Courses Taught by Marie O'Neill

EHS668: Interprofessional Perspectives In Occupational Health And Safety

Graduate level
Residential
Winter term(s) for residential students;
2 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Marie O'Neill (Residential);
Offered Every winter semester (next offering: Winter 2025)
Last offered Winter 2024
Prerequisites: None
Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: Seminar in applying interprofessional approaches to occupational health issues. Group case study work and presentations by speakers from industry, labor organizations, governments, and academia.

Graduate level
Residential
Fall term(s) for residential students;
3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Marie O'Neill (Residential);
Offered every year
Prerequisites: Grad Status
Description: This course presents an overview of mortality and disease occurrence in terms of geographic, cultural, nutritional and environmental factors. Reviews health indicators such as infant mortality and economic factors associated with development. Discusses health problems of developing countries and describes programs and organizations involved in addressing them. This course is required for students in the International Health track in Epidemiology but can also be taken by non International Health students.
Syllabus for EPID506

Concentration Competencies that EPID506 Allows Assessment On
Department	Program	Degree	Competency	Specific course(s) that allow assessment
EPID	Global Health Epidemiology	MPH	Explain the history and key initiatives of global health, how health and development strategies interact, and the role of cross-sector organizations in global health governance and practice	EPID506
EPID	Global Health Epidemiology	MPH	Utilize health data from low- and middle-income countries to assess the global burden of disease, associated risk factors and health trends, and scope and limitations of available data	EPID506
EPID	Global Health Epidemiology	MPH	Apply the steps in developing research infrastructure for population health studies in low- and middle-income countries, including consideration of local ethics and IRB review	EPID506, EPID664
EPID	Global Health Epidemiology	MPH	Demonstrate contextual expertise in at least one country/region including knowledge of the structure of health systems and the public health infrastructure, as well as major public health intervention programs	EPID665, EPID506

Graduate level
Residential
Winter term(s) for residential students;
3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
Instructor(s): Marie O'Neill (Residential);
Prerequisites: none
Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: This course introduces the structure and operations of international humanitarian coordination systems, types of emergency response, morbidity and mortality associated with emergencies, and actors and institutions involved. Best practices in international emergency response to natural disasters and complex emergencies led by the United Nations (UN) Cluster System are presented.
Learning Objectives: 1. Meet leaders in various sectors of international humanitarian relief and understand their roles. 2. Describe the United Nations Cluster System and how the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) operates and coordinates all actors in the field. 3. Provide information on the effects of UN Resolution 46/182 and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response and the impact they have had on health outcomes in countries affected by natural and complex emergencies. 4. Describe current issues facing humanitarian aid work. 5. Engage in interdisciplinary thinking and discussion on disaster relief and humanitarian aid.