INTEGRATING MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

POPHLTH 729

Provides an overview of various types of public health emergencies and disasters including the organizations and disciplines that prepare and respond to natural and unnatural emergencies. Gain an understanding of how public health officials, public health practitioners, state and local health department staff, health care personnel and emergency responders plan for and respond to public health emergencies. The role of the physician will specifically be explored.

POPHLTH 917

Introduction to the role of physicians working in various fields of general preventive medicine and public health. Engage with preventive medicine faculty and residents to learn foundational knowledge and skills central to the discipline. Opportunity to select a health issue in Wisconsin and work on a short term project to describe, analyze or address the issue.

C&ESOC/POPHLTH 370

Introduction to the principles of public health. Using local and global health problems as examples, introduces epidemiology, evidence-based public health practice, evaluation, and communication. Covers the major subject domains of public health including infectious and chronic disease, environmental health, injuries and accidents, and health care systems. Key theoretical models and empirical approaches of public health are discussed.

PUBLHLTH 777

Addresses the interface between the practice of clinical medicine and evidence-based approaches to public health needs and issues and community health improvement. A focus on emerging issues and opportunities to work with community-based public health practitioners while exploring career goals and the intersection between clinical medicine and public health.

NURSING/PHARMACY/PHYASST/PHYTHER/PUBLHLTH 758

Build skills in collaboration, problem solving, and reflection to approach complex community-based public health problems contribute to becoming a public leader. Explore the six levels of public health leadership through the practices of current and past public health leaders, case studies, and personal experience.