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Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice
- Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings
- Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence
- Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations
- Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity
- Apply systems thinking tools to a public health issues <li>Explain effects of environmental factors on a population’s health.
- Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease
- Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (eg, One Health)
- Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services
- List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other communities relevant to the school or program
- Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.
- Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health
- Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population’s health
- Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate
- Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice
- Develop recommendations based on findings of research