A comprehensive overview of the issue of public health as it affects American society.  The course includes an examination of public health issues in general with particular study of the impact of unintentional injuries and violence within the overall perspective.

Provides an introduction to the subject of control and prevention of injuries.  Includes a review of a variety of information sources including professional books, reports, journals and Websites.  Topics covered will include:   systems of classifying injuries; sources of injury data; analysis of design of injury data; problems in injury data; problems in injury surveillance; factors in such preventable areas as violence, suicide, traffic accidents, burns, drowning, poison; alcohol and drug-related injury.

Designed to help students develop an understanding of and skills related to planning and evaluating programs for the prevention and control of injuries.   Students will study program planning theory and system design and will review exemplary programs from existing sources to understand the steps and processes that resulted in the development of those programs.

This course is designed to prepare students to understand and critically analyze the nature and extent of unintentional injuries and to further understand intervention strategies for injury prevention and control.  This is an introductory course designed to provide a base of knowledge which will be drawn upon for subsequent courses in the Injury Prevention Program.  It will provide a historical overview of past injury control practices as well as examining possible future trends.

Provides an overview of critical aspects of human resources management with emphasis on agencies related to injury prevention.  Stressed will be systems of organizational communication as well as planning techniques, acquisition and distribution of funds and systems to document and manage resources.

Examines the phenomenon of traffic related injuries including study of patterns of crashes, injuries and death.  Among topics covered will be alcohol and drugs as a contributing factor; age; pedestrian injury; automobiles, bicycles, motor cycles; water transportation injuries; effective counter measures in protecting against traffic related injuries.

Provides an overview of issues concerning injuries caused by violence.   Included will be an examination of definitions of violence, theoretical perspectives used to examine violence, the prevalence of violent injuries in society, risk factors and outcomes associated with violence, and medical, legal and community responses to violence.

Provides a comprehensive examination of injuries occurring in residential settings as well as related to recreational activities.  Among areas addressed will be:  building design and construction; environmental factors; poison; falls; sports injuries; playground injuries; toys; guns and fireworks.  Particular attention will be paid to injuries of children and the elderly.

Provides field experience in a setting related to injury prevention.   Students will be placed in an agency or agencies of choice and will work with professions in programs of injury prevention.  The practicum will come at the conclusion of a four semester course of study and is designed to serve as a capstone course in preparing students for entry.