This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

Infectious diseases are major contributors to public health burdens throughout the world. Vector- borne diseases (those carried by mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and others) are an important part of this complex landscape. The surveillance and control of vector-borne diseases (including dengue, malaria, Lyme disease and others) require special approaches and techniques, and this course serves as a introduction to this field of public health entomology. This course will help build a skilled workforce with foundational knowledge to address emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

How do we know what we know? This course guides students in reading, interpreting, and evaluating peer-reviewed original research in public health. Students will develop an understanding of what authors want to communicate and critical appraisal skills which will allow them to form their own independent conclusions.

While the health and wellbeing of the nation has improved overall, racial, ethnic, gender and sexuality disparities in morbidity and mortality persist. To successfully address growing disparities, it is important to understand social determinants of health and translate current knowledge into specific strategies to undo health inequalities. This course will explore social justice as a philosophical underpinning of public health and will consider the etiology of disease rooted in social conditions.

Injuries are an important public health problem and the leading cause of death for U.S. citizens under the age of 45 years. This 3-part course presents a public health approach to understanding and preventing both unintentional and violent injuries, with a focus on the policy tools available for reducing the burden of injury.

The World Health Organization describes climate change as the biggest public health threat of the 21st century. This course will provide an overview of the key impacts of climate change on population health. We will discuss current impacts and projected future impacts through the 21st century, with a focus on climate justice and health equity.

The World Health Organization describes climate change as the biggest public health threat of the 21st century. This course will provide an overview of the key impacts of climate change on population health. We will discuss current impacts and projected future impacts through the 21st century, with a focus on climate justice and health equity. We will additionally cover difficulties in communicating climate change risks to the public and strategies for adaptation and mitigation to prevent and/or lessen projected impacts of climate change on health.

This course is designed to teach fundamentals of toxicology with an emphasis on food toxicology. Topics to be discussed include mechanisms of toxicity, absorption, metabolism, distribution and excretion of food toxins, dose-response relationships, major mechanisms of toxicity, sources and major groups of food toxins, toxicity testing methods and risk assessment.

This course is an introduction to global health from an interdisciplinary perspective. It will examine issues that affect population health the world over and policy recommendations to prevent emerging and re-emerging diseases.

This course is designed to give students a broad overview to pertinent topics in the field of global maternal and child health. Topics covered include causes of maternal and infant mortality, treatment of malaria in pregnancy, HIV and pregnancy, infant nutrition, maternal and child nutrition, gender roles, and cultural and religious concepts in relation to working in a global setting. This course will explore approaches to public health programming that acknowledge and incorporate cultural differences.