HBEH Courses

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Class Number	Class	Meeting Time	Instructor	Room	Unreserved Enrollment	Reserved Enrollment	Total Enrollment	Wait List
1403	HBEH 690 - 001 Special Topics in Health Behavior	We 5:45PM - 8:15PM	Dane Emmerling, Angela Stuesse	Alumni Bldg-Rm 0203	8/12	Seats filled	8/12	0/999
Description: Special topics in health behavior. An experimental course designed for faculty who wish to offer a new course. Content will vary from semester to semester. 1 - 3 units.
1130	HBEH 700 - 001 Leading for Health Equity	TuTh 5:00PM - 6:15PM	Patsy Polston	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1304	Seats filled	16/40	16/40	0/999
Description: This is a required course for masters' students in the EQUITY concentration. The course will expose students to the broad context through which public health practitioners and researchers understand and address public health issues regarding health equity, social justice and human rights. This course will provide students with an overview of the field, as well as an introduction to concepts and topics that are relevant across the MPH curriculum. 3 units.
1131	HBEH 730 - 001 Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior	MoWe 3:35PM - 4:50PM	Natalicio Serrano	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0235	Seats filled	44/50	44/50	0/999
Description: This course will provide an overview of social and behavioral science theories and frameworks that are currently used to: 1) understand health related behaviors; and 2) guide development of interventions and policies designed to prevent, reduce or eliminate major public health problems. We will use an ecological framework to examine theories at multiple levels of the social ecology, focusing on applications that will impact health at the population level. 3 units.
1417	HBEH 746 - 001 Community-Led Capstone Project	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Meg Landfried	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2306	Seats filled	42/46	46/50	0/999
Description: Capstone (HBEH 746/992) is a year-long, community-led, group-based, mentored service-learning course that gives students an opportunity to apply HB MPH knowledge and skills to community-identified public health projects in partnership with local organizations. As the culminating experience of the HB MPH program, the products produced for this course serve as a substitute to The Graduate School's master's thesis requirement. 3 units.
11091	HBEH 748 - 001 Design Thinking for the Public Good	Tu 5:30PM - 8:30PM	Elizabeth Chen	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	30/30	0/999
Description: This course will train an interdisciplinary group of graduate students to apply the mindsets, methods, and process associated with design thinking (i.e. human-centered design) to solve real world problems. Design thinking is a creative problem solving process that prioritizes ethnographic market research, convergent and divergent thinking, as well as rapid prototyping. Students will collaborate with community members to design solutions (products, services, etc.) that are desirable, feasible, and viable. 3 units.
1883	HBEH 749 - 001 mHealth for Behavior Change	Th 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Lex Hurley	TBA	7/20	Seats filled	7/20	0/999
Description: This special topics seminar examines the impact and potential of mobile health interventions and apps for health behavior change. The overall course objective is to understand state of the science and future potential to leverage mobile phones and wearable technologies in innovative and powerful behavior change interventions to improve health. The course considers adaptation of eHealth interventions for mobile delivery, unique opportunities with mHealth, data collection via mobile devices and sensors, and using the data. 2 units.
1133	HBEH 750 - 001 Interpreting Health Behavior Research	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	NOEL BREWER	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1301	Seats filled	41/50	41/50	0/999
Description: This course reviews quantitative methods in health behavior research, focusing on validity of conclusions drawn from observational and evaluation studies. The goal is to help public health practitioners be savvy consumers of published research studies and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of planned programs. Permission of the instructor required for non-majors. 2 units.
1134	HBEH 750 - 601 Interpreting Health Behavior Research	Fr 11:15AM - 12:15PM	NOEL BREWER	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0332	40/41	Seats filled	40/41	0/999
Description: This course reviews quantitative methods in health behavior research, focusing on validity of conclusions drawn from observational and evaluation studies. The goal is to help public health practitioners be savvy consumers of published research studies and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of planned programs. Permission of the instructor required for non-majors. 0 units.
1129	HBEH 760 - 001 Research Methods with Health Behavior Applications I	TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM	Luz Reyes, Lauren Hill	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2303	Seats filled	13/20	13/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for non-majors. Fundamentals of quantitative research in health behavior, including conceptualization of research questions and hypotheses, sampling, and experimental and observational research designs. 3 units.
1717	HBEH 762 - 001 Applied Statistical Methods in Health Behavior Research II	Fr 10:10AM - 12:40PM	Lex Hurley	TBA	Seats filled	9/20	9/20	0/999
Description: Prerequisite, HBEH 761. This course prepares students to conduct regression with non-continuous outcomes and analyze nested or longitudinal data. 3 units.
1783	HBEH 765 - 001 Cancer Prevention and Control Seminar	TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM	Melissa Gilkey	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 2305	5/9	Seats filled	5/9	0/999
Description: An interdisciplinary overview of cancer prevention and control. Emphasis on projects and activities from perspectives of epidemiology, health behavior and education, and health policy and management. Appropriate research design and methodologies are covered. 3 units.
1856	HBEH 772 - 001 Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Behavior Interventions	Th 2:00PM - 4:00PM	Elizabeth Chen, Sarah Kowitt	TBA	Seats filled	45/50	45/50	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, SPHG 711, SPHG 712, SPHG 713, HBEH 730, and HBEH 750. Designed to provide practical tools that can be used in real world settings, this course will examine methods to plan health behavior interventions and determine if and how a particular health-related program works. Several major types of evaluation will be covered, with emphasis on process and impact evaluation. Restricted to Health Behavior MPH Concentration Students. 2 units.
1857	HBEH 782 - 001 Professional Development for Global Health	We 3:35PM - 4:55PM	SUZANNE MAMAN	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1305	Seats filled	20/35	20/35	0/999
Description: Prerequisites, MHCH 780 and HBEH 781. Professional Development is part of the required training sequence for second year MPH students in the Global Health concentration. 1 units.
1876	HBEH 784 - 001 Implementation Science in Global Health	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Vivian Go	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1304	Seats filled	24/32	24/32	0/999
Description: Implementation science aims to improve health through the translation of evidence-based intervention into routine care. This course will provide an overview of the foundational skills of implementation science in global health including tailoring to the local context, systematic approaches to identifying implementation barriers and selecting appropriate implementation strategies, and using rigorous study designs to evaluate implementation outcomes. Restricted to students enrolled in the Global Health MPH Concentration. 3 units.
11975	HBEH 784 - 002 Implementation Science in Global Health	TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM	Vivian Go	McGavran-Greenberg -Rm 1304	Seats filled	2/8	2/8	0/999
Description: Implementation science aims to improve health through the translation of evidence-based intervention into routine care. This course will provide an overview of the foundational skills of implementation science in global health including tailoring to the local context, systematic approaches to identifying implementation barriers and selecting appropriate implementation strategies, and using rigorous study designs to evaluate implementation outcomes. Restricted to students enrolled in the Global Health MPH Concentration. 3 units.
1828	HBEH 785 - 001 Critical issues in work, worker and workplace health	Tu 12:30PM - 3:30PM	LAURA LINNAN, Maija Leff	TBA	9/20	Seats filled	9/20	0/999
Description: This course prepares students to contribute as members of an interdisciplinary team to protect and promote workers' health. Students will learn that work is a social determinant of health and explore the context in which worker health protection/promotion practitioners work. Students will be able to summarize key regulations and policies that impact work and worker health. 3 units.
1897	HBEH 787 - 001 Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Total Worker Health Interventions	Fr 8:45AM - 11:45AM	LAURA LINNAN, Maija Leff	TBA	4/20	Seats filled	4/20	0/999
Description: Pre- or corequisite, HBEH 785 or ENVR 795. Required course for the graduate certificate in Total Worker Health. Students in this course will apply the Comprehensive Planning-Implementation-Evaluation Framework to recommend a Total Worker Health intervention to address the needs of a specific group of workers. They will learn to use multiple data sources to identify a priority worker health/safety issue; identify and/or adapt worker-health interventions from the literature; and write an implementation and evaluation plan for their Total Worker Health intervention. 3 units.
1158	HBEH 811 - 001 Development and Evaluation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Interventions	Tu 2:00PM - 4:50PM	Beth Moracco	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0332	Seats filled	8/20	8/20	0/999
Description: Permission of the instructor for non-majors. Doctoral seminar on application of theory and empirical evidence to intervention development, evaluation paradigms, and methods of process and outcome evaluations. 3 units.
1135	HBEH 812 - 001 Professional Development for Doctoral Students I	Mo 9:05AM - 11:35AM	Melissa Gilkey	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0332	Seats filled	8/15	8/15	0/999
Description: Focus is on professional development competencies needed for doctoral training and career advancement. Emphasis is on topics relevant to students early in training. 2 units.
1136	HBEH 815 - 001 Foundations of Health Behavior I	Mo 1:25PM - 4:15PM	Dane Emmerling	Rosenau Hall-Rm 0332	Seats filled	10/15	10/15	0/999
Description: A critical examination of the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical bases of public health and health education, health transitions, globalization, and issues around social justice. Restricted to doctoral students majoring or minoring in Health Behavior. 3 units.
11099	HBEH 891 - 017 Special Studies in Behavior Change	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	ALEXANDRA LIGHTFOOT	TBA	1/5	Seats filled	1/5	0/999
Description: An independent course designed for study areas of natural or planned change; personal and nonpersonal methods, in health related fields. To be arranged with faculty in each case. 1 - 6 units.
1552	HBEH 891 - 022 Special Studies in Behavior Change	MoWeFr 8:00AM - 8:50AM	Vivian Go	TBA	Seats filled	Seats filled	1/1	0/999
Description: An independent course designed for study areas of natural or planned change; personal and nonpersonal methods, in health related fields. To be arranged with faculty in each case. 1 - 6 units.
1276	HBEH 960 - 001 Principles and Practices of Alternative and Complementary Medicine	MoWe 4:40PM - 6:05PM	Susan Gaylord	TBA	4/20	Seats filled	4/20	0/999
Description: This course is designed to introduce medical students and other health professionals to the underlying philosophies, practitioners, techniques, and evidence of efficacy of alternative therapeutics currently in use in the United States, including chiropractic, dietary, mind-body, acupuncture, homeopathy, and healing. 3 units.