A critical analysis of the public health status of transgender populations. The course will provide knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to work effectively in health and social service settings that serve transgender clients and communities.
Designed to explore the complexities of health and health care, and provides a learning laboratory for collaboration and innovation, breaking the isolation in the work of interpreters. Students will be equipped with 21st-century skills in managing the interpreting session while learning about advances in medicine. All are welcome to join in this learning collaborative aiming towards advancing patient and family-centered care. Healthcare interpreter CEUs for eligible participants.
Individual or group study on topics and issues in public and community health in which students perform scholarly research or community-based projects under the supervision of HLTH faculty. Students are either required to write or present their work.
An introduction to case management, counseling and documentation. Topics include intake and assessment, counseling skills, record management and documentation, treatment planning, ethics and professional skills, clients� rights, and confidentiality. This course prepares students to work in the field of substance use and community behavioral health services.
Principles and practice in the planning, facilitation and evaluation of public health education and trainings. This course covers basic theories and participatory training methods, with a focus on meeting the needs of diverse communities and adult learners.
Exploration of male gender construction and issues related to the complexity of men's health on the individual and community levels. Emphasis on evaluation of health resources, behavior change theories and processes, and role of risk factors and prevention.
An intersectional, feminist perspective to explore the social determinants and issues related to the complexity of women's health at the individual and community levels. Emphasis on the role of risk factors and prevention, behavior change theories and processes, and critical analysis and evaluation of health resources.
Overview of the fundamentals of law, U.S. legal system, consents, confidentiality, release of information, use of patient records during proceedings, and health information practice, ethics, regulatory requirements, compliance, risk management, and quality improvement. Emphasis on privacy and security rules from the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Survey of the origins, development, and current status of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender reform and liberation movements in the United States, with particular emphasis since WWII. Includes the lives, communities, organizations, and resistance movements created by LGBT peoples from diverse racial, ethnic, and class backgrounds.
The political, social, artistic, and cultural history of the African American people in the United States from the Civil War to the 21st century. HIST 41B covers the Reconstruction to the present.