Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies (HP)
- http://usc.edu/medicine/hp
- D class assignments for undergraduates available; phone 740-1060.
- Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department.
Current critical issues in healthcare delivery; strategies to succeed in medical school and as physicians. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40552R | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 25 | Joel Schechter | THH106 |  |
Introduction to strategies for promoting health and wellness. Includes self monitoring of health risk behavior, goal setting, and behavior changes.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40550R | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 19 of 38 | Parvin Shahlapour | THH214 | Word (45568 KB) | |
| 40551R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 49 of 60 | Parvin Shahlapour | THH208 | Word (45568 KB) | |
Individual research apprenticeship in health related fields under supervision of a departmental faculty member. Graded CR/NC. Departmental approval.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40553D | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 3 of 20 | Elahe Nezami, David Glasgow | THH102 | |
Overview and analysis of predictors and consequences of health-related behaviors; theoretical viewpoints and strategies for behavior change. Recommended preparation: HP 200
- Prerequisite: PSYC 100
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40556R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 63 of 64 | Nathaniel Riggs | VKC100 | |
Intermediate statistics for health behavior studies; topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and use of computer software in data analysis.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40559R | Lecture-Lab | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 47 of 83 | Chih-Ping Chou | WPHB27 | |
Introduction to the design, conduct and evaluation of health behavior research studies; quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and analysis. Recommended preparation: HP 340L
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40562R | Lecture-Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 36 of 70 | Stephen Lankenau | THH210 | |
Comparison of national and international differences in health status as influenced by cultural practices and lifestyles within geographic, economic and political environments.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40565R | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Elahe Nezami, Julia Borovay | | ||
| 40570R | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 45 of 70 | Elahe Nezami, Parvin Shahlapour | THH208 | Word (45056 KB) | |
Systematic development of specific professional skills for providing effective, culturally sensitive health services to diverse populations. Recommended preparation: ANTH 101
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40568R | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 34 of 39 | Julia Borovay | WPH106 | Word (96256 KB) | |
Health issues of women of childbearing age from pre-pregnancy through the postpartum period, and of children from their development in utero through early adolescence. Recommended preparation: PSYC 100
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40571R | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Tuesday | 58 of 78 | Alex Chen | THH208 | |
Differential relationships of religiosity and spirituality with health and risk behaviors, physical and mental health outcomes, coping skills and well-being across cultures and religions.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40577R | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Thursday | 9 of 40 | Donna Metz | VKC101 | |
An overview of the magnitude and impact of STDs including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common STDs, STD/HIV inter-relationship, global burden, trends, public health challenges, and STD/HIV prevention and control strategies and programs worldwide.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40573R | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Monday | 24 of 35 | Panayiota Courelli | THH214 | |
Examination of factors related to drug abuse behaviors; overview and assessment of drug abuse prevention and cessation programs; relapse prevention programs. Recommended preparation: HP 300
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40580R | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 30 | Steven Sussman | VKC211 | |
Provides a broad examination of issues in HIV/AIDS, including behavioral, social, biological, clinical and ethical dimensions of the pandemic in the U.S. and elsewhere.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40583R | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Wednesday | 31 of 40 | Jean Richardson | VKC101 | |
Explores human strengths that promote happiness/well-being and whether they influence physical health; mind-body relationships; and strategies for promoting hope, resilience, and quality of life. Recommended preparation: HP 200, PSYC 100
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40590R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 70 | Joel Milam | THH208 | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Open to HP majors only. Recommended preparation: HP 350L
- Corequisite: HP 340
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40581D | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 1 of 10 | Elahe Nezami, David Glasgow | THH102 | | |
| 40595D | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 54 of 78 | Elahe Nezami, David Glasgow | THH102 | |
Information accurate as of 8/7/2009 4:48 PM.