Preventive Medicine (PM)
- http://www.usc.edu/medicine/departments/preventive_medicine/divisions/behavior/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in BIOM ; phone (323) 442-1810.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in BIOM ; phone (323) 442-1810.
- Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department.
Overview and application of behavioral theories to the field of health education and promotion. Examines the determinants of health behaviro and strategies for change at the individual, group and community level.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 050 | 41052D | Lecture | 2:00-6:00pm | Mon, Wed | 8 of 25 | Nancy Boley Cruz | HSA7053 |  |
Historical development of the American health care system; determinants of health care utilization; role of health care providers; health policy; public health services; and health care finance.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41054D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Wednesday | 16 of 25 | Walter Zelman | HSA7059 | |
Concepts of biostatistics; appropriate uses and common misuses of health statistics; practice in the application of statistical procedures; introduction to statistical software including EXCEL, SPSS, nQuery. Laboratory.
- Note: Register for Lecture and Lab
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41055D | Lecture | 1:00-3:00pm | Tuesday | 30 of 60 | Cheryl Vigen | CHP224 | | |
| 046 | 41056D | Lab | 3:05-5:00pm | Tuesday | 30 of 60 | Cheryl Vigen | CHP224 | |
Terminology/uses of epidemiology and demography; sources/uses of population data; types of epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; common sources of bias in population studies; principles of screening. Recommended preparation: algebra
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41057D | Lecture | 9:00-1:00pm | Wednesday | 20 of 50 | Katherine Henderson | CHP224 | |
Practical experience in a variety of field settings to gain a certain type of skill such as curriculum development, media production, and patient education. Practicum in prevention. Recommended preparation PM 500.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41060D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Practical experience in a variety of field settings to gain a certain type of skill such as curriculum development, media production, and patient education. Practicum in compliance.
- Prerequisite: PM 524A
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41062D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Practical experience in a variety of field settings to gain a certain type of skill such as curriculum development, media production, and patient education. Practicum in Health Behavior topics.
- Prerequisite: PM 524B
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41064D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
An overview of environmental health, identifying issues in assessing effects of exposure on health and potential interventions for reducing adverse health risks.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 050 | 41065D | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Tue, Thu | 22 of 25 | Marc Strassburg | HSA7053 | |
With a physiological overview, dfferentiates genetic and environmental disease; emphasis on the relationships between lifestyle, behavior, and health.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | 41066D | Lecture | 1:30-5:30pm | Mon, Wed | 18 of 22 | Alex Chen | TBA | |
History and philosophy of public health genetics and mechanisms of genetic diseases. Epidemiologic methods used to identify genetic diseases in individuals, families, and populations. Emphasis on prevention and relevant ethical issues. Recommended preparation: PM 512
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41067D | Lecture | 10:00-2:00pm | Thursday | 15 of 35 | Mariana Stern | CHP224 | |
Overview of causative factors and demographic distribution of major chronic diseases in the western world. Epidemiologic concepts, methods and research design as applied to chronic disease prevention will be emphasized. Recommended preparation: PM 527
- Prerequisite: PM 512
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41070D | Lecture | 10:00-1:00pm | Monday | 31 of 50 | Melissa Wilson | CHP224 | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Session | Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41080D | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | Thomas Valente, Daneille De Rosa | OFFICE | | |
| 046 | 41085D | 1.0-7.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 40 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | | |
| 046 | 41087D | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Field placement in a community agency, such as a county hospital department or community-based organization. Open to MPH candidates only. Graded CR/NC. Recommended preparation: completion of all coursework.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Public Health
| Session | Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41088D | 4.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | Friday | 22 of 60 | James Garbanati, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Kathleen Dwyer, Rose Chon | OFFICE | | |
| 046 | 41089D | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:30-1:00pm | Friday | 12 of 25 | James Garbanati, Rose Chon | HSA7053 | |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41090D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 30 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | |
Special topics relevant to the study of selected issues and areas of health behavior research or other aspects of preventive medicine.
| Session | Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relational Databases for Human Subject Research | ||||||||||
| 046 | 41073D | 2.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 13 of 40 | Myles Cockburn | | ||
| Obesity: A Public Health Medicine | ||||||||||
| 046 | 41083D | 4.0 | Lecture | 9:00-1:00pm | Tuesday | 6 of 15 | Jaimie Davis | HSA7053 | | |
Research applicable to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Session | Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 046 | 41122D | 1.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 50 | Stanley Azen | OFFICE | | |
| 046 | 41124D | 1.0-12.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 10 | Louise Rohrbach | OFFICE | |
Information accurate as of 10/1/2009 9:14 AM.