Winter 2013 graduate level courses from the School of Public Health:
HSERV 556: Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
HSERV 558: Tobacco & Public Health
For more information:
Please see below for courses in tobacco control policy and treatment offered by the UW Tobacco Studies Program (TSP). Housed in the School of Public Health, these courses are open to graduate students in the fields of medicine, public health, policy, law, pharmacy, nursing, social work and other allied health professions.
HSERV 556: Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
This 1-credit, online course is offered in Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. The course integrates multiple disciplinary perspectives to address the pressing issue of disproportionate tobacco use and related diseases among marginalized populations, including topics such as differential explanations for tobacco use and possible interventions in groups defined by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, and the links between tobacco use and mental illness, social stress, acculturation, and genetics.
HSERV 558: Tobacco & Public Health
This 1-3 credit course is offered in Spring quarter and is open to graduate students in all health and social sciences as well as public policy. This seminar style course offers a comprehensive overview of the history, health effects, policy, prevention and treatment of tobacco use, including:
Please visit the Tobacco Studies Program website to view course syllabi and to learn more about resources offered by the Tobacco Studies Program: http://depts.washington.edu/tobacco/