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This course provides the student with an overview of health science research and data analysis, the organization and summarization of data, and drawing inferences about the characteristics of sample data. Conceptual topics include study design, descriptive statistics, probability, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, power and sample size, inferential statistics, and decision-making. Statistical techniques include prevalence, incidence, odds ratio, relative risk, sensitivity, specificity, measures of central tendency, dispersion, and variability, measures of bivariate association (Pearson, Spearman, Chi-square), independent samples and paired samples (t-tests), between groups design and repeated measures factor (one-way and two-way ANOVA), and linear and multiple regression.

This course provides the student with an overview of morbidity and mortality surveillance by understanding disease etiology, distribution, and control. The course focuses on disease surveillance related to exercise, rehabilitation, public and community health through both descriptive and analytical methods. Cohort, case and experimental studies will be examined in relation to prevalence, outbreak, rate adjustment and study design.

Lecture/discussion course emphasizing an understanding of the basic principles of pharmacology specifically aimed at the needs of allied health professionals. The application of these principles to drug categories commonly encountered by allied health professionals is covered.

This course provides a strong social and behavioral theoretical foundation within the context of public health. The course will focus on critical thinking about public health issues, social determinants of health, health risk behaviors and intervention strategies. The course includes long-term trends in morbidity and mortality, social factors that correlate with these trends, and theories that attempt to explain disparities in health and status across sub-populations. The course introduces data on health risks associated with specific behaviors such as smoking, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and substance abuse and introduce various strategic approaches for developing individual-, group- and community-based behavioral interventions.