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HE-114: Principles and Practices of Public Health

Course Information

Course, prefix, number, & title: HE-114 Principles and Practices of Public Health

Hours (Class, recitation, Laboratory, studio): 3

Credits: 3

Pre-requisites (if any): HE-101 or HE-102

Course Description in college catalog:

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and practices of public health and strategies used in public health promotion and disease prevention initiatives. The course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about past, present and future key public health topics of importance, and to apply public health strategies to prevent or minimize these problems among culturally diverse populations across the lifespan.

Academic programs for which this course serves as a requirement or an elective:

A.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences

A.S. Public Health

HE 114 is a free elective in the Department of Health, Physical Education and Dance.

Course-specific student learning outcomes:

  1. Students will be able to define the philosophy of public health.

  2. Students will be able to identify core public health concepts and values.

  3. Students will be able to describe the history of public health.

  4. Students will be able to identify key concepts in population health.

  5. Students will be able to identify databases for public health education and information.

  6. Students will be able to describe basic methods accessing databases for public health practice.

  7. Students will be able to describe the socio-economic, behavioral, biological and environmental impacts on human health and health disparities.

  8. Students will be able to describe the social and global functions of public health.

  9. Students will be able to describe key characteristics of the US health system.

  10. Students will be able to describe key characteristics of public health administration.

  11. Students will be able to describe the role of health promotion and health protection in public health.

  12. Students will be able to describe evidence-based approaches for using public health data in intervention and policy design.

  13. Students will be able to identify a variety of intervention methods to address the needs, strengths and capacity of various populations.

  14. Students will be able to identify social, political and economic public health challenges in the 21st century.

  15. Students will be able to identify public health workforce challenges in the 21st century.

Program-specific outcomes

  1. Analyze public health theory and practice in the following areas: social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, environmental health, health communication, health care systems and policy.

  2. Apply and synthesize basic quantitative and qualitative data, professional and scholarly literature.

  3. Analyze and evaluate the biological principles associated with the distribution of infectious and non-infectious diseases of public health importance

  4. Examine the current research related to public health problems and formulate methods for the prevention and control of diseases

  5. Evaluate the role of social justice in bringing about social change to improve the health of the public

  6. Communicate, promote and advocate for improvements in the health of the public

Methods by which student learning will be assessed and evaluated; describe the types of methods to be employed; note whether certain methods are required for all sections:

  1. Examinations

  2. Assignments and Projects

  3. Participation and Oral Presentations

Academic Integrity policy (department or College):
Academic honesty is expected of all students. Any violation of academic integrity is taken extremely seriously. All assignments and projects must be the original work of the student or teammates. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any questions regarding academic integrity should be brought to the attention of the instructor. The following is the Queensborough Community College Policy on Academic Integrity: "It is the official policy of the College that all acts or attempted acts that are violations of Academic Integrity be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. At the faculty member's discretion and with the concurrence of the student or students involved, some cases though reported to the Office of Student Affairs may be resolved within the confines of the course and department. The instructor has the authority to adjust the offender's grade as deemed appropriate, including assigning an F to the assignment or exercise or, in more serious cases, an F to the student for the entire course." Read the University's policy on Academic Integrity opens in a new window(PDF).

Disabilities
Any student who feels that he or she may need an accommodation based upon the impact of a disability should contact the Office of Accessibility Services in Science Building, Room S-132, 718-631-6257, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. You can visit the Office of Accessibility Services website.

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