Public Health: The Population Health Approach Eras of Public Health Components of Public Health Population Health Chapter 2 Evidence-based Public Health Use of Supportive Criteria Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Interventions Questions to ask: Who and How?

Chapter 1: Population Health Approach How has Public Health changed over time? – Focus before the 1830s? – 1840s to 1870s (Hygiene movement) – s (Contagion control) – 1950s-mid1980s (Filling holes in medical system) – Mid1980s-2000 (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) – 21 st century (Population Health)

Chapter 1: Population Health Approach What are the Components of Population Health… – Historically? – Currently? – In the future? How are Interventions designed in our Health Care system? Interventions using Traditional public health methods? Social Interventions?

Chapter 2: Using Cigarettes and Lung Cancer as an Example What are the different ways we can find Supportive Criteria for a relationship? – Strength of a relationship – Dose-response relationship – Consistency of the relationship – Biological plausibility

Chapter 2: Using Cigarettes and Lung Cancer as an Example In establishing Cause and Effect, what are some factors to examine? – Group Association (Men compared to Women) – Individual Association (Lung cancer patients) – Prior Association (risk factor happens before the outcome) – Altering the cause alters the effect (group exposed to risk factor results in greater chance of outcome)

Chapter 2 Primary – Remove or prevent underlying cause Secondary – Identify and treat risk factors, screen Tertiary – Cure disease, prevent complications, restore function 3 “tions”: Information, Motivation, Obligation Who and How?

Next Week: Unit 2 Next week’s seminar: We will discuss the many types of health information and health data available today, as well as the methods used to collect health data. Questions? Feel free to me at Have a good evening!