UIC
School of Public Health Student Handbook 2008-2009
Academic Certificate Programs
Certificate
Program in Public Health Informatics
Program
Description
The
School of Public Health offers a Certificate in Public
Health Informatics to qualified professionals in a
completely online format. The courses required are
a subset of the courses necessary for completion of
the online MPH degree in Public Health Informatics.
A Certificate can be earned in 15 months; however,
there is an accelerated Certificate option which allows
for completion of requirements in 12 months.
The
Certificate program is intended for professionals
with public health experience who wish to upgrade
their informatics skills, individuals interested in
a shorter course of study in public health informatics,
and for those students enrolled in schools of public
health outside the United States wishing to establish
a public health informatics specialization with the
agreement of their participating schools as part of
their present degree program. Students completing
Certificate coursework receive academic credit which
may be applied toward an MPH if the student later
pursues a degree. Successful completion of the Certificate
does not, however, guarantee admission into a degree
program.
Five
courses and an integrative paper form the basis of
the Certificate program. With the completion of requirements,
students can expect to have a good working knowledge
of the functions and operations of information technologies
as related to public health. They will be able to
define, specify, and manage public health information
systems and projects. Whenever possible, students
are provided with software relating to the course
which allows them to develop hands-on experience in
working with the course contents.
Curriculum
HPA 437 Health Care Data (3 sh)
HPA 465 Health Information and Decision Support Systems
(4 sh)
HPA 563 Web-Based Public Health Informatics (3 sh)
HPA 564 Applications of Geographic Information Systems
in Public Health (3 sh)
HPA 565 Data Mining in Public Health( 3 sh)
Contact
information
For
further information about the Certificate Programs
in Public Health Informatics contact Aimee Wiebel,
Academic Coordinator, Health Policy and Administration
Division, at 312-996-3818 or by email at PHI@uic.edu.
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Certificate
Program in Environmental Health Informatics
Program
Description
Environmental
health informatics is an interdisciplinary field which
deals with the storage, retrieval, organization, analysis,
and optimal use of environmental health information,
data, and scientific knowledge for problem solving
and decision making. The School of Public Health offers
an Environmental Health Informatics (EHI) certificate
emphasizing training in the major fields of database
management and design, data mining, geographic information
systems, and risk management.
The
Certificate program is intended for:
- Public and environmental
health professionals with a bachelor's degree and
work experience who wish to upgrade their skills.
- Graduate students with
some coursework in natural or physical sciences,
mathematics, and engineering who wish to enrich
their educational profile in the multidisciplinary
field of EHI.
- Those individuals desiring
to pursue a shorter and focused course of study
in EHI with an option to apply for the full Master
of Public Health degree program at a later date
if they fulfill all the SPH requirements.
- Professionals outside
the United States wishing to enhance their environmental
health informatics skills.
Students completing Certificate
coursework receive academic credit which may be applied
toward an MPH if the student later pursues a degree.
Successful completion of the Certificate does not,
however, guarantee admission into a degree program.
Curriculum
Four courses (14 semester
hours) form the basis of the Certificate:
HPA 465 – Health
Information and Decision Support Systems (4 sh)
HPA 564 – Applications of Geographic Information
Systems in P.H. (3 sh)
EOHS 565 –Public Health Data Mining (3 sh)
EOHS 572 –Risk Management (4 sh)
Contact information
For additional information
about the Certificate Program in Environmental Health
Informatics contact Dr. Michael Cailas at 312-996-5394
or by email at mihalis@uic.edu.
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Certificate Program in Emergency Management and Continuity Planning (EMCP)
Program
Description
Emergency Management and Continuity Planning (EMCP) is an online certificate program that takes approximately one year to complete and is directed toward the needs of both public and corporate personnel working in the area of disaster management and recovery. It provides core competencies in: the analysis of public health and corporate risk and vulnerabilities due to natural or man-made disasters; the formulation of strategic and operational plans to respond to disasters; and organizational and resource assessment of corporate and public sector response plans. Faculty contributing to the program also include staff from Argonne National Laboratory and practicing professionals in corporate business continuity planning and public health. All courses can be applied toward a master's degree in public health.
Contact
information
For additional information about the Certificate Program contact the Office of External Education at (312) 355-0423; e-mail: emcp@uic.edu or visit the EMCP website.
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Basic Community Public Health Practice Certificate
Program Overview
The proposed certificate program builds skills and competency in identifying and addressing community health needs and priorities. The Basic Community Public Health Practice Certificate (4 courses, 12 credits) is designed to serve specific learner needs, targeting current public health workers. The credits associated with this certificate can be used toward the MPH degree after admission into that degree program. Successful completion of the certificate program does not, however, guarantee admission into the MPH degree program.
Curriculum
Four courses (12 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate. All courses will be offered online:
CHSC 400 – Public Health Concepts and Practice (3 sh)
CHSC 401 – Behavioral Sciences in Public Health. (3 sh)
CHSC 431 - Community Assessment in Public Health (3 sh)
EPID 400 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 sh)
To learn more about the certificate program please contact David Brand at dbrand@uic.edu or 312-996-8940.
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Advanced Community Public Health Practice Certificate
Program Overview
The proposed certificate program builds skills and competency in identifying and addressing community health needs and priorities. The Community Health Sciences Core Certificate (4 courses, 12 credits) is designed to serve specific learner needs, targeting graduate and professional students in the other health professions and social sciences. The credits associated with this certificate can be used toward the MPH degree after admission into that degree program. Successful completion of the certificate program does not, however, guarantee admission into the MPH degree program.
Curriculum
Four courses (12 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate:
CHSC 433 - Public Health Planning and Evaluation (3 sh)
CHSC 446 - Research Methods in Community Health (3 sh)
CHSC 480 - Health Education and Health Promotion (3 sh)
CHSC 543 - Maternal and Child Health Policy and Advocacy (3 sh)
To learn more about the certificate program please contact David Brand at dbrand@uic.edu or 312-996-8940.
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Certificate in Methods for Clinical Research (pending Campus approval Fall 2008)
Program Overview
The Campus Certificate in Methods for Clinical Research is designed to introduce clinicians, including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dentists and physical therapists, to an array of methodologies needed to conduct clinical and translational research in a multi-disciplinary research environment. The campus certificate program is open to both degree and non-degree students. The curriculum consists of an online program of study of 5 courses (17 credit hours) of graduate coursework. The credits earned from these courses may be transferred to the Master of Science (MS) in Clinical and Translational Science. Successful completion of the certificate program does not, however, guarantee admission into the MS degree program. Clinicians currently enrolled in SPH degree programs will be allowed to register for certificate courses where the course content is relevant to their educational programs.
Curriculum
Five courses (17 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate. All courses will be offered online:
HPA 475 - Contexts for Clinical Research (3 hours)
HPA 472 - Clinical Research Methods I (4 hours)
HPA 477 - Data Collection and Management for Clinical Research (3 hours)
HPA 473 - Clinical Research Methods II (4 hours)
HPA 479 - Evaluating Clinical Interventions (3 hours)
Contact Information
To learn more about the certificate program please contact Dr. Jack Zwanziger at jzwanzig@uic.edu or 312-996-1062.
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Public Health Practice Certificate at Rockford (pending Campus approval Fall 2008)
Program Overview
The Public Health Practice Campus Certificate at Rockford, sponsored by the Community Health Science Division (CHS) in the School of Public Health (SPH), targets individuals with a bachelor’s degree who are currently working in community health, public health or other related fields; and medical, nursing and pharmacy students enrolled at the College of Medicine Rockford site. The program is designed to provide essential public health knowledge and skills to clinical and administrative personnel in Northwest Illinois and students in the health professions, enhancing protection and improvement of community health in the Rockford region and beyond.
Courses completed as part of the certificate program may be applied toward the Master of Public Health (MPH) if the student is later admitted into the MPH program; although successful completion of the Certificate program does not guarantee admission into the degree program.
Curriculum
Five courses (16 semester hours) form the basis of the Certificate. Most courses will be taught in-person on the Rockford campus; some will be available to students through online modalities.
CHSC 400 Public Health Concepts and Practice (3 sh)
EPID 400 Principles of Epidemiology (3 sh)
BSTT 400 Biostatistics 1 (4 sh)
CHSC 401 Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (3 sh)
CHSC 480 Health Education and Health Promotion (3 sh)
Contact Information
For further information about the Certificate Program contact Vicki Weidenbacher-Hoper at (815) 395-5854 or vweide1@uic.edu
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