2024 Summer Program in Population Health Course:

Social Epidemiology  

Registration: Register before May 7 to take advantage of the early bird special!

• Early bird cost before May 7: $400
• Cost on or after May 7: $500 
• Special student rate: $100 Students eligible for the discounted rate include full and part-time undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students from any college or university in Ohio. 

Please email Samantha Hicks at hicks.598@osu.edu for more information on how to receive the student rate or to register by bulk or with a purchase order. 

Course Dates/Times: Thursday, May 30 & Friday, May 31 from 8:30am--5pm both days

Instructor: 

Obianuju "Genevieve" Aguolu, PhD, MPH, MBBS 

Assistant Professor – Clinical, Division of Epidemiology

Ohio State College of Public Health

Course Description:

Social and structural contributors to the distribution of health and disease in populations. This course will consider the role of social interactions and processes (past and present) as exposures and as influencers of exposures which ultimately lead to differences in health outcomes. Participants will gain perspective on the influence of some social exposures (e.g., socioeconomic position) to the prevalence and incidence of health and disease at the level of the individual and population. The course will provide participants with practice in the interpretation and evaluation of research related to social epidemiology.

Please note that the facility does not have computers onsite. Participants will need to bring their own laptop. 

Course Objectives:

• Describe how social, economic, and political context underlies differences in the health of population groups, particularly historically disadvantaged groups.
• Identify social determinants of health.
• Recognize biological mechanisms by which social factors impact health. 

Continuing Education & Contact Information:

Approval for continuing education credits is pending for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES/MCHES), Registered Environmental Health Specialists and those Certified in Public Health. 

This 14-hour training is approved for continuing education (CE) credit for counselors, social workers, and marriage & family therapists in the state of Ohio. This 14-hour training is approved for continuing education (CE) credit for chemical dependency treatment counselors in domain TR1 – treatment field related (renewals only) as well as prevention professionals in domains P5 – public policy & environmental change (7 CE) and CC – cultural competence in prevention (7 CE) in the state of Ohio.

 Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist CEs

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: RCST111747), is an approved provider for The State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist (CSWMFT) Board.

Target Audience: Counselors, Social Workers, MFTs, Human Service Professionals (State & Local)

CE Clock Hours Offered: 14 (1 CE: 1 clock hour)

Chemical Dependency Treatment Counselor and Prevention Professional CEs

The Ohio State University College of Social Work, (Provider: 50-24068), is an approved provider for
The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals (OCDP) Board.

Target Audience: Chemical Dependency Treatment Counselors, Prevention Professionals

CE Clock Hours Offered: 14 (1 CE: 1 clock hour)

Contact Samantha Hicks at hicks.598@osu.edu with questions about registration, continuing education contact hours and accommodation requests.