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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 | 46 of 50 | Roberta McKean-Cowdin,
Chun Nok Lam | KDC235 | |  |
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 | Rose Park | OFFICE | | |
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 | 32 of 40 | David Black | DMC101 | | |
Examination of the major systems of the human body; disease processes and behavioral risk factors.
| 40551R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 23 of 45 | Ashley Bennett | LVL16 | | |
| 40554R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 45 of 45 | Ashley Bennett | LVL16 | | |
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.
Introduction to the design, conduct and evaluation of health behavior research studies; quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and analysis. Recommended preparation: HP 340L
| 40555R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 38 of 40 | Susanne Hempel,
Bruce Burkemper | KAP144 | | |
| 40562D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | Canceled | | | | |
Comparison of national and international differences in health status as influenced by cultural practices and lifestyles within geographic, economic, and political environments. (Duplicates Credit in former HP-400m)
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| 40594D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 70 of 71 | Heather Wipfli | THH212 | |  |
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 | 19 of 35 | Leslie Clark | DMC256 | | |
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 | 45 of 46 | Panayiota Courelli | DMC102 | | |
Survey of occupational and environmental health. Introduction to epidemiology, exposure assessment, toxicology, policy development, risk assessment, and effects of urban development on health.
| 40570R | 001 | Lecture | 4:30-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | | | | |
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 | 24 of 35 | Shohreh Farzan,
Megan Herting | DMC256 | | |
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 | 34 of 36 | Steven Sussman | DMC260 | | |
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.
| 40597R | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | | TBA | | |
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 | 32 of 42 | Pari Mokhtari | WPH102 | | |
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 | TBA | TBA | Canceled | | TBA | | |
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 | Canceled | | | | |
How communication -- interpersonal, mass media, information technologies -- shapes health behavior. Topics: doctor-patient consults; marketing campaigns; health in entertainment, news; internet; social media; mobile devices.
- 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 | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 19 | Nazli Offringa | ASC228 | | |
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.
| 40618R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | Canceled | Ans Irfan | | | |
Discussion of global environmental changes, including climate change, air pollution, water pollution, radiation, and their impacts on human health.
| 40557R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 30 of 30 | Ans Irfan | DMC154 | | |
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 | 25 of 35 | S. Prasad Vinjamury,
Jenny Yu | DMC210 | Word (182121 KB) | |
Survey of indigenous people's health, including health conditions, special cultural and ethical considerations, the Indian Health system, and the politics of indigenous health.
| 40563R | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Claradina Soto | TBA | | |
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 | 19 of 41 | Allyn Auslander | LVL16 | | |
| 40591R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 20 of 27 | Rita Burke | SOSB44 | | |
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 | 56 of 95 | Rose Park | THH102 | | |