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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies (HP)
- http://usc.edu/medicine/hp
- D class assignments for undergraduates available; Phone: (213) 740-1060.
- Registration only upon permission of the department concerned. D class assignments are assigned by the academic department.
Intermediate statistics for health behavior studies; topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and use of computer software in data analysis.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40567R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 22 of 45 | Khandaker Islam | DMC152 |   | |
| 40574R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 47 of 47 | Sue Ingles | DMC156 | |
Introduction to the design, conduct and evaluation of health behavior research studies; quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and analysis. Recommended preparation: HP 340L
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40555R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 53 of 53 | Susanne Hempel | KDC235 | |
Comparison of national and international differences in health status as influenced by cultural practices and lifestyles within geographic, economic, and political environments.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (HP 200 or HP 270)
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40594D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 68 of 78 | Heather Wipfli | GFS106 |  |
An overview of the magnitude and impact of STDs including prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of common STDs, STD/HIV inter-relationship, global burden, trends, public health challenges, and STD/HIV prevention and control strategies and programs worldwide.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40573R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 42 of 46 | Panayiota Courelli | LVL16 | |
Survey of occupational and environmental health. Introduction to epidemiology, exposure assessment, toxicology, policy development, risk assessment, and effects of urban development on health.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40570R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 22 of 35 | Max Aung | WPH106 | |
Examination of factors related to drug abuse behaviors; overview and assessment of drug abuse prevention and cessation programs; relapse prevention programs. Recommended preparation: HP 300
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40580R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 36 of 36 | Steven Sussman | VPDLL101 | |
Examination of dietary intake and exercise behaviors as they relate to health and illness; methods for measuring diet and exercise. Recommended preparation: HP 430
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40589R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 42 of 42 | Alexandra Descarpentrie | WPH102 | |
Case studies of toxic exposures and investigation of the role of government, scientists, labor and industry in protecting against health threats caused by toxic exposures.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40618R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Tue, Thu | 7 of 35 | Khandaker Islam | DMC100 | |
Overview of traditional Eastern approaches toward health and disease; relevance to modern health issues, emphasizing a comparison between traditional Chinese and modern Western medicine. Recommended preparation: Fundamentals of Medicine
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40584R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 21 of 35 | S. Prasad Vinjamury, Jenny Yu | DMC210 | |
Case study examination of programs and organizational structure underlying current international efforts addressing problems related to infection disease, chronic disease, global environmental change, emergencies and emerging disease epidemics.
- Prerequisite: HP 270
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40572R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 22 of 41 | Allyn Auslander | MHPB7B | | |
| 40591R | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 20 of 30 | Rita Burke | WPH207 | |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Open to HP majors only. Recommended preparation: HP 350L
- Corequisite: HP 340
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies, Global Health
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40595D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Friday | 53 of 95 | Artur Galimov | THH102 | |
Lecture and discussion focused on specific topics within health promotion and disease prevention. Course topic will vary from semester to semester.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race, Racism and Health | ||||||||||
| 40558R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 12:00-1:20pm | Mon, Wed | 17 of 25 | Daniel Soto | WPH103 | | |