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  • PUBH 103: Social and Cultural Perspectives of Health

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course is designed to develop basic literacy regarding social and cultural ideals that influence health status and public health interventions. Students will be introduced to an ecological, multilevel theory of health, to illustrate how health is molded by various health determinants, including biology, individual behavior, social relationships, social stratification, institutions, communities, culture, the physical environment, policies, and globalization. Students will examine the causes and mechanisms in which health disparities occur and which populations are most at risk, leading to a greater understanding of the role of cultural competence in Public Health. Prereq. - MATH150 and PUBH101. Core: D (for Public Health program only). Also available through Online Learning.
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  • PUBH 201: Introduction to Global Health

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    The course will introduce students to the critical links between global health and social and economic development. Students will have a basic overview of the determinants of health and how health status is measured. Students will review the burden of disease, risk factors, and key measures to address the burden of disease in cost-effective ways. Communicable and non-communicable diseases, as well as environmental, behavioral, and cultural influences, will be discussed. Global partnerships and advances in science to improve outcomes will also be addressed. Prereq.- PUBH102 and 103. Core: D (for Public Health program only). Also available through Online Learning.
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  • PUBH 202: Public Health Across Life Span

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course is designed to provide evidence based research of trends and developments in health throughout the life span, dealing with the prenatal period through senescence. The course will examine the health profiles of infants and small children (birth - 14 years), adolescents and young adults (15-24 years), adults (25-64 years), and older adults (65 years and older). This course will be conducted in a seminar format to foster a collaborative learning environment. Prereq.- PUBH102 and 103. Also available through Online Learning.
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  • PUBH 203: Public Health Educ Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course will provide students with a practical approach to understanding and applying principles of health education communication to a range of public health issues. Students will employ these concepts and skills for analyzing and evaluating current public health education communication campaigns. Students will create health education communication campaign products in both written and oral format. This course will be conducted in a seminar format to foster a collaborative learning environment. Prereq. - PUBH201 and 202. Also available through Online Learning.
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  • PUBH 204: Community Health Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course is designed to study the theories and principles of public health promotion at the community level. Students will examine the assessment of population health and the planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs in community settings. Students develop and enhance their skills by designing and implementing a health promotion program in the college community. This course will be conducted in a seminar format to foster a collaborative learning environment. Prereq. - PUBH201 and 202.
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  • PUBH 205: Public Health Field Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course is designed for Public Health majors as a pre- professional field experience of 75 hours to broaden the student's public health perspectives and provide experience in applying the theory and content learned in their public health coursework. It is expected that the field experience will afford students the opportunity to interact and collaborate with public health professionals and participate in actions that constitute public health. Integral to closing the loop on the learning process is the opportunity for students to reflect on the field experience. Students will meet weekly in a seminar format class focused on sharing, comparing, and contrasting the different infrastructures and approaches they are observing and experiencing at each field location.
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  • PUBH 206: Environmental Determinants of Public Health

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course explores the relationship of human health to the environment - how it affects the physical well-being of communities and what can be done to protect and enhance the public's health. The course focuses on a general survey of the environmental factors that are involved in the transmission of communicable diseases and on the health determinants associated with exposure to chemical and physical materials in our environment.
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  • PUBL 101: Pathways to Publication for the Aspiring Author

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    An introduction to the publishing industry including paths to both traditional and self-publication for aspiring authors. Topics include preparing for publication, acquiring a literary agent and/or editor, the publishing industry at large, networking, and a brief discussion of independent and self-publishing. A completed manuscript or publishable work is helpful, but not required.
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  • PUBL 102: Self-Publishing

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    This course explores self-publication. Topics include the editing process, including beta readers, interior layouts, cover design, popular publishing platforms such as Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, marketing, and social media presence with a strong emphasis on planning and implementing goals for successful publication. A completed manuscript or publishable work is helpful, but not required.
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  • RADT 102: Fundamentals of Radiologic Sciences

    3.00 Credits
    Northampton County Area Community College

    Students in the course will learn about the structure of the health care system, attitudes and communications, human diversity, professionalism and ethical behavior, infection control, medical emergencies, and medical terminology. Restricted to Radiography students or those without an RT background planning to enter the Sonography program. Program director's signature required. Offered fall semester only.
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