HLTH 611

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Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public Health I

Public Health College of Life Sciences

Course Description

Learn the fundamental quantitative and qualitative skills to assess community needs, interpret data, and evaluate health programs to make evidence-based decisions and identify the appropriate methods for effectively communicating findings to a variety of audiences.\n

When Taught

Fall

Min

3

Fixed/Max

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Title

Assess/Describe Health

Learning Outcome

Explain how analytical methods can be used to assess and describe the health of populations

Title

Apply Epidemiological Methods

Learning Outcome

Apply epidemiological methods to answer public health questions

Title

Apply Qualitative/Quantitative Methods

Learning Outcome

Identify and apply appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods for various public health research and evaluation initiatives

Title

Explain Results

Learning Outcome

Explain the meaning of results from data analysis

Title

Evidence-Based Knowledge

Learning Outcome

Describe how evidence can advance public health knowledge

Title

Communicated

Learning Outcome

Identify and apply appropriate methods for communicating research and evaluation findings to public health stakeholders

Title

Faith and Science

Learning Outcome

Integrate faith and science in developing effective solutions to public health problems

Title

Research Translation

Learning Outcome

Demonstrate how research can be translated into public health policy and practice