COMPENTENCIES ATTAINED FROM COURSEWORK

A list of competencies attained from each of the courses in the Environmental and Occupational Health Major and Global Health Minor program.

Public Health Foundations and Systems I

Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity: Module Assessment on Great Achievements in the 20th Century
Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence: The Balance Between Public Health Safety and Civil Liberties Essay

Public Health Foundations and Systems II

Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes: Policy Memo to US. Department of Health and Human Services Director on Actions to Address Current NH Opioid Crisis
Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities' health: Essay on vaccinations, Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism - Though Pseudoscience Lives

Methods for Public Health Research I

Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context: Effect of Health Insurance on Health Status Literature Review
Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate: Effect of Health Insurance on Health Status Data Analysis

Methods for Public Health Research II

Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming and software, as appropriate: Qualitative and Mixed Methods Lab
Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy or practice: Multivariable Regression Lab

Environmental & Occupational Toxicology

Apply epidemiological methods to the breadth of settings and situations in public health practice: Ionizing Radiation- Chernobyl Presentation and Powerpoint
Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities' health: Well Water Quality Report

Environmental & Occupational Health Policy

Discuss multiple dimensions of the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence: Water Crisis in Flint, Michigan Paper
Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity: PFOA in Michigan Drinking Water Policy Proposal

Environmental Hazard Assessment

Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention: 21 Grant Proposal: Persistence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in treated drinking water systems near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Interpret results of data analysis for public health practice: Presentation of Risk assessment of total mercury and methyl mercury in aquatic products from offshore farms in China

Principles & Practice of Environment & Occupational Health- FALL 2018 CLASS

Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology- FALL 2018 CLASS

Environmental Health Risk and Impact Assessment- WINTER 2018 CLASS

Proseminar in Public Health Ethics

Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design or implementation of public health policies or programs: Case Study on Public Health Surveillance, HIV positive pregnancy in South-East Asia
Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes: Case Study on Resource Allocation and Decision Making in the vaccine division

Global Health Monitoring & Evaluation

Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management: Summative Evaluation to measure program impact of Project Peru through the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)
Select methods to evaluate public health programs: Monitoring and Evaluation Design- Process Evaluation of Project Peru through FIMRC

Health in the Age of Globalization*

Compare the organization, structure and function of health care, public health and regulatory systems across national and international settings: Globalization and Health lecture by Dr. Nadav Davidovitch and Dr. Anat Rosenthal
Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and societal levels: Health Inequalities lecture by Dr. Nadav Davidovitch

Israeli Public Health Innovation for the world*

Apply principles of leadership, governance and management, which include creating a vision, empowering others, fostering collaboration and guiding decision making: World Health Organization War on Epidemics SHOC Exercise, served as Representative of the WHO Director General
Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation: 20-minute group presentation to cohort on the United States Healthcare System and recent rise in Measles

Public Health in Developing Countries- FALL 2018 CLASS

Overview of Issues in Global Health- WINTER 2019 CLASS

* Class taken at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev