VTPEH 6181 - Public Health Practice - Assessment

(CU-CEL)

Fall, Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: MPH students; graduate students by permission of instructor.

E. Fox, C. Yancey.

Via this course, students will gain an understanding of the importance of comprehensive assessment of a public health need. Students will be exposed to, and expected to practice, assessment methods that are relevant to the field of public health, including literature reviews and secondary data analyses. This will be practiced via in-depth discussion of real-life cases, and by self-directed research, team-work, and peer review.