Department
of Health Behavior
UAB
School of Public Health
Course
Descriptions:
HB 600. Introduction to Public Health Education - Introduces the theory,
methods, and procedures for developing intervention programs to prevent
disease and promote health in target populations. Students will learn
to assess needs, establish objectives, develop and evaluate health programs.
This course is a prerequisite for all other Health Education courses.
3 hours. (Galvin)
HB 601. Employee Health Promotion - Planning, management, and evaluation of programs designed to serve employee needs, promotion of employee health, and reduction of health care costs. Examples of programs, e.g. smoking cessation, alcohol rehabilitation, diet and weight control, stress management, and exercise and fitness, discussed in detail. 3 hours. (Green)
HB 602. Alcohol and Drug Abuse - Study of theory and concepts of chemical dependency. Exposure to multi-dimensions of alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and after-care. Theoretical models, applications and approaches reviewed and critiqued. 3 hours. (Schumacher)
HB 603. The Role of Stress in Health and Disease - Role of psychological and environmental stress in etiology of human disease and recovery from disease. Current research on role of stress in development of specific diseases critically examined; research strategies discussed. Role of specific intervention techniques in prevention and treatment of disease. 3 hours. (Clark)
HB 604. High Technology Approaches to Health Communications and Behavior Change Interventions - This course is designed to present students with an initial, in depth exposure to concepts, technical skill and research findings associated with the integration of computer technology and health communications. Provides students with sufficient foundation to contribute to future research projects involving high technology approaches. 3 hours. (Bellis)
HB 605. Sociocultural Aspects of Health and Disease in Developing Countries - Sociocultural determinants and effects of health conditions in developing countries. Comparison of modern and traditional health care systems; review of sociocultural barriers to improving health care delivery and utilization. 3 hours. (Coombs)
HB 606. Medical Anthropology - Factors, mechanisms, and processes influencing individual and group effects of and responses to illness/disease. Primary emphasis on health-related studies/projects conducted in non-western settings and those emphasizing social systems and cultural factors. 3 hours.
HB 607. Leadership Lecture series - Leadership skills in public health are presented in this seminar series featuring local, state, and national leaders in health care and public health. 1 hour. (Galvin)
HB 608. Women's Health and Social Behavior - This course examines social and behavioral factors that adversely affect women's health. Students learn to apply gender specific theories to design health interventions tailored towards women. 3 hours. (Cornell/Davies)
HB 609. African-American Health Issues - This is an intermediate level course that focuses on: epidemiological data illustrating the health risks experienced by African-Americans; sociocultural factors essential for understanding and enhancing the health of African-Americans; effective health-related prevention programs for African-Americans. 3 hours. (Green)
HB 610. Health Promotion in Health Care Settings - Identification of methods used to develop and administer educational components of health care regimens. Emphasis on specification of behaviors and selection of motivational strategies associated with improved behavioral and health outcomes and disease prevention. Methods to improve patient compliance with therapeutic regimens. 3 hours. (Lee)
HB 611. Mental Illness as a Public Health Issue - This course is designed to increase the student's knowledge of how mental illness affects the individual and the community. The course focuses on contemporary models of diagnosis, etiology, and treatment of mental illness and its prevention. 3 hours. (DiLillo/Tucker)
HB 630. Health Communications: Theory and Practice -Critical examination of diffusion-adoption research literature. Mass, group, and interpersonal communication theory and application. Methods of evaluation. 3 hours. (Kohler)
HB 638. Geriatrics and Gerontology - Provides a broad perspective on aging form the view points of a variety of disciplines involved in teaching, research, and service related to aging and elders. 3 hours. (Galvin)
HB 641. Research Methods in Behavioral Science - Review of research methodology in behavioral sciences. Formulation of research question, causality, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, reliability, and validity, reporting findings. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Bellis)
HB 643. Health Program Evaluation - Principles and procedures to evaluate health promotion/disease prevention programs; data collection methods, instrument-scale development, measurement, evaluation designs; analysis of case studies of disease prevention literature on evaluation. Prerequisite: HB 641. 3 hours. (Mukherjee)
HB 650. Behavioral Science and Health : An Overview - How behavioral sciences analyze specific problems of health and illness. Major behavioral theories are examined and applied in the context of major public health problems. 3 hours. (Davies)
HB 660. Adolescents and AIDS - Study of the HIV epidemic among youth and of strategies proposed to curtail the epidemic. Course material is drawn from multi disciplinary sources and presents a variety of perspectives for promoting the health of adolescents through modification of risk-taking behaviors. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Clark)
HB 670. Risk Perception and Risk Communication -This course is designed to familiarize students with problems in effective communication of health risk information. Specific topics include: how people think about health risk information; how health and risk information reaches people; and the sociocultural, organizational, and public health policy/practice context of risk communication. Case studies will be used to address the complexity of risk communication issues. 3 hours.
HB 678. Advanced Theory and Practice in Behavioral Science - Advanced review of selected behavioral science concepts and theories useful for developing health promotion programs; social cognitive theory and the transtheoretical model of change are examined in depth. This course is required for MPH-B students. Prerequisite: HB 650. 3 hours. (Kohler/Grimley)
HB 680. Health Promotion and Aging Seminar - Problems of aging and public health solutions for older Americans examined. Sub-areas of aging explored; biological, social, behavioral, and economic aspects of aging. 3 hours.
HB 690. Behavioral Science Tutorial Experience - Improves student analytical ability and research skills; provides experience in development of research proposals. Review, critique, and presentation of selected research literature and research proposals required. This course is generally used to develop the integrative experience required in the MPH-A program. Prerequisite: HB 641. 4 hours.
HB 692. Principles and Practices of Community Organization - (Also MPA 673.)Seminar designed as an integrative experience for persons who work with community groups. The focus is on learning to use available resources and advocating change to maximize community involvement. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Coombs)
HB 693. Basics of Community Evaluation: An Integrated Approach
(also MCH 606.) To facilitate the development of knowledge and skills
needed to conduct basic evaluation of community-oriented Health Promotion
Programs and community-based initiatives, projects, or programs. 3 hours.
(Telfair)
HB 695. Seminar on Selected Health Behavior - 3 hours.
HB 697. Internship in Behavioral Science - Field experience under joint direction of appropriate public health faculty member and qualified health education specialist. Written report specifying activities, products, and outcomes of experience submitted upon completion of preceptorship. 1-6 hours.
HB 698. Master's-Level Directed Research - Independent study with guidance of appropriate public health faculty. Includes activities such as literature review and evaluation. 1-6 hours.
HB 699. Master's-Level Project Research - Research for project under direction of research project committee. 1-6 hours.
HB 700. Health Promotion/ Disease Prevention: Advanced Theory and Practice -Comprehensive exposure to methods used to develop health promotion/disease prevention programs. Synthesis translation, and application of literature to public health program development. Emphasis on building skills and improving competency to develop full range of solutions to health problems in the U.S. and around the world. 3 hours (Grimley)
HB 710. Patient Education Research - Advanced study of research strategies to test patient education theories and programs. Prerequisite: HB 610. 3 hours. (Clark)
HB 714. Survey Research Methods - This course will provide students with a theoretical and practical overview of survey research methodology. Topics to be covered include questionnaire and interview design; tailoring instruments for specific settings, populations and methods of administration; maximizing reliability of measurement; construction of scales and indices; sampling theory and methods, assessing sampling bias, and maximizing response rates. Prerequisite: Doctoral Standing or permission of instructor. 3 hours. (Pulley)
HB 715. School-Based Intervention Research -Theory, Methods, and logistics of school-based intervention research are examined. Examples of programs are critiqued. Prerequisites: HB 641 and 643 or permission of instructor. 3 hours.
HB 730. Health Communication Research - Provided doctoral student or advanced master's student with in-depth exposure to current research involving media strategies used to bring about individual level and societal change. Critically examines major trends in communication research with a special focus on theory-based media and communication interventions for health promotion and disease prevention. 3 hours. (Pulley)
HB 740. Advanced Health Program Evaluation - Theory and applications of original behavioral research: hypothesis generation, specifications of study aims and population, selection of measurement, data collection, design and analytical techniques, and preparation of evaluation research report. NIH-type research proposal required. Prerequisite: HB 643 or other master's level evaluation course and a graduate level multiple regression or multi variate statistics course. 3 hours.
HB 750. Advanced Theoretical and Scientific Basis of Health Education Promotion - Provides doctoral students with in-depth examination of history and philosophy of health education; reviews professional competencies and outlines major theories of behavior change. 3 hours. (Eddy)
HB 760. Planning and Administration of Health Education and Promotion Programs - Examines administration of health education and promotion programs in schools, communities, and work sites; goals, advantages, and special concerns of working in each of these settings. 3 hours. (Macrina)
HB 770. Doctoral Studies Seminar - Examines contemporary trends ad issues in health education/promotion in light of most recent research findings. 3 hours. (Nagy)
HB 780. Health Promotion and Aging Seminar - Problems of aging and public health solutions for older Americans examined. Sub-areas of aging explored; biological, social, behavioral, and economic aspects of aging. Community-based research/intervention project required. 3 hours.
HB 798. Doctoral-Level Directed Research - Independent study with guidance of senior public health faculty. 1-6 hours.
HB 799. Doctoral Dissertation Research - Research for dissertation
under direction of dissertation committee. 1-6 hours.
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