CPH 635 Professionalism, Ethics & Systems Thinking in Public Health

This course presents several key theoretical principles and practices of public health. Using a case-based format, the course will examine six competencies of public health practice identified by the Academic Council on Linkages including familiarity with the Core Functions and Essential Services of public health; facility in grant-writing; the relationship of the legal and political systems to public health; interpretation of public health data for public use; pitfalls of policy-making; and the ethics of public health practice and study design. In-depth examination of these issues will prepare the student for leadership roles in community and in public health.