Adjunct Faculty- Introduction to Public Health

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.