Courses Taught by Melissa Creary

HMP626: Belonging And Difference In Health, Healthcare, And Health Policy

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Fall term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Melissa Creary (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
  • Description: Examine aspects of health, healthcare and health policy along the axes of difference and belonging, the prioritization of health equity and anti-racism and the historical trajectories that frame this moment. Science, medicine, and policy will be studied to understand belonging and difference in both the U.S. and global contexts.
  • Syllabus for HMP626
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Melissa Creary

PUBHLTH381: Public Health Systems: Achievements and Challenges

  • Undergraduate level
  • Residential
  • Fall term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Melissa Creary (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: PUBHLTH 200 and Jr. or Sr. Standing OR declared PUBHLTH major
  • Description: This course will provide an overview of the essential role of the public health system, which includes health care systems, government organizations and non-governmental organizations, in improving health locally and globally. The top achievements in public health will be critically examined along with current and emerging challenges and threats to human health and well-being, including health inequities. Mechanisms and measures for evaluating human health and illness will be discussed. This course will emphasize multidisciplinary and multi-sector approaches to health promotion and disease prevention.
  • Syllabus for PUBHLTH381
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Melissa Creary