NEW COURSES

Offered Spring 2008

CHS 296 sec. 1, Helen DuPlessis:

This is the third of a three-quarter sequence, Child and Family Health Program Community Leadership Seminar.  The content will focus on specific leadership competencies that are or should be employed by organizations effective in shaping maternal and child health programs and policies (or, indeed, by organizations shaping any population level policies and programs. (Students should enroll for 2 units.)


CHS 296 sec. 3, Steven Wallace:

This course will provide an overview of key topics in public health for immigrants and refugees in the U.S. It covers the demographics; specific population groups and their circumstances and rights, including refugees, immigrants, asylees, and migrants; epidemiologic issues, including risk factors and disease patterns; health and human rights; and access to health care and prevention services. The course will build the skills necessary to
develop an integrated approach to the health of immigrant populations.  (Students should enroll for 4 units.)

M470 Occupational and Environmental Health Education