Population Health Sciences

This course introduces primary statistical tools for epidemiology and health services research, covering logistic, linear, multinomial, and Poisson regression models for various outcome types.

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Introductory course covering public health principles, epidemiology, evidence-based practice, and major subject domains like infectious disease and health care systems.

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Analysis of the health care industry, covering markets for hospitals, physicians' care, health manpower, and the role of health insurance.

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Introduction to Environmental Health covers the impact of environmental problems on human health, including biological hazards from air and water pollution, radiation, pesticides, noise, and workplace factors.

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Introduction to public health genomics covering fundamental genetics, use of genetic info in clinical/research settings, disease management, prevention, and health promotion.

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Physical Activity Epidemiology covers U.S. physical activity surveillance, population-level health associations, and emphasizes measurement techniques, study design, and research considerations.

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Toxicology II surveys basic methods and biochemical mechanisms of toxicity, covering mammalian organ systems, evaluation techniques, species specificity, and environmental interactions.

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The course introduces techniques for evaluating diet-health-disease relationships in human populations.

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Independent Reading for gaining additional information on specific research problems or advanced training in areas covered by department staff.

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Reviews the conceptualization of translational and outcomes research in health and health care, illustrating basic research methods applied to current issues and diverse organizational and community perspectives.

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Reviews climate change's health impacts via pathways like heatwaves and air pollution, covering preparedness, prevention, and the Health in All Policies approach.

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Introduction to social and behavioral epidemiology covering theoretical frameworks, methods, and applications.

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Introduction to Principles of Population Health Sciences covering determinants of health, measurement, economic concepts, and ethical/managerial issues.

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Introduces perspectives, substantive areas, and methodological approaches to health services research, providing a foundation for understanding the structure, process, and outcomes of the U.S. health care system.

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Epidemiologic Methods focuses on designing and interpreting epidemiologic studies, analyzing data, evaluating evidence, and improving study validity and efficiency.

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Introduction to epidemiological methods for infectious diseases, covering microbiology, immunology, surveillance, outbreak investigation, and prevention strategies.

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Advanced epidemiology course focusing on practical research activities including study implementation, scientific writing, peer-reviewing, measurement validation, and field methods.

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Overview of social network analysis applied to health, covering data collection, network measure calculation, and statistical modeling of health behavior outcomes.

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Graduate Research Seminar featuring presentations on population health research by students, faculty, and professionals.

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Independent study examining international health system performance, global health needs, high-income country systems, and the politics of health reform.

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An elective introducing physicians' roles in preventive medicine and public health, featuring engagement with faculty and a short-term project on a Wisconsin health issue.

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Supervised independent research in population health sciences, emphasizing epidemiology principles, critical thinking, ethics, and collaboration.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources