Charles E Basch
Professional Background
Educational Background
Scholarly Interests
Behavioral epidemiology. Health education program planning and evaluation. Urban and minority populations.
Selected Publications
"The effect of health education on the rate of ophthalmic examinations among African-Americans with diabetes mellitus" (American Journal of Public Health).
"Using the telephone as a medium for health education" (Health Education Quarterly).
"Promoting the selection of low-fat milk in elementary school cafeterias in an inner-city Latino community: Evaluation of an intervention" (American Journal of Public Health).
"The Washington Heights-Inwood Healthy Heart Program: A 6-year report from a disadvantaged urban setting" (American Journal of Public Health).
"Preventing AIDS through education: Concepts, strategies and research priorities" (Journal of School Health).
HBSS 4102: Principles of epidemiology in health promotion
Principles and methods of epidemiologic investigation; application of epidemiology to prevention and control of disease, using health education.
HBSS 4110: Health promotion for children and adolescents
Basic topics in promoting child and adolescent health; relationships between school, family, and community in promoting the health status of school-age children.
HBSS 4901: Research and independent study in health education
Permission required. Research and independent study under faculty direction. Proposals must have prior approval of a faculty member.
HBSS 5408: Practicum in individual health advisement
Individual and small group practice in the application of basic principles of counseling in the area of health problems.
HBSS 5410: Practicum in health education
Permission required. Advance registration required in the semester prior to taking the course. Intensive field experience in a community setting. Essay required at end of field experience.
HBSS 5710: Supervised teaching in health education
Permission required. Advance registration required in the semester prior to taking the course. Supervised health teaching in a school. Essay required at end of teaching experience.
HBSS 6100: Program Evaluation
Theory, methods, and problems of measurement and evaluation; standards for evaluation of health, education, and related social programs; skills in critical evaluation of research and evaluation reports.
HBSS 6510: Research seminar in health education
Permission required. Review of research literature, methods, and problems in health education.
HBSS 6901: Research and independent study in health education
Permission required. Open to matriculated doctoral students. Research and independent study under faculty direction. Proposals must have prior approval of a faculty member.
HBSS 7501: Dissertation seminar in health education
Permission required. Open to certified doctoral candidates only. Development and presentation of doctoral dissertation proposals.




