Concepts, Practice and Leadership of Public Health (PUBH 831)

  1. Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design or implementation of public health policies or programs.
  2. Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention.
  3. Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making.
  4. Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors.
  5. Communicate audience-appropriate (i.e., nonacademic, non-peer audience) public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation.
  6.  Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health.
  7. Explain public health history, philosophy, and values.
  8. Identify the core functions of public health and the Essential Services*
  9. Discuss the science of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc.
  10. Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge.
  11. Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population’s health.
  12. Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease.
  13. Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health, and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health)