Public Health Topics Course

Emerging Issues In Public Health | PUBHLTH 333

This is an undergraduate topics course that will be used by faculty members to teach special or emerging topics in Public Health. The specific material and format will vary by topic and instructor. Each section number corresponds to a different topics course. Please see below for more information on each course. 

Combating Misinformation in Public Health - section #002
  • 1 credit course taught in Winter 2024 for 7 weeks starting 03/04/24
  • Instructor: Lindsay Kalter
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Advanced Public Health Journalism - section #003
  • 3 credit course taught in Fall 2024
  • Instructor: Lindsay Kalter
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Assessing Environmental Threats to Public Health: In Practice and Research - section 004
  • 2 credit course taught in Fall 2024
  • Instructor: TBD
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Basic Computing for Data Analytics - section #005
  • 1 credit course taught in Fall 2024 from 08/26/24 to 09/30/24
  • Instructor: Nick Henderson
  • This course is crosslisted with BIOSTAT 607 section 001 which uses R. The Python and C++ sections are not crosslisted with an undergraduate course.
Design for Health Studies - section #006
  • 1 credit course taught in the first seven weeks of Winter 2025 from 01/08/25 to 02/28/25.
  • Instructor: Rod Little
  • This course will be an adaptation of BIOSTAT 593 for undergraduate students. 
  • PUBHLTH 383 is an enforced prerequisite for this course. 
Spirituality and Religion in Public Health - section #007
  • 2 credit course taught in the second seven weeks of Fall 2024 from 10/21/24 to 12/09/24.
  • Instructor: Geila Rajaee
  • Course description: From individual behaviors to policy development, this course will examine the role of spirituality and religious beliefs in public health practice. Students will explore an array of spiritual traditions and the religious demography of the United States to understand how beliefs (spiritual, religious, and/or personal/existential) inform and influence health.
Power and Politics of Public Health - section #008
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2025
  • Instructor: Lex Eisenberg
  • Course description and syllabus coming soon
Community Health Issues for Asian American and Pacific Islanders - section #009
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2025
  • Instructor: James Huynh
  • This course will count for Health Equity
  • Course description and syllabus coming soon
US Health Care System, Quality, Performance and Measurement - section #010
  • 3 credit course taught in Winter 2025
  • Instructor: Micah Aaron
  • Course description and syllabus coming soon