The Division of Business, STEM and Health Professions at Middlesex
County College invites applications for an Adjunct Instructor to
teach a Remote Live course in Introduction to Public Health during…
the Spring 2021 semester. Topics will include:
• Historical development of public health and ways that public
health affects current events and daily life
• Public health and related roles and responsibilities of
government, non- government agencies, and private health
organizations
• Risk factors and modes of transmission for communicable and
chronic diseases and how these diseases affect both personal and
population health
• Leading causes of mortality, morbidity, and health disparities
among local, regional, and global populations
• Methods of epidemiology and surveillance, including rates, risk
factors, disease determinants and causation are used to safeguard
the population’s health
• Burden of infectious and chronic diseases and injuries on
morbidity and mortality and approaches to early detection and
prevention
• Interconnectedness among the physical, social, and
environmental aspects of community health, and their impact across
the life span
• Impact of policies, laws, and legislation on both individual
and population health
• Impact of environmental factors on health and disease
• Basic organization of healthcare and public health systems and
the contributions of public health and health professionals
• Core functions of public health in addressing health
disparities and the needs of diverse and vulnerable
populations.
• Roles of public health in natural or terrorism-related disaster
prevention and management.
Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Public Health or closely
related field is required. Experience teaching in a remote
environment is preferred
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