Subject: MPHP

Term: Summer 2023

MPHP 419: Topics in Urban Health in the United States (100/3322)

F 08:30-12:30 PM Jul 07-Aug 25

Knight, K; Ganesh, P; Tisch, D

The focus of this course is on designing sustainable urban policies and programs for advancing health equity in Greater Cleveland. The course builds on recent declarations of racism as a public health crisis in Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland and ongoing work in applying system dynamics to addressing structural racism for advancing regional equity. The course introduces the use of system dynamics for understanding urban health inequities and designing sustainable social policies and programs for advancing health equity. The course will cover model structure and its relationships to prior knowledge and assumptions, measurable quantities, and ultimate use in solving problems. Application areas focus on social issues of equity in health, education, and general wellbeing emphasizing transdisciplinary integration of systems (vertically from cells to society and horizontality across systems). Model verification is discussed, along with the basic theory and practice of system dynamics. Quantitative methods are emphasized including the formulation and testing of mathematical models of feedback systems and the use of numeric data and estimation of parameters. Special attention will be given to understanding the dynamics of social and economic justice, value and ethical issues, as well as issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability or illness, age, and national origin. Offered as PQHS 419 and MPHP 419.

MPHP 496: The Evolution of Public Health into Global Health Practice (100/3263)

TWRF 03:00-05:00 PM Jun 20-Jun 23, MTWR 03:00-05:00 PM Jun 26-Jun 29, MWRF 03:00-05:00 PM Jul 03-Jul 07, MTWR 03:00-05:00 PM Jul 10-Jul 13, MTWRF 03:00-05:00 PM Jul 17-Jul 21

Tisch, D; King, C

This short course will use readings and case studies to explore the motivating factors in the emergence of global health interventions over the last 200 years, with a focus on its roots in public health practice, its expanding scope in the early to mid- 20th century, and the strengths and weaknesses of modern global health interventions. Readings and seminar discussions will involve consideration of the changing definitions of "public health", and of the spaces in which public health interventions are expected to occur.

MPHP 650: Public Health Practicum (100/2971)

Morris, A

The Public Health Practicum is an integral component of the MPH curriculum, allowing students to apply, develop, and refine their conceptual knowledge and skills as part of a planned, supervised, and evaluated community-based experience. The Practicum is designed to move students beyond the walls of academia, to understand the political, economic, social, and organizational contexts within which public health activities are conducted. To complete the Practicum, students must complete three credits of MPHP 650, dedicating at least 120 hours to a substantial public health experience, and attend Community Health Research and Practice (CHRP) group meetings.

MPHP 652: Public Health Capstone Experience (100/3282)

Morris, A; Zimmerman, P

This section is for the Global Health concentration.

MPHP 652: Public Health Capstone Experience (101/3283)

Morris, A; Nagel, K

This section is for those whose concentration is Health Policy and Management.

MPHP 652: Public Health Capstone Experience (102/3284)

Koroukian-Hajinazarian, S; Morris, A

This section is for the Health Informatics concentration.

MPHP 652: Public Health Capstone Experience (103/3285)

Morris, A; Singer, E

This section is for the Population Health Research concentration.

MPHP 652: Public Health Capstone Experience (104/3286)

Morris, A; Trapl, E

This section is for the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention concentration.

MPHP 653: Public Health Capstone Experience (100/3377)

Morris, A

The Public Health Capstone is a multi-semester project intended to provide students with the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of their chosen topic area, the ability to communicate effectively with target groups and professionals, and develop skills necessary for scientific investigation. The Public Health Capstone provides students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired through their Master of Public Health academic program to a problem involving the health of the community. Students work in conjunction with a community organization; therefore, the Capstone is expected to be mutually beneficial to both the student's educational goals as well as the host organization. At the conclusion of the Capstone experience, students are required to submit a capstone essay, which represents the culminating experience required for the degree program and may take the form of a research thesis, an evaluation study, or an intervention study. Each student is required to formally present the experience and research findings. While engaged in the Public Health Capstone, students are expected to attend the Community Health Research and Practice (CHRP) seminar, held weekly on Tuesdays at 12:00pm.