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BCHS 6212 - BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE [3 Credits]
This course is designed to expose students to the origin and use of behavioral and psychosocial theories in public health research and practice. Specifically, this course will explore how theoretical concepts, constructs, frameworks and models are utilized in developing, implementing and evaluating public health interventions.
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BCHS 6213 - COMMUNITY ANALYSIS, ECOLOGY AND HEALTH DISPARITIES [3 Credits]
The purpose of this course is to identify and understand how multiple social determinants of health contribute to health disparities at the community level. This course examines the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods to track health disparities and monitor progress of public health interventions designed to reduce or eliminate health disparities at the community level. Prerequisites: First year Core Courses.
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BCHS 6214 - HEALTH COMMUNICATION [3 Credits]
Providing a foundation in the science, theory, and practice of effective health communication, this course also prepares the student to develop, deliver, and evaluate health communication campaigns and disseminate information to a wide variety of potential audiences. Prerequisites: BCHS 6212.
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BCHS 6215 - MONITORING AND EVALUATION [3 Credits]
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the concepts of monitoring and evaluation of community, health promotion, and other public health programs. This course presents models, techniques, and practices of designing and implementing program evaluation plans. Prerequisite: EPID 6210.
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BCHS 6216 - HEALTH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING [3 Credits]
This course provides the student with a review of the basic principles and methods for planning, executing, monitoring, and evaluating health promotion and health education intervention programs Prerequisites: BCHS 6212.
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BCHS 6220 - POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN MATERNAL, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH [3 Credits]
This course examines the history, organization, and financing of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services in the U.S. and to provide an overview of the health, social, economic, and policy issues currently affecting reproductive age women, infants, children and adolescents. This course presents practices of assessing MCH related data and retrieving evidence-based interventions and translating data/evidence into policy remmendations. Prerequisites: BCHS 6212.
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BCHS 6224 - HEALTH RELATED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY [3 Credits]
This course introduces the student to the role physical activity and nutrition contribute to creating and maintaining optimum health.
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BCHS 6227 - RESEARCH METHODS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES [3 Credits]
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a practical introduction to conducting research and preparing reports using quantitative methods in a structured environment. This course presents an overview of how theory is used to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of research and interventions. Students will conduct guided research projects and secondary data analysis. Prerequisites: EPID 6210 and BIOS 6100.
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BCHS 6230 - PUBLIC HEALTH PROJECT MANAGEMENT [2 Credits]
This course is designed to provide the student with practical experience in implementing public health programs/projects using case studies and management tools. The course will present opportunities to conduct simulated operation of a program, including developing a detailed work plan and policy/procedure manual; assuring program expenditures stay within budget, and sustaining a program when funding is cut; writing job descriptions, interviewing job applicants, and hiring program staff through human resources processes; developing contracts for programs and services; establishing and motivating teams to achieve program goals; measuring, reporting, and improving program progress, quality, and problems. Students will be expected to translate their knowledge and experience by articulating their personal approach to public health program management.
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BCHS 6400 - INDEPENDENT STUDY [1-3 Credits]
This course provides the student an opportunity to study a topic in depth while under the guidance of a faculty member. The focus of the course will be a specific aspect of a public health discipline which is not the primary focus of existing public health courses. The course will involve directed readings and may require completion of a paper or study project that provides evidence of comprehension and professional proficiency in the area studied. Independent Study may only be taken for a maximum of 3 credits hours toward the MPH Degree.
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BCHS 6500 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES [1-3 Credits]
This course is designed, depending on the student’s interest and faculty availability, to cover topics of current areas of interest within the field. The hours and credits will be arranged depending on the particular topic.
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BCHS 6600 - CULMINATING EXPERIENCE IN BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES [3 Credits]
Students will synthesize and integrate knowledge acquired in coursework and other learning experiences and to apply theory and principles in case studies that approximates an aspect of public health practice in behavioral and community health sciences. Prerequisite: BIOS 6100 or 6200; EPID 6210; ENHS 6238: BCHS 6212; HPSM 6268. By permission of instructor only.
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BCHS 6700 - BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SEMINAR [1 Credit]
This seminar will address a variety of topics related to behavioral and commmunity health. Each seminar will be taught by BCHS faculty and/or guest speaker.
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BCHS 7201 - ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES [3 Credits]
This course introduces students to the concept that health-related outcomes involve the interaction of the individual with the environment at multiple levels. The ecological approach addresses how both individual-level risk factors, as well as beliefs, attitudes, and perceptions, may be moderated and/or mediated by environmental and social factors, such as norms, social networks, and cultural values, to affect health outcomes. Mirroring the complexity of contemporary public health problems, the major variables in social ecological models are multi-level and their influence is bi-directional. Students will learn to use this approach to address several major public health issues, including health disparity, smoking, obesity, and addiction. Class activities will include lecture, group projects, films, and discussion.
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BCHS 7202 - HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE [3 Credits]
This is an advanced course on theoretical and practical aspects of health behavior change. The course is designed to provide an understanding of theoretical issues and current methodologies influencing health behavior change. Several models of health behavior change will be studied in detail. The strengths and shortcomings of these models for the development and evaluation of interventions at individual, community and system levels will be critically assessed. Students will be expected to translate their knowledge into practical interventions for health behavior change.
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BCHS 7203 - ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES [3 Credits]
Designed for doctoral students, the purpose of this course is to provide students with a practical introduction to conducting research and preparing reports using quantitative methods in a structured environment. This course presents an overview of how theory is used to inform the design, implementation, and evaluation of research and interventions. Students will conduct guided research projects using secondary data analysis.
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BCHS 7207 - ADVANCED COMMUNITY ANALYSIS, ECOLOGY, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES [3 Credits]
Designed for doctoral degree students, this course is to identify how multiple social determinants of health contribute to health at the community level. This course examines the use of quantitative and qualitative research methods to evaluate health behaviors and monitor progress of public health interventions designed to promote health behaviors or eliminate health disparities at the community level.
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BCHS 7217 - ADVANCED COMMUNITY BASED PARTICIPATORY PROGRAMMING [3 Credits]
Designed for doctoral degree students, this course introduces the student to the concepts of community-based participatory research and interventional programming in public health. This course presents concepts, models, techniques, and practices useful in developing a collaborative program.
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BCHS 7218 - ADVANCED PRINCIPLES OF RURAL HEALTH [3 Credits]
Designed for doctoral degree students, this course provides the student with an overview of healthcare and access issues involved in rural areas of the US.
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BCHS 7221 - STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING AND PSYCHOMETRICS [3 Credits]
The purpose of this course is to provide training in test validation and reliability assessment using current best psychometric practices including structural equation modeling (SEM). Students will learn historical and methodological principles of detection and identification of underlying latent factors including exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic and path analytic methods. Students will also learn to employ SEM to evaluate complex structural relationships and are encourage to have access to their own data sets for use in class activities. The course is structured to emphasize application of SEM rather than the mathematical underpinnings or technical aspects. When taken in conjunction with BIOS 6312 Sampling Methods and EPID 6228 Survey Design, this course offers students thorough training in Survey Methodology.
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BCHS 7350 - TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH [3 Credits]
This course will focus on multidisciplinary research skills needed to carry out bench to bedside community health and population translational research. The primary objective of the program is to train individuals to interpret basic and clinical science research and apply this knowledge to the development of community health and population research projects. Students will gain expertise in research study design, statistical methodology, translational research technologies, grant and scientific writing skills, evaluation and dissemination strategies.
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BCHS 7351 - RACE/ETHNICITY GENDER AND HEALTH DISPARITIES [3 Credits]
This course will explore the interconnection between race/ethnicity, gender and health by examining theoretical and research paradigms from sociology, anthropology, policy studies and public health. The course will explore how race/ethnicity and gender are shaped by political, social, economic, geographical and organizational factors and contribute to variations in health outcomes according to social class, geographical location, and social economic position. Class activities include: 1) class discussion with regard to how race/ethnicity and gender translate into unequal distribution of power that simultaneously operate at both the macro (societal) and micro (individual) levels of society; 2) data collection approaches and analytical methods to identify and understand links between race/ethnicity, gender and health; and 3) discussions concerning the role of public health in identifying ways to utilize emerging research regarding race/ethnicity, gender and health to advance public health research and practice.
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BCHS 7352 - MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCE [3 Credits]
This course exposes students to the emerging field of mental health promotion; its history, principles, theories;and its differences and linkages to mental illness prevention. The course objectives are to impart knowledge of the basic principles of mental health promotion; teach the many factors causal to mental illness and the maintenance of mental health; and afford students an understanding of the complexity and multiplicity of disciplines involved in the practice of mental health promotion. In this course, students will review trends (vital statistics and epidemiology) in mental health among different populations as well as the risk and protective factors associated with mental health. Students will explore the sociocultural definitions and impact of mental health, mental illness, and stigma. The course describes a conceptual paradigm for mental health promotion from both policy and practice frameworks, including assessment, consultation, education, and training.
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BCHS 7353 - FUNDAMENTALS OF MULTI-LEVEL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS [3 Credits]
This course will familiarize students with the conceptual basis for the design, conduct, and analysis of multilevel studies. Students will integrate and apply concepts learned in previous Biostatistics and methods courses as they relate to multilevel studies. Using a combination of lectures/seminars, and discussions, the student will develop a basic understanding of how key social factors shape the distribution of health and disease in the general population. The course will be taught as a seminar and will be heavily literature-based. Students will be expected to participate in discussions, as well as lead the presentation of certain topics. Students will be expected to perform guided analyses of provided data-sets, with the emphasis on interpretation of results. Students are expected to be familiar enough with SAS to run provided analysis programs. Prerequisites BIOS 6100, BIOS 6102 or equivalent
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BCHS 7400 - INDEPENDENT STUDIES FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH DOCTORAL STUDENTS [1-3 Credits]
This course provides a doctoral student the opportunity to study an advanced topic under the guidance of a faculty member. The focus of the course will be a specific substantive topic in community health sciences. This course will involve direct readings or hands-on research and may involve completion of a paper or study project that provides evidence of comprehension and professional proficiency in the area studied. The hours and credits will be arranged depending on the particular topic. Students may register for more than one specific Independent Studies course in a semester.
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BCHS 7410 - CHS TEACHING PRACTICUM [2 Credits]
This course will provide Doctoral students in Community Health Science with supervised teaching experience to develop their pedagogical skills. This experience will come primarily from serving in the role of teaching assistants for Behavioral and Community Health Sciences courses. Developmental workshops and materials offered by the LSU Health Sciences Center’s Academy for the Advancement of Educational Scholarship will be incorporated as part of the training experience.
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BCHS 7500 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN BEHAVIORAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES [1-3 Credits]
This course is designed to address advanced topics in behavioral and community health sciences at the doctoral level beyond what is currently addressed in existing courses and topics of current and special interest.
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BCHS 7700 - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCE SEMINAR I [1 Credit]
This course provides students with a broad overview of issues in behavioral and community health sciences. Each session will address a different topic related to research and practice and will be taught by both CHS faculty and visiting professors.
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BCHS 7701 - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES SEMINAR II [1 Credit]
This course provides students with a broad overview of issues in behavioral and community health sciences. Each session will address a different topic related to research and practice and will be taught by both CHS faculty and visiting professors.
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BCHS 7702 - COMMUNITY HEALTH SCIENCES SEMINAR III [1 Credit]
This course provides students with a broad overview of issues in behavioral and community health sciences. Each session will address a different topic related to research and practice and will be taught by both BCHS faculty and visiting professors
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BCHS 7800 - PROSPECTUS DEVELOPMENT [1-9 Credits]
Research-related work for PhD degree students prior to passing Oral Prospectus. The credit hours from t his courses cannot count toward the elective hours required for completion of the PhD Degree.
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BCHS 7900 - DISSERTATION RESEARCH [1-9 Credits]
For doctoral candidates conducting research for their dissertation. Registration by permission of the program. Amount of credit must be stated at the time of registration.
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BCHS 9999 - EXAM ONLY [0 Credit]
EXAM ONLY
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