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PEDS 65N: Understanding Children's Health Disparities

The social and economic factors that affect children and their health status. The principle sources of disparities in the health of children in the U.S. are not biologic, but social and economic. Topics include ethnic, cultural, and behavioral factors that affect children's health, both directly and indirectly; lack of health insurance; and current proposals for health care reform, focusing specifically on how they will impact existing health disparities among children.
Terms: Win | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors: Barr, D. (PI)

PEDS 105: Health Promotion and the Campus Culture (PEDS 215)

Multidisciplinary perspectives of public health and health psychology. The prevalence of health risk behaviors on the contemporary college campus and the challenges of risk reduction. Students apply theoretical frameworks to peer health promotion campus projects. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor following first meeting.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4

PEDS 106: Pursuit of Happiness and Health (PEDS 206)

Evidence-based correlations between health and quality of life measures: core theoretical concepts and research findings. Topics include cognitive neuroscience and positive emotion, genetics and set point theory, psychological research and subjective well-being. Emphasis on issues relevant to high-achieving adolescents and young adults.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

PEDS 111Q: Issues of Race and Ethnicity in the Health of Children

Preference to sophomores. Medicine and pediatrics from a public-health, evidence-based perspective. How research methods unmask health issues for at-risk racial and ethnic groups of children. Determinants of health with regard to race and ethnicity and ideas for changes in public policy. Students identify an area of interest and proposed intervention.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-4
Instructors: Burgos, T. (PI)

PEDS 116: Alcohol Issues and the Campus Culture

Multidisciplinary perspectives of public health, health psychology, and sociology. The prevalence and scope of alcohol-related problems; challenges of risk reduction and intervention strategies. Students apply theoretical frameworks to alcohol-related research topics and projects. Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: consent of instructor following first meeting.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4

PEDS 199: Undergraduate Directed Reading/Research

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-18 | Repeatable for credit

PEDS 201: Medical Leadership Development

A condensed leadership curriculum for medical students. Concepts and practices of leadership development. Topics include: defining leadership, modeling the way, the value of teams, communication and emotional intelligence, diversity, and conflict management.
Terms: Aut | Units: 1

PEDS 204: Access and Delivery of Essential Medicines to Poor and Underserved Communities

Student initiated lecture series. Guest speakers. Topics include: neglected diseases, underserved and impoverished markets, disease profiles of lower and middle income countries, pricing and distribution of biomedical end products, intellectual property in medicine and its effect on delivery of healthcare.
Terms: Win | Units: 1 | Repeatable for credit

PEDS 206: Pursuit of Happiness and Health (PEDS 106)

Evidence-based correlations between health and quality of life measures: core theoretical concepts and research findings. Topics include cognitive neuroscience and positive emotion, genetics and set point theory, psychological research and subjective well-being. Emphasis on issues relevant to high-achieving adolescents and young adults.
Terms: Win | Units: 3

PEDS 211: Medical-Legal Issues in Children's Health

(Same as LAW 643) Explores the link between poverty and children's health and how the medical and legal fields can work together to improve health outcomes for low income children. Weekly class meetings covering medical legal issues such as asthma immigration, health insurance; intake interviews with patient families and analysis of their medical legal issues; group project focused on a medical legal policy issue; final paper cowritten by law and medical students. May be taken for 2 units (weekly 2.5 hour seminar meetings only), 3 units (participation in either intake interviews or policy work) or 4 units (full participation in all course components). Prerequisite: instructor consent. Preference to students committed to full participation.
Terms: Spr | Units: 2-4
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