UPH – COMHE Undergraduate Electives

Comhe 204 AIDS and Society
The HIV/AIDS epidemic will be examined through the disciplines of public health, sociology and medicine.

Comhe 322 Maternal and Child Health
This course covers the childbearing cycle from pre-pregnancy through birth, and development of the young child.  During the first half of the semester the emphasis is on physical and psychological changes.  During the second half of the semester we identify social, behavioral and economic factors that affect the health of women and children. Students will learn about educational programs that can meet the health needs of mothers and children.

UPH – Graduate Electives

COMHE 730 Introduction to Gerontology and Normative Aging
This course examines the interrelationship of the biological, psychological, sociological, cultural, and spiritual aspects of aging. We will explore the transitions in the life cycle associated with later life, the developmental tasks of old age, aging in familial and cultural context, women and aging, and the changes and losses experienced by aging people. Course is offered each Fall semester in collaboration with Brookdale Center on Aging. Open to students in all UPH tracks and to non-departmental and non-matriculants with department permission.

NUTR 730 Nutritional Assessment of Individuals and Communities at Risk
The environment is increasingly recognized as a powerful determinant of health status. The term "obesogenic environment" refers to the myriad external forces that increase the likelihood of people becoming obese. Some of these factors are:

* Large number of fast food restaurants relative to a small number of supermarkets
* The low cost of high-fat foods
* Neighborhoods unsafe for children to play outdoors unsupervised
* The increase in sedentary leisure-time activities that are focused on computers and television
* Mothers who work outside of the home
*Advertising
* Competitive foods in schools
* Larger serving sizes in away from home meals

This course focuses on the collection and analysis of data for identification of, and designing interventions for, individuals and urban populations at nutritional risk of obesity and other diet related problems. At the end of the course, students will be able to:

* Identify and use appropriate tools for dietary assessment.
* Use basic anthropometric measurements for nutritional assessment.
* Identify biochemical markers that determine nutritional status.
* Recognize clinical signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies.
* Conduct community needs assessment and asset mapping.
* Assess and develop effective nutrition interventions in the community.
* Design and evaluate the success of community interventions.

PH 770.07 GIS and Public Health

Research and policy analysis on urban health issues is increasingly crossing disciplinary boundaries. The epidemics of asthma, diabetes, and obesity, for example, have focused new attention on the role played by suburban sprawl, transportation, building design, and energy policies, and the extent to which they may contribute to pollution, environmental risks, and adverse health impacts. New research on sustainability, environmental justice, and holistic approaches to urban health links social and spatial elements of the environment, public health and urban planning, and theory and practice. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow researchers and practitioners to better understand spatial relationships, and disparities in urban health within and among communities and cities.

This interdisciplinary seminar brings together graduate students from the Hunter programs in urban health, urban planning and geography. Students will learn from and discuss literature in other disciplines, and jointly undertake a workshop project within New York City utilizing GIS. The class will be held at the 68^th Street campus in a lecture room and computer laboratory.

Prerequisite: Participants must have at least 12 credits in their major discipline prior to enrollment into this course. Crosslisted with Geography and Urban Studies. Instructors: Jack Caravanos, Jochen Albrecht, Tom Angotti.

PH 770.08 Immigration & Health

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the most relevant topics on the vast ?and still growing field of immigrant health in the US. By relying on the sociological, anthropological and public health literature, this course will examine general policy issues involving immigrant populations in the US (e.g., immigration law and changes in welfare reform), the characteristics of service provision, the diversity of alternative healing systems and practices among diverse immigrant groups, and the importance of socioeconomic and cultural determinants on immigrants? health outcomes. Immigrants? differences in terms of culture and nationality, class, race/ethnicity, age, and gender will also be considered.

EOHS 770. 75 Indoor Air Quality: Ambient & Indoor Air Pollution

This course will examine the fate and transport of air contaminants in outdoor and indoor settings. Outdoor air topics will include: outdoor contaminant sources including photoreaction products, regulation of criteria pollutants, air pollution meteorology, dispersion modeling, air sampling equipment, air sampling networks, and street canyons. Students will have the opportunity to use dispersion modeling software recommended by the U.S. EPA for regulatory air quality decision making in an analysis project during the outdoor air module. Indoor air topics will include: indoor contaminant sources, HVAC systems, infiltration, indoor air exchange, and IAQ survey methodology. Student grades will be determined by two examinations and the analysis project.

Text: To be announced but considering Griffin R. (1994) Principles of Air Quality Management. CRC Press.

Tentative Course Outline

Week 1	Outdoor air pollutants
Week 2	Regulation of criteria pollution
Week 3	Review of fluid and aerosol mechanics
Week 4	Air pollution meteorology
Week 5	Dispersion modeling
Week 6	Dispersion modeling software Analysis Project Assigned
Week 7	Air sampling equipment and networks
Week 8	Air pollution in street canyons
Week 9	Mid-term Examination
Week 10	Indoor air pollutants
Week 11	Building materials
Week 12	HVAC systems
Week 13	Infiltration; indoor air exchange Analysis Project Due
Week 14	IAQ survey methodology
Week 15	Final Examination