This course will cover the identification and management of health issues commonly found in long-term care (LTC) settings. Specifically, this course is designed to recognize, screen and identify the most common health issues present in elder residents of LTC facilities. After identification of these health issues, information regarding the appropriate course of action, utilizing appropriate care team resources, to prevent, manage, as well as treat these health issues will be provided.

Emphasis on factors influencing the absorption of fats and fatty acids, distribution and incorporation of fatty acids into body tissues, the biosynthesis of and catabolism of fatty acids, as well as cholesterol, bioactive eicosanoid production and the involvement of fats in the disease process. Lecture and problem-based learning approach with incorporation of student presentations, three hours per week.

The course provides an in-depth review of research design concepts and application of methods for clinical and nutritional investigations. The course is composed of several major topics: a) elements of research design, b) basic statistical analysis, c) critical assessment of scientific research articles, d) methods including sample selection, bias, data collection procedures, measures, analysis plan, results, discussion and interpretation of findings, e) ethical issues related to research methods.

A course designed to give the student platform experience in the fundamentals of effective speaking.

Introduces students to fundamental oral communication skills needed to prepare and present messages effectively. NOTE: This course will not substitute for the three credit course, COM 181 -- Basic Public Speaking. It will count toward partial completion of the oral communication skills component of the University Studies Program.

This course uses communication research and theory to develop effective instructors of communication. Topics include instructor identity, course development, teaching communication contexts (e.g., small group, intercultural, persuasion, speech) in diverse settings (e.g., classroom, organizational training), managing learners, and learning assessment.

CPH 330 focuses on applying methods for solving public health analytical problems. This course will build on the statistical principles and scientific reasoning introduced in introductory statistics courses, but will focus on the application of methods for categorical data analysis. Topics include data visualization, exploratory data analysis, summary statistics, statistical testing, estimation, confounding, and the use of regression models commonly encountered in public health. An emphasis on data analytic methods will also introduce students to the use of statistical software.

The epidemiological basis for understanding the distribution and determinants for traumatic injury and poisonings including both intentional and unintentional events. Topics include sources of data, methodological approaches to studying injuries, evaluation of injury interventions and the link between epidemiology and public health policy impacting injuries.

This course provides specialized epidemiologic content and method designed to meet the research and practice needs of health professionals. Practice-based problem sets and hands-on computer assignments will complement this seminar-oriented course, focusing on the role of epidemiology in the prevention of disease and injury.

This course consists of didactic lectures, journal clubs, and small group round table discussions related to the principles of underlying biomarker discovery and development for cancer prevention and control. The overreaching goal of this course will be to assess how biomarkers are developed and used for the risk assessment, early detection, diagnosis, prognosis, and theragnosis of cancer.