Related Courses
SPH-H 304 Healthy Children: Human Milk Feeding and Infant Health in Global Communities(3 cr.)
Course focuses on human milk feeding promotion in global communities. Includes social, cultural, and behavioral influences on chestfeeding practices, support of parents to maintain human milk production, and their influence on parental and child health.
SPH-H 504 Human Milk Feeding and Infant Health (3 cr.)
This course focuses on human milk feeding practice and policy. Strategies for planning program design to improve human milk feeding practices along with different interventions for supporting human milk feeding in the community are discussed. World Health Organization (WHO) policies and recommendations on breastfeeding/chestfeeding practices are also highlighted.
SPH-H 380 Maternal and Child Health
The course introduces students to Maternal and Child Health field. It is taught in such a way that it will enable students to assess existing and emerging health related needs of the MCH population and develop strategies to deal with them.
SPH-H 483 Practicum in Maternal and Child Health
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) practicum program is to provide hands-on experience in the MCH profession. During the practicum, students will work within an agency, choose three competencies from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau, and show advanced skills through the writing of a project.
SPH- H 580 Foundational Issues in Maternal and Child Health (3 cr.)
This course is designed to train Maternal and Child Health (MCH) leaders to acquire knowledge, important skills in technology, and professional competence that will enable them to assess and deal with MCH-related needs and issues. The course is divided into four sections:
- U.S. public health systems, policies, and programs, including Title V.
- Critical analysis of health disparities in the health care system and strategies and resources needed to combat morbidity and mortality.
- Health problems (physical, social, and environmental) faced by women and children across the lifespan.
- Assessment and evaluation of MCH core competencies, especially cultural/linguistic competence, that are needed in leadership development.
SPH-H 683 Internship in Maternal and Child Health
This internship program is to provide hands-on experience in the maternal and child health profession. Students will participate in the day-to-day activities of the site, and choose three competencies from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau and show advanced skills through a written project.
SPH-H 750 Violence Against Women (3 cr.)
This graduate class is open to Masters and Doctoral students in public health and across university departments. The course reviews ways in which violence against women, or gender-based violence, influences women’s health across the life course and is designed to meet the content requirements of the new Maternal and Child Health concentration within the School of Public Health. Violence takes many forms from female-selected infanticide to intimate partner violence and femicide. Victims of gender-based violence are usually not random but often emanated from vulnerable populations. Violence imposes a serious health burden on women’s reproductive health, contributing to low birth-weight, maternal mortality during childbirth; on physical and sexual health, and on mental health sometimes extending for many years past the events. Although the expression of abuse and its impact on women’s health may vary across cultures, there are few societies that can claim immunity.
SPH-K 507 Physical Activity & Health Throughout Childhood
This course will provide an understanding of cognitive and motor development in children from birth to adolescence. We will examine current levels of physical activity and sedentary behavior in these ages, levels of overweight/obesity, presence of chronic disease, and the role that physical activity plays in the prevention of common diseases. Lastly, we will discuss developmentally appropriate physical activities and methods for increasing physical activity throughout childhood. This course will be research based, in that we will examine the current research to determine what dose of physical activity is required to prevent each disease, and the efficacy of interventions within specific age ranges. We will carefully analyze studies to determine the strengths and weaknesses in study design and understand the importance of research as a tool to promote physical activity and prevent disease. The intention of this course is to build upon your current knowledge, and to apply this knowledge in an effort to understand the role of physical activity in the prevention of diseases. This material will set a solid foundation for your future courses, activities, and careers.
SPH-V 544: Essential Topics in Children's Environmental Health
This course focuses on learning the required knowledge and abilities to practice in the field of children’s environmental health. Children’s vulnerabilities to environmental exposures and emergencies and associated physical and mental health impacts will be discussed. Emphasis is on data mining and reporting to support surveillance and learning about policies that protect children and the environment.
SPH-V 644: Assessing Children’s Environmental Health Needs: Risk and Potential Exposures
This course focuses on assessing children’s environmental health concerns, risks, or potential exposures in a community and presenting information to community members. Additionally, it involves communicating with the media to promote children’s environmental health through traditional and non-traditional channels.
SPH-X 333 Study Abroad in Maternal and Child Health
This course provides students with the opportunity to study Maternal and Child Health in an international setting. Participants will analyze various healthcare systems through lectures and interactions with local professionals to gain valuable insights into the challenges and best practices in this vital area of public health