1.Formulate research questions that incorporate primary survey data and secondary data from Census and ACS.
2.Collect, analyze, and visualize data to explore relationships between demographic and health variables.
3.Relate findings to historical and contemporary public health challenges.
4.Learn how to construct, read, and interpret bivariate tables displaying frequencies and percentages.
Introductory public health course. The project is a semester long project that requires students to complete multiple components.
This undergraduate public health assignment introduces students to quantitative data analysis by integrating primary survey data, U.S. Census data, and the American Community Survey to explore how income influences neighborhood-level public health issues. Students also investigate the role of historical and social determinants in shaping contemporary health behaviors and outcomes.
This assignment is used in a public health class for undergraduate students with little background in quantitative data analysis. The assignment integrates the use of primary survey data, U.S. Census data, and the American Community Survey to examine the impact of income on public health issues at the neighborhood level. Student also explore how historical and social determinants of health shape current health behaviors and outcomes.
Faculty may use the entire project or teach specific components depending on the level of the students. They may also choose to require only the paper, the presentation, or both.