ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY • School of Medicine 2010-2011

Family Violence: A Public Health Problem
PUBH 825
This course presents an in-depth study of family violence,
a growing public health problem. Characteristics of the
problem, its history, and its numerous manifestations in
specific population groups across the life span will be studied.
The role of public health agencies and their interface with the
criminal justice systems will be an important focus. Prevention
strategies and community responses to the problem will
provide students with the opportunity to evaluate and plan a
public health solution to a specific aspect of family violence for
a geographic location of their selection.
Women and Health: A Sociolegal Perspective
PUBH 826
This course is intended to develop an understanding of the
conception and operation of the law as it relates to women and
health. Critical conceptual issues from the humanities, law,
and social sciences will be used to investigate and theorize the
intersections of women, health, and the law, with an emphasis
on the North American experience, as well as glimpses into
global conversations. The ways in which differences of race,
class ability, and sexuality make a difference to women’s health
will be constantly interrogated.
Veterinary Applications to Public Health
PUBH 845
This course is concerned with the varied ways in which
veterinary medicine can be applied to the promotion and
protection of human health. Students will be exposed
to diseases of animals which affect humans, and to the
application of the herd or population approach to the practice
of disease prevention and control. Special attention will be
given to the significant overlap between animal health and
human health in pursuit of the One Medicine, One Health
concept. The course is divided into four modules, each
highlighting applications of veterinary practice in public
health; the modules include prevention and control of
zoonotic diseases, food protection, environmental protection,
and the veterinary role in One Medicine, One Health.
Infectious Diseases and Public Health
PUBH 848
This course will define and discriminate between emerging
and other infectious diseases; define spatial and temporal
determinants; host and agent characteristics and risk factors;
analyze social, economic, and international trade changes.
Vector borne transmission, improper use of antibiotics,
multi-drug resistant infectious agents as factors of emerging
diseases, elected food-borne, bacterial, viral, protozoal, and
zoonotic diseases of animals and humans will be described
and analyzed. The course will contribute to the public health
program and the University in its pursuit of the “One Health,
One Medicine” concept.
Independent Study
PUBH 881
This course is the opportunity for students to design a course
of particular interest for self study in association with a faculty
mentor. This course requires the permission of a faculty
advisor.
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