Asking the Right Questions

Built Environment + Public Health: Course Curriculum

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Source: Built Environment + Public Health Curriculum

Type: Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Description: This CDC-funded Web site an interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, or continuing education curriculum in public health and built environment. This curriculum is flexible enough to be offered as a full semester course, individual units or single class modules or individual assignments. This Web site also provides opportunity for faculty and other users to share comments, amendments and develop collaborations at the intersection of the built environment and health.



A Model Built Environment and Public Health Course Curriculum: Training for an Interdisciplinary Workforce

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Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Type: PDF

Level: Intermediate

Discription: Botchwey N, Hobson S, Dannenberg AL, Mumford KG, Contant CK, McMillan TE, Jackson RJ, Lopez R, Winkle C. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2009;36(2S):S63–S71.



UC Berkeley Health Impact Group

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Source: UCBHIG

Type: Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Description: The UC Berkeley Health Impact Group (UCBHIG) is a non-partisan, independent collective whose mission is to promote the field of Health Impact Assessment through advocacy, education, research, and community outreach. UCBHIG’s work focuses largely on the development of qualitative and quantitative tools.



A New Way to Talk About the Social Determinants of Health

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Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Type: PDF Guide & Webinar Slides, Audio

Level: Intermediate

Description: Reviewing differences in how social determinants of health are viewed.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments

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Source: American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials

Type: Online Course

Level: Intermediate

Description: This online course explains the value of conducting an HIA and the steps involved in conducting an HIA. The course, developed by the American Planning Association and the National Association of County & City Health Officials, was funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED) Program

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Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Type: PDF Document

Level: Intermediate

Description: To understand the causes and factors of these inequalities, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded grants to nine “Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities” (EXCEED). Each center is investigating a different theme in an effort to identify and eliminate the causes of health disparities.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Health Issues for Aging Populations

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Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint & Lecture Materials

Level: Intermediate

Description: Introduces the study of aging, its implications for individuals, families, and society, and the background for health policy related to older persons. Presents an overview on aging from different perspectives: demography, biology, epidemiology of diseases, physical and mental disorders, functional capacity and disability, health services, federal and state health policies, social aspects of aging, and ethical issues in the care of older individuals.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Dean’s Lecture Series: 2007-2008

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Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: An insight on current public health issues and the work of the faculty’s own research in the field.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A



Introduction to Health Policy

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Source: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Type: PowerPoint presentation, Lecture Materials

Level: Basic

Description: Focus on Health Policy and Management, including economics, politics, ethics and medical care.

Continuing Education Credits: N/A