H 120 HEALTH AND CULTURE: USING THEATRE TO PROMOTE HEALTH (3)
A fun and interactive way to promote safer sex and communication with your partner, cultural awareness, healthy body image, responsible drinking, and other health issues. Course work focuses on the major health and social issues facing college students, health disparities, cultural differences in health beliefs and behaviors, acting techniques and performance preparation skills. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 150 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY: HITS AND NEAR MISSES (3)
Course work will cover the role that the public and private sectors have played in shaping social institutions to adequately confront environmental health and occupational safety hazards. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 199 SPECIAL STUDIES (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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H 210 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS (3)
An overview of the United States health care system. Focus on organization of public and private sector health services at federal, state and local levels as well as emerging health care issues. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 220 INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS (3)
Introduction to the application of epidemiologic biometry and probability theory to the health sciences. Topics include quantitative analysis and inference, statistical and epidemiologic methodology, and quantitative study to evaluate and control health problems. Open to major or minor students in public health, or by instructor approval.
PREREQS:
MTH 105 or MTH 111
and
/or higher mathematics.
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H 225 SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH DETERMINANTS (4)
Overview of the macro (social/system/environmental) and micro (individual) contributors to premature disease, disability and population health. Selected behavioral theories supporting health risks and strategies for the prevention of premature disease/disability and the promotion of health. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 250 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION (3)
An introduction to the administrative operations of health care organizations. Examines the various service settings and their organization, personnel and resources.
PREREQS:
H 210*
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H 256 FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION (3)
History, evolution, and current status of health promotion programs and public health services in the United States. Focus on core functions, professional standards, competencies, and current issues in health promotion and education practice.
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H 309 PRACTICUM IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES (3-6)
Supervised work experience in a health care service setting or health-related agency or program. Weekly progress reports and post-experience summary report and evaluation will be expected. Preplanned with instructor approval. Open to health care administration majors. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
PREREQS:
Junior standing. Instructor consent required.
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H 310 HEALTH FIELD EXPERIENCES (3-6)
Introductory field experience in a health or health-related worksite. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
PREREQS:
H 220 and H 225
and
H 210 and junior standing.
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H 312 AIDS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN MODERN SOCIETY (3)
Fundamental principles relating to etiology, nature, prevention, and control of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in contemporary society; emphasis on social, psychological, legal, economic, and ethical issues surrounding these diseases. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 319 HEALTH POLICY FORMATION AND THE CONSUMER (3)
History of consumer protection laws and agencies; an examination of health care providers and facilities; consumer advocacy groups and their impact on policy decisions; health insurance and its role in consumer health; an examination of the media's role in consumer health.
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H 320 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DISEASE (3)
Fundamental principles relating to etiology, nature, prevention, and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in human populations. Special emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion in the high risk diseases of modern, industrialized society. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 344 FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (3)
Introductory course examining environmentally-linked disease, and health effects associated with toxic substances, food quality, pesticides, air, water, and noise pollution, and solid/hazardous wastes.
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H 349 PEER HELPER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (3)
Prepares the student for an active role as a peer helper in alcohol and drug abuse prevention and health education. Course work will include: drug, alcohol, addiction and other related health issues, basic listening and communication skills, conflict resolution, crisis recognition and referral. A major component will be affective learning situations designed to promote self-awareness and personal growth.
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H 364 DRUGS, SOCIETY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR (3)
Drug use and abuse; theories of addiction; basic principles of drug action regarding the use of sedative and stimulative compounds; alcohol; opiates; hallucinogens; designer drugs; cocaine; and over-the-counter products. Particular emphasis on the role of the individual's value orientation, decision-making, and self-responsibility in treatment and educational approaches to prevention.
PREREQS:
PSY 201 or PSY 202
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H 385 SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS AND LAWS (3)
Emphasis on the Occupational Safety and Health Act; study includes the scope and duties under the act, enforcement, and adjudication procedures and OSHA litigation; components of Oregon-OSHA.
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H 399 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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H 399H SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
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H 401 RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Instructor's consent required.
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H 402 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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H 403 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Instructor's consent required.
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H 405 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Instructor's consent required.
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H 406 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Instructor's consent required.
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H 407 SEMINAR (1-6)
Internship (1)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Instructor's consent required.
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H 408 WORKSHOP (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Instructor consent required.
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H 409 PRACTICUM (1-6)
Supervised work experience in a public health or health care administration setting. Open to majors in public health. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Senior standing and departmental approval.
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H 410 INTERNSHIP (1-16)
Directed field experience with participation in a community, worksite, or health agency program. Experience is individually arranged to meet student needs. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 24 credits.
PREREQS:
H 407
and
instructor consent required.
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H 417 MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ENTOMOLOGY (3)
Arthropod pests of man and domestic animals, including biology of pests, disease transmission mechanisms, epidemiology of important arthropod-borne diseases, and prevention and control of pest-related problems. CROSSLISTED as ENT 417/ENT 517 and FW 417/FW 517.
PREREQS:
Two terms of biology or general zoology.
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H 418 PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS AND ISSUES (3)
Current ethical issues in public health, including gender and ethnicity in employment, pharmaceutical controls, product liability, advertising, and export of high technology.
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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H 420 HEALTH DISPARITIES (3)
Health disparities based on race/ethnicity, culture, social class, and rural/urban residence, among others; strategies to reduce disparities, promote health, and prevent disease in diverse populations.
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H 421 MENTAL HEALTH (3)
Examination of social, governmental, legal and individual mental health issues. Brief overview of some major mental disorders.
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H 422 HEALTH, AGING AND CONTROL OF CHRONIC DISEASES (4)
Epidemiology of the major chronic diseases, risk factors, potential methods of prevention/intervention, ethical issues, and efficacy of current methods of prevention and control. Emphasis on adult populations and public health services, policies, and programs at the local, state, and federal levels designed to promote healthy aging.
PREREQS:
9 credits of health course work.
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H 425 FOUNDATIONS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (3)
Measures of disease frequency; measures of effect; association and causation; sources of inaccuracy; experimental and observational study designs.
PREREQS:
H 220
and
/or equivalent.
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H 427 CASE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH (3)
International, public health challenges using case studies from different countries. Includes tropical disease and injury epidemiology in a variety of social, political, and economic contexts.
PREREQS:
Junior or senior standing.
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H 429 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH (3)
Overview of the epidemiological, economic, political, sociological, and cultural factors that impact on international health. Special emphasis on the methods of prevention/intervention utilized in coping with health problems on an international level.
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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H 431 HEALTH CARE MARKETING (3)
Principles, elements and methods of marketing health care services. Role of the consumer, governing body, administration and medical staff as well as impact of professional ethics.
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H 432 ECONOMIC ISSUES IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE (3)
Application of economic principles to the health care field: the demand for medical care and insurance, health care suppliers, health care markets.
PREREQS:
ECON 201 or ECON 201H
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H 434 HEALTH CARE LAW AND REGULATION (3)
Legal aspects of health care delivery; tort law and its applications; professional liability and liability insurance; laws relative to health care institutions, cost controls, antitrust and access. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
Admission to HMP program.
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H 436 HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT (3)
Administrative practice in health care settings with emphasis on long-term care and acute care services. Provides a framework for health care systems and managerial process and roles. Focus on operations, planning, marketing, human resources, finance, productivity and control as well as emerging trends in health services.
PREREQS:
H 210 and H 250
and
admission to HMP program.
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H 438 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE (3)
Introduction to the principles and practices of public or social and commercial health insurance, and their financial reimbursement mechanisms.
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H 445 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (3)
Current and historical topics in the area of occupational health, with particular emphasis on the types of materials that produce human health effects; clinical and epidemiologic data used to assess the public health importance of occupational pollutants and to evaluate control strategies. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 448 PUBLIC HEALTH TOXICOLOGY AND RISK ASSESSMENT (3)
Principles of toxicology and risk assessment with a public health perspective. Topics covered include: toxico-kinetics, target organ toxicity, carcinogenesis and chemical-specific case studies relevant to public health and risk assessments.
PREREQS:
One year basic college chemistry and biology and two terms organic chemistry.
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H 449 HEALTH RISK COMMUNICATION (3)
Designed to improve the effectiveness of health risk communication strategies in promotion of health and prevention of disease and disability. Review of applicable behavioral science theory, research on risk perception and persuasive communication; instruction in effective methods and techniques of risk communication; initial process by which risks are identified and assessed; scientific, institutional, political and social forces that affect the transfer of information in public health programs.
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H 456 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (3)
Theories and methodologies of long-range planning and strategic management in health care organizations.
PREREQS:
Admission to HMP program.
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H 457 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (3)
Utilization of standard financial tools needed to manage the capital resources of health care organizations. Includes funding capital projects, product costing, budgeting methods, capital formation and investment strategies.
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H 458 REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS (3)
Techniques used in cost-effectiveness analysis. Examples are drawn from the public health and health economics literature.
PREREQS:
Junior standing.
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H 461 SEXUALITY: A HEALTH SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE (3)
Exploration of the meaning of sexuality from a variety of contemporary health science perspectives; aspects of sex and sexuality fundamental to total health; issues central to the health educator role examined.
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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H 465 PUBLIC HEALTH AND WOMEN: SOCIAL AND POLICY ISSUES (3)
Public health approach to the identification of women's health needs in the United States and in other countries as it relates to the intersection of race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, age, and ability. (Bacc Core Course)
PREREQS:
6 credits in public health.
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H 467 LONG-TERM CARE ALTERNATIVES (3)
Overview of the long-term care alternatives. Comparisons of nursing homes with community based facilities; adult day care centers, respite to hospice facilities, social HMOs and other services; cost, quality of life and practicality are addressed.
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H 468 FINANCING AND ADMINISTRATION OF LONG-TERM CARE (3)
Examines the financing and administration of long term care. Emphasis is on a system-wide overview and specific application to nursing facility management.
PREREQS:
Admission to HMP program.
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H 474 PUBLIC HEALTH AND VIOLENCE IN SOCIETY (3)
Examination of violence as a major public health issue. Historical, social, environmental, economic, behavioral and psychological aspects of assaultive violence, spousal abuse, rape and sexual assault, child abuse, child sexual abuse, suicide, the effects of the media on violence, drug abuse and violence, and related public health problems in contemporary American society. Emphasis on health and the efficacy of current efforts aimed at ameliorating these problems and potential for alternative public health models for prevention and intervention.
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H 476 PLANNING AND EVALUATING HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAMS (4)
A systematic approach to planning, implementing and evaluating health promotion programs in public agencies, community settings, worksites, educational, and health care settings. Students work consistently throughout the term to develop writing skills that effectively describe the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. Lec/lab. (Writing Intensive Course)
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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H 477 DIETARY INTERVENTIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH (3)
A public health perspective on the practice of population-based dietary intervention. Examination of relevant theories, research, and practice that pertain to health promoters/educators. CROSSLISTED as NUTR 477/NUTR 577.
PREREQS:
NUTR 225
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H 489 EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT (3)
Study of preparedness, response, recovery and business resumption strategies, activities and applications needed to effectively deal with emergency and disaster incidents.
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H 490 SYSTEMS THINKING AND PRACTICE (4)
Hard and soft system theories examined; methods and techniques for dealing with real-world problems; skills and dialogue techniques to identify mindsets, define problems, and explore alternative pathways for solutions. CROSSLISTED as BA 465/BA 565. (Bacc Core Course)
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H 491 SELECTED TOPICS (1-3)
Recent changes and advances in public health and health care administration and their application to special fields of study. Topics vary from term to term and year to year.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
Senior standing.
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H 491H SPECIAL TOPICS (1-3)
Recent changes and advances in public health and health care administration and their application to special fields of study. Topics vary from term to term and year to year.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.
PREREQS:
Senior standing and Honors College approval required.
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H 494 APPLIED ERGONOMICS (3)
A study of the dimensions of occupational ergonomics practice and applications that are intended to reduce worker-hardware-environmental mismatch problems that affect the effectiveness and efficiency of worker performance.
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H 495 DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH (3)
Systematic consideration of environmental, safety, and health concerns at the earliest possible stage in the lifecycle design engineering of products, technologies, and manufacturing processes.
PREREQS:
Junior or senior standing.
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2004 Oregon State University
