Id: 037513 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

This course covers the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions to reduce risk factors for poor health and related outcomes. Topics include the use of casual diagrams to identify possible intervention points; logic models for program evaluation; and design of formal evaluation research studies. Selected scientific articles will be used to illustrate topics covered in the lectures. Each student will select a public health problem of interest and develop a case study over the course of the semester.

Prerequisites

PUBH 5750 Introduction to Biostatistics and Epidemiology or Other introductory course on epidemiology or research methods, such as: 32.604, 33.704, DPTH 6120, or PSYC 5120.

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