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CHPR 125
The Role of Causal Inference, Study Design, and Outcomes in Community Research
(Same as CHPR 225) Provides foundational concepts and principles of epidemiology and other disciplines as they pertain specifically to research on the prevention of chronic disease. Focuses on application of this perspective in multiple disease and health behavior contexts to diverse communities across the life course. Provides foundational skills in epidemiology, including the measurement of dise.... More Description for CHPR 125
Terms: 2015-2016 Autumn | Units: 3-4 | Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors: Rosas, L. (PI)
CHPR 200
SPRC/GMD Research Seminar
Focus is on research on prevention of chronic disease and related topics. Guest speakers present material.
Terms: 2015-2016 Autumn 2015-2016 Winter 2015-2016 Spring | Units: 1 | Grading: Medical Satisfactory/No Credit
CHPR 206
Meta-research: Appraising Research Findings, Bias, and Meta-analysis (HRP 206, MED 206, STATS 211)
Open to graduate, medical, and undergraduate students. Appraisal of the quality and credibility of research findings; evaluation of sources of bias. Meta-analysis as a quantitative (statistical) method for combining results of independent studies. Examples from medicine, epidemiology, genomics, ecology, social/behavioral sciences, education. Collaborative analyses. Project involving generation of .... More Description for CHPR 206
Terms: 2015-2016 Winter | Units: 3 | Grading: Medical Satisfactory/No Credit
CHPR 212
Methods for Health Care Delivery Innovation, Implementation and Evaluation (HRP 218, MED 212)
Preference given to postgraduate fellows and graduate students. Focus is on implementation science and evaluation of health care delivery innovations. Topics include implementation science theory, frameworks, and measurement principles; qualitative and quantitative approaches to designing and evaluating new health care models; hybrid design trials that simultaneously evaluate implementation and ef.... More Description for CHPR 212
Terms: 2015-2016 Winter | Units: 2 | Grading: Medical Satisfactory/No Credit
CHPR 213
Healthy/Sustainable Food Systems: Maximum Sustainability across Health, Economics, and Environment (HUMBIO 113S)
(HumBio students must enroll in HumBio 113S) Discussion-based seminar. Focus on problems with and systems-based solutions to food system issues. Four particular settings are addressed: University, worksite, hospital, and school food. Traditional vs. disruptive food system models compared and contrasted. The goal is to determine how best to maximize sustainability across several dimensions, includi.... More Description for CHPR 213
Terms: 2015-2016 Winter | Units: 4 | Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
CHPR 223
Obesity in America: Clinical and Public Health Implications (HUMBIO 123)
(HumBio students must enroll in HumBio 123.)Interdisciplinary clinical, research, and policy approaches. The prevalence, predictors, and consequences of obesity and diabetes; biological and physiological mechanisms; clinical treatments including medications and surgery; and the relevance of behavioral, environmental, economic, and policy approaches to obesity prevention and control. Prerequisite: .... More Description for CHPR 223
Terms: 2015-2016 Winter | Units: 3-4 | Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
CHPR 225
The Role of Causal Inference, Study Design, & Outcomes in Community Research
(Same as CHPR 125) Provides foundational concepts and principles of epidemiology and other disciplines as they pertain specifically to research on the prevention of chronic disease. Focuses on application of this perspective in multiple disease and health behavior contexts to diverse communities across the life course. Provides foundational skills in epidemiology, including the measurement of dise.... More Description for CHPR 225
Terms: 2015-2016 Autumn | Units: 3-4 | Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Instructors: Rosas, L. (PI)
CHPR 226
Promoting Health Over the Life Course: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (HUMBIO 126)
(HUMBIO students must enroll in HumBio 126.) Disease prevention and health promotion topics pertinent to different stages of the life span emphasizing healthy lifestyle and reducing risk factors in both individuals and communities. Focus is on scientific investigation, the application of behavioral science to risk reduction strategies, and the importance of health promotion as a social and economi.... More Description for CHPR 226
Terms: 2015-2016 Autumn | Units: 3 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
CHPR 228
Theoretical Foundations and Design of Behavioral Intervention Trials
Focuses on the knowledge and skills, respect and thoughtful practice of designing health promotion interventions that are relevant, theoretically-informed, have broad impacts, and can endure. Provides an in-depth review of intervention approaches for health promotion and disease prevention and covers the leading theories of behavior change. Follows an integrative model to demonstrate similarities .... More Description for CHPR 228
Terms: 2015-2016 Winter | Units: 3 | Grading: Medical Option (Med-Ltr-CR/NC)
Instructors: Prochaska, J. (PI)
CHPR 231
Human Nutrition (HUMBIO 130)
The study of food, and the nutrients and substances therein. Their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease. Emphasis is on the biological, chemical, and physiological processes by which humans ingest, digest, absorb, transport, utilize, and excrete food. Dietary composition and individual choices are discussed in relationship to the food supply, and to population and cul.... More Description for CHPR 231
Instructors: Prochaska, J. (PI)
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