BIOSTATISTICS 100A. Introduction to Biostatistics . (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, one hour. Preparation: one biological or physical sciences course. Introduction to methods and concepts of statistical analysis. Sampling situations, with special attention to those occurring in biological sciences. Topics include distributions, tests of hypotheses, estimation, types of error, significance and confidence levels, sample size. Letter grading.
HEALTH SERVICES 100. Health Services Organization . (4) Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: 4 units of social sciences. Structure and function of American health care system; issues and forces shaping its future. Letter grading.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 100. Introduction to Environmental Health . (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: one course each in chemistry and biology. Introduction to environmental health, including coverage of sanitary principles and chronic and acute health effects of environmental contaminants. Letter grading.
EPIDEMIOLOGY 100. Principles of Epidemiology . (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, four hours. Preparation: one full biological sciences course. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 200. Introduction to epidemiology, including factors governing health and disease in populations. Letter grading.
CHS 210 (offered Fall Quarter only). Community Health Sciences. (4) Lecture, three hours. Preparation: one social sciences course. Basic concepts, relationships, and policy issues in the field of community health, variability in definitions of health and illness, correlates of health and illness behavior, impact of social and community structure on health status, major contemporary approaches to health promotion and health education at community level. Use of comparative international perspective. Letter grading.
CHS 211A (offered Winter Quarter only). Program Planning, Research, and Evaluation in Community Health Sciences. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside assignments, eight hours. Requisite: course 210. Course 211A is requisite to 211B. Development, planning, and administration of public health programs in community settings. Introduction to range of research methods and techniques used in designing and conducting health research, with particular emphasis on evaluation of community-based public health programs. Course organized into three modules. Letter grading.
CHS 211B (offered Spring Quarter only). Program Planning, Research, and Evaluation in Community Health Sciences. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; outside assignments, eight hours. Requisites: courses 210, 211A, and Biostatistics 100A or Epidemiology 100. Development, planning, and administration of public health programs in community settings. Introduction to range of research methods and techniques used in designing and conducting health research, with particular emphasis on evaluation of community-based public health programs. Course organized into three modules. Letter grading.
CHS 400. Field Studies in Public Health. (2 to 4) Fieldwork, to be arranged. Field observation and studies in selected community organizations for health promotion or medical care. Students must file field placement and program training documentation on form available from Student Affairs Office. May not be applied toward M.S. minimum course requirement; 4 units may be applied toward 48-unit minimum total required for M.P.H. degree. Letter grading. UCLA School of Public Health, Field Studies Program website.
CHS 200. Global Health Problems. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Overview of health profile of the world in the 20th century. Global health problems and methods by which they have been dealt in context of the Alma Ata goal of "health for all by year 2000." Letter grading.
CHS 231. Maternal and Child Nutrition . (4) Lecture, four hours. Nutrition of mothers, infants, and children in countries at various levels of socioeconomic development; measures for prevention and treatment of protein/calorie malnutrition; relationship between nutrition and mental development; impact of ecological, socioeconomic, and cultural factors on nutrition, nutrition education, and service. Letter grading.
CHS 247. Population Change and Public Policy. (4) Lecture, four hours. Examination of international population change, population-related policies, and public health implications of demographic processes. Letter grading.
CHS 271. Health-Related Behavior Change . (4) Lecture, four hours. Requisite: course 210. Unified behavioral science approach to natural determinants of change, as foundation for planned change in health-related behavior at community, group, and individual levels. Letter grading.
CHS 282. Communication in Health Promotion and Education. (4) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Requisite: course 210. Design, implementation, and evaluation of interpersonal communication strategies for health promotion programs. Equal emphasis on communication theories, models, and empirical research literature and on specific applications in health programs and case studies. Letter grading.
CHS 284. Sociocultural Aspects of Mental Health. (4) Discussion, three hours. Designed for graduate students. Examination of how society shapes mental health of its members and lives of those who have been identified as mentally ill. Group differences (e.g., gender, ethnicity) in disorder and how it is socially constructed. Letter grading.
CHS M287. Politics of Health Policy. (4) (Same as Health Services M287.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: course 210, or Health Services 200A and 200B. Examination of politics of health policy process, including effects of political structure and institutions; economic and social factors; interest groups, classes, and social movements; media and public opinion; and other factors. Letter grading.
CHS 295. Overview of Emergency Public Health. (4) Lecture, four hours. Designed for graduate students. Overview of issues involved in disaster preparedness and response for public health agencies. Introduction to theoretical and practice aspects of field of emergency public health. Examination of disaster cycle and various natural and human-induced hazards from public health perspective. Letter grading.
CHS 432. Perinatal Healthcare: Principles, Programs, and Policies. (4) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Comprehensive examination of perinatal healthcare, including perinatal epidemiology, outcome measures, public programs, controversies surrounding new technology, regionalization, organization of services at federal, state, and county levels, and medical/legal issues. S/U or letter grading.
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