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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies (HP)
- http://usc.edu/medicine/hp
- D class assignments for undergraduates available; phone (213) 740-1060.
- Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department.
Introduction to strategies for promoting health and wellness. Includes self monitoring of health risk behavior, goal setting, and behavior changes.
| 40550R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 37 of 80 | Tyler Mason | WPHB27 | |   |
Individual research apprenticeship in health related fields under supervision of a departmental faculty member. Graded CR/NC. Departmental approval.
| 40553D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 0 of 20 | David Glasgow,
Elahe Nezami | VKC202 | | |
Overview and analysis of predictors and consequences of health-related behaviors; theoretical viewpoints and strategies for behavior change. Recommended preparation: HP 200
| 40556R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 48 of 65 | Michael Li | THH208 | | |
Examination of the major systems of the human body; disease processes and behavioral risk factors.
Intermediate statistics for health behavior studies; topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and use of computer software in data analysis.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Study of major chronic illnesses and their risk factors as a foundation for discussions about the portrayal of health and illness in entertainment media. Duplicates credit in the former CNTV-345.
| 40552R | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 25 | | TBA | | |
Introduction to the design, conduct and evaluation of health behavior research studies; quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and analysis. Recommended preparation: HP 340L
Systematic development of specific professional skills for providing effective, culturally sensitive health services to diverse populations. Recommended preparation: ANTH 101
| 40568R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | Canceled | | | | |
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
| 40571R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Tuesday | 40 of 50 | Leslie Clark | VKC102 | | |
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.
| 40573R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 28 of 45 | Panayiota Courelli | VKC100 | | |
An examination of the physical and chemical factors in the environment that contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, cognitive function and neurodegeneration.
| 40607R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 8 of 30 | Megan Herting,
Shohreh Farzan | WPHB30 | | |
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
| 40580R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 25 | Steven Sussman | VKC109 | | |
Examination of dietary intake and exercise behaviors as they relate to health and illness; methods for measuring diet and exercise. Recommended preparation: HP 430
| 40589R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 72 | Joyce Nakashima | THH208 | | |
Metabolism of carbohydrates, fats, and protein; introduction to vitamins, minerals and dietary modifications in various pathological conditions. Recommended preparation: HP 230.
| 40581R | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | | TBA | | |
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
| 40590R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 54 of 56 | Joel Milam | LVL17 | | |
Covers phases of worksite health promotion: research, design, implementation and evaluation; concerns regarding escalating medical costs and the role of health promotion in offering substitutes.
| 40586R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | | | | |
Overview of causative factors and demographic distributions of the major chronic diseases in the western world; edpidemiologic concepts and research designs. Recommended preparation: HP 320
| 40578R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-8:20pm | Monday | 28 of 40 | Victoria Cortessis | WPHB28 | | |
How communication--interpersonal, mass media, and informationtechnologies--shapes health behavior. Topics: doctor-patient consults;public campaigns; health issues in entertainment, news, and on the internet.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the COMM department but may qualify for major credit in HP. To register, enroll in COMM 443.
| 20657D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 12 of 19 | Peter Clarke,
Susan Evans | ASCG34 | PDF (97454 KB) | |
Case studies of toxic exposures and investigation of the role of government, scientists, labor and industry in protecting against health threats caused by toxic exposures.
Discussion of global environmental changes, including climate change, air pollution, water pollution, radiation, and their impacts on human health.
Overview of traditional Eastern approaches toward health and disease; relevance to modern health issues, emphasizing a comparison between traditional Chinese and modern Western medicine. Recommended preparation: Fundamentals of Medicine
| 40584R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 12 of 35 | Sivarama Vinjamury,
Jenny Yu | WPH106 | | |
Case study examination of programs and organizational structure underlying current international efforts addressing problems related to infection disease, chronic disease, global environmental change, emergencies and emerging disease epidemics.
| 40572R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 39 of 45 | Heather Wipfli | VKC156 | | |
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
| 40595D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 77 of 95 | David Glasgow,
Elahe Nezami | THH102 | | |