SCHOOL OF 2012-2013 - St. George's University

PUBH 826
Women and Health: A Sociolegal Perspective
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.
PUBH 827
International Public Health Law and Policy
This course is intended to provide students of public health
administration, health policy, and planning, as well as other
health-related disciplines with a basic understanding of law
and the international legal system as it impacts upon public
health administration. The course is accordingly tailored
to the needs of such students; it is specifically designed
to assist them in understanding and coping with the legal
constraints within which they will pursue their various
disciplines and endeavors, the legal controversies in which
they are likely to become involved, and the relationship
between public health and international law. As such, the
primary audience of this course is intended to be students
and others with some interest or expertise in the delivery of
health care, but little or no background in law.
PUBH 831
Concepts, Practice, and Leadership of Public Health
This course is one of four courses that the department
requires of all graduate students in the Master of Public
Health program. It focuses on the determinants of health,
and the philosophical and organizational foundations
of the professional practice of the core areas of public
health. It provides an integrated overview of the field by
surveying epidemiology, biostatistics, preventive medicine,
environmental health, social and behavioral aspects of
health, and health policy. The course will also give students
an understanding of the tools needed to be effective
leaders in carrying out the core public health functions of
assessment, policy development, and assurance.
PUBH 832
Public Health Research Methods and Ethics
As the second course required by the department,
Public Health Research Methods and Ethics covers basic
research tools needed to work successfully in public health
and explores some of the common types of research
encountered in public health settings. Topics include
qualitative and quantitative data collection, design of
research instruments, interpretation and dissemination of
data, community assessments, and presentation of research
findings. The course integrates case studies in public health
ethics throughout the discussion of research so that the latter
is considered in light of moral and ethical dilemmas that
often occur. A combination of lecture, discussion, reading of
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