公共卫生原则

The 公共卫生原则 course will introduce you to the field of public health by providing a broad overview of strategies and interventions that regulate population level health. 本课程将研究健康差异, quality and accessibility as well as the best practices that have been taken by the public health workforce to promote health equity and healthy lifestyles, taking a focused approach to current issues and strategies in the field.

The course also provides an overview of history and achievements in Public Health, discusses health laws, policies, and principles of ethics in public health in relation to public health issues, and more.

课程费用为450美元，每次付款需支付35美元的交易费. 没有书可买.

• Registration opens in May
• 课程开始- 2024年9月3日
• 截止报名日期:2024年9月10日
• 课程将于2024年11月3日结束

Learning objectives:

• Identify the key features of the historical development of public health, 包括公共卫生领域最重要的成就
• Distinguish differences between federal, state, and local public health organizations
• Describe a public health approach using a structured framework and apply to a new public health problem
• Identify characteristics of reputable sources of evidence-based public health literature
• 描述流行病学的基本原理, including rates, risk factors, disease determinants, causation, and statistical analysis
• 确定健康决定因素的类别, 基本健康行为模型, 以及行为改变框架和理论
• 确定卫生法的范围, policy, and principles of ethics in public health in relation to a public health issue
• Identify the needs of vulnerable as well as at-risk populations in relation to the most important public health problems

Competencies to be gained:

• Students will be able to describe the history and philosophy of public health principles as well as its core values, concepts, and functions across the globe and in society
• Students will be able to communicate concepts of population health, and the basic processes, approaches and interventions that identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations
• Students will be able to define basic concepts of public health investigation, population health data, 健康行为理论模型, and analyze the application of evidence-based approaches essential to public health practice

Instructor, Dr. Erin Seedorf

Dr. Erin Seedorf has 20 years of experience in different professional roles in various public health settings (i.e.、地方公共卫生、州公共卫生和学术界). She joined the Department of Health Professions at 丹佛大都会州立大学 in Fall 2010 as affiliate faculty. She now serves as Associate Professor coordinating the MSU Denver Public Health Program.

Previously, she served as a program manager and evaluation specialist at University of Colorado Denver.

Instructor, Dr. Kristin Banks

Dr. Banks has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare sector as an operational leader and expert in quality and performance improvement. Currently, 她是DaVita的高级主管, where she leads a national performance improvement team that supports independent nephrology practices as they transition to value-based care. Before joining DaVita, Dr. Banks worked at Kaiser Permanente for 13 years in various leadership capacities, 包括人口健康, 初级和专科护理业务, 健康服务研究. Kristin holds a Doctorate of Public Health from the University of Colorado, 波士顿大学公共卫生硕士, 以及过程改进黑带.

Instructor, Shane Walker

Shane Walker, MHA，在科罗拉多州出生和长大. He enjoys doing the typical Colorado activities such as snowboarding, fishing and hiking, 他是当地运动队的狂热粉丝.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado Mesa University in Kinesiology and Health Promotion in 2017. and a Master’s degree in Health Administration from MSU Denver in 2021. His thesis focused on what factors affected Colorado’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution strategy.

He previously served as a Community Relations Coordinator for Keystone Health and Wellness and now works for Children’s Hospital of Colorado as a Physician Relations Representative.