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Cross-listed MPH Courses HPH 620 Parameters of Social & Health Policy I Introduces students to U.S. social policy, with a special emphasis on political, economic and social factors that have affected its historical development, particularly in reference to oppressed groups. Explores the relationship of social policy to social work practice. (Cross-listed with HWC 509) 3 credits, fall term, Professors Blau, Brandwein, Farrington, Lewis & Peabody
Utilizes frameworks for social policy analysis. Explores continuing dilemmas in policy development. Stresses effects of social movements and social change on social policy. Prerequisite: HWC 509. (Cross-listed with HWC 510)
Introduces students to the incidence and prevalence of child-hood sexual abuse as a national problem. Covered are definition issues, sequelae during childhood, family constell-ation and adult sequelae. Addressed are assessment and current treatment modalities, particularly for families and offenders, as well as ethical and legal dilemmas and the sub-sequent health related difficulties of this childhood trauma. Special attention is paid to the cultural dynamics in sexual abuse. Students are expected to develop an awareness of and critically analyze current research. Focus is on examination of policy issues and legislation. (Cross-listed with HWC 569) 2 credits, term varies, Professor Monahan
Explores diverse concepts of community, analyzes a range of community structures, processes and power relationships. Investigates contemporary models, strategies and tactics of community organizing and health promotion in the United States and in selected other countries. Emphasizes efforts made by poor people, ethnic minorities of color and women to organize and mobilize community groups and movements. Highlights group and community analysis and organization skills. (Cross-listed with HWC 584) 2 credits, term varies, Professor Vidal
This survey course will introduce the legal parameters involved in occupational and environmental health and safety including statutory considerations on federal, state, and local levels; common law; and industry standards. Practical tools such as document retrieval, familiarity with governmental agencies and research techniques will also be covered. Emphasis will be placed on decision-making and innovative problem solving in an area where the laws are constantly changing, some retroactively. (Cross-listed with CEM 542) 3 credits, term varies
The course focus is on risk assessment associated with nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons as it relates to Homeland Security. Topics include air dispersion, uncertainty analysis, exposure measurements, epidemiology, toxicology, regulatory issues, risk management, risk communication, risk perception, and risk preparedness. The course will also cover laws and regulation, discouraging terrorism, and disaster preparedness, various acts passed by the U.S. Congress to regulate water, air, and controlled substances.Prerequisites: Undergraduate or equivalent physics, math, and chemistry. (Cross-listed with EST 560) 4 credits, fall & spring terms
This course deals with the economics of the family. It utilizes recently developed techniques in economics and demography to deal with questions concerning marriage, divorce, fertility, contraception, the intrafamily distribution of resources, and the intergenerational distribution of resources. Students will do original theoretical and empirical research under the professor’s supervision. Prerequisite: ECO 501, graduate standing in the Economics Department, or permission of the Graduate Program Director.(Cross-listed with ECO 642) 0-3 credits, spring term
An introduction to the use of aerial and satellite imagery in environmental analysis and the manipulation of geographic data sets of all types using Geographic Information Systems. This course is designed to teach students in archaeology, physical anthropology, and related disciplines, how satellite imagery combined with various maps can be manipulated using GIS software to perform powerful geographic analysis. Although students are eventually likely to use these tools in many different parts of the world, this courses focuses on Long Island as a research area, and each student designs and completes a research project on a particular section of the area, focusing on the habitats of local wildlife, the locations of archaeological sites, coastal regimes, etc. This course presumes computer literacy and familiarity with database management. (Cross-listed with ANT 526 and DPA 526) 3 credits, spring term
A short course with the emphasis on cancer as a disease of man. Lectures address human cancer as seen by the clinician and as basic research relates to human disease. This course provides students with a link between courses in cell and molecular biology and the application of this basic information to tumor management. (Cross-listed with HBM 522) 1 credit, spring term, even years
Fundamentals of managerial accounting with emphasis on ratio and cost accounting terms, concepts, break-even analysis, financial structure, cost analysis, opportunity costs and return calculations, replacement of assets, and cash flow management. (Cross-listed with EMP 502) 3 credits, fall term
Focus is on the application of decision-making techniques to analyze problems involving technology, particularly its social impacts. Areas of study include decision-making under uncertainty, decision-making in a passive vs. active environment, sequential decisions, estimation payoffs, forecasting, and technology assessment. These systems analysis techniques are used to formulate and solve a variety of socio-technological problems, especially those that arise in educational, industrial, and environmental professions. (Cross-listed with EST 581) 3 credits, term varies
System concepts (feedback, stability, chaos, ergonomics) and analytical tools applied to dynamic systems in which technologies and/or natural environments interact with human users, regulators, or designers. Examples: ecological systems, nuclear power plant operations, space shuttle missions, computer/web technologies, regional planning. Students prepare a systems design study of an industrial, educational, or environmental device, technology, or management system. (Cross-listed with EST 582) 3 credits, spring term
An overview of market failures and peculiarities of the health market. We develop tools necessary for studying the health market from efficiency and social welfare perspectives. Incorporate key market specific differences into economic models, like asymmetric information and agency, imperfect information, and forms of intervention. Cover theoretical and econometric tools necessary for evaluation of the market. Supply and demand analysis of the market for health services. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with ECO 646) 3 credits, fall term
This course applies advanced economic theory and econometrics to issues within the health market in more detail. Theoretical and econometric analysis of the health care delivery system, such as the demand for medical services, the supply and distribution of physician services, hospital behavior, third-party insurance reimbursement, national health insurance and cost, price inflation, and welfare economics and policy analysis. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with ECO 645) 3 credits, spring term
Review of the physical and chemical characteristics and speciation in the marine environment of organic pollutants, metals and radionuclides including bioavailability, assimilation by marine organisms, toxicity, and policy issues. Prerequisites: MAR 502 and MAR 503. (Cross-listed with MAR 512) 3 credits, fall term
This is an introduction to environmental management, and will focus on the interplay between science and public policy. Concepts include problem identification and definition, collection and analysis of relevant data to produce information, the use and interpretation of scientific information, and the roles of public perception and action in ultimately determining outcomes when consensus is not reached. Specific fields to which these concepts will be applied will be solid waste management and coastal management. Current local problems will be used to illustrate the broader conceptual issues. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with EST 540)
Discussion of the hydraulic processes and technologies that are central to the management and monitoring of groundwater resources including special problems of coastal hydrology and saltwater intrusion, as well as the fate of contaminants. Remediation approaches are also examined. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAR 521) 3 credits, summer term
Review of the interactions of humans with the atmosphere and water resources, especially in the Long Island coastal community. An introduction is provided to the field of environmental health and the practices relevant to an urban/suburban and coastal setting. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with MAR 525) 3 credits, spring term
This course covers environmental law and regulations from inception in common law through statutory law and regulations. The initial approach entails the review of important case law giving rise to today’s body of environmental regulations. Emphasis is on environmental statutes and regulations dealing with waterfront and coastal development and solid waste as well as New York State’s Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). (Cross-listed with MAR 536) 3 credits, spring term
HPH 684 Environmental & Waste Management in Business & Industry Environmental and waste management practices in industrial and other institutional settings. Technologies of hazardous waste prevention, treatment, storage, transportation, and disposal. Information systems and software tools for environmental audits, regulatory monitoring and compliance and cost estimation. Recycling programs, air, land and water emissions controls and permits. Employee health, safety, and education; quality management. Field trips to several Long Island institutions. (Cross-listed with EST 586) 3 credits, term varies
A case study approach to the assessment of risk and the management of natural and technological hazards, with emphasis on those that can harm the environment. The course focuses on technological hazards involving energy, transportation, agriculture, natural resources, chemical technology, nuclear technology and biotechnology, and on natural hazards such as climatic changes, droughts, floods, and earthquakes. The first part of the course consists of readings on risk assessment and hazard management and discussion of published case studies. During the second part of the course, students conduct their own case studies and use them as the basis for oral and written reports. (Cross-listed with EST 593) 3 credits, spring term
This course will cover basic groundwater concepts in unconsolidated sediments, and examine contamination issues in light of Long Island's particular hydrogeology, land use, and waste management history. Mathematical principles will be discussed but not stressed; scientific and technical papers discussing particular concepts or problems, including important local examples, will be closely read. Prerequisite: EST 581. (Cross-listed as both CEY 594 and EST 541) 3 credits, term varies
HPH 688 Principles of Environmental Systems Analysis This course is intended for students interested in learning systems engineering principles relevant to solving environmental and waste management problems. Concepts include compartmental models, state variables, optimization, and numerical and analytical solutions to differential equations. Prerequisites: MAT 132 and one year of quantitative science such as physics, chemistry, or geology: or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with EST 595) 3 credits, fall term
This course is intended for students interested in developing computer models for technology assessment and for environmental and waste management. Concepts developed in EST 595 Environmental Systems Engineering and Analysis are applied to real world problems. Techniques in model development will be presented in the context of applications in surface and groundwater management, acid rain, and health risks from environmental contamination. Prerequisites: EST 595 or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed with EST 596) 3 credits, spring term
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