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2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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HE 302 - Health Promotion and Organization (SF)


Credits: 4 credits

This course will cover two areas:  health promotion and program administration. In the area of health promotion, the course will cover what methods to use in determining targeted outcomes, the best practice methods of communication to encourage change and the rationale and importance of interpreting results. In the area of organization, the course will cover how programs are organized, managed and successfully implemented.

This is a Sustainabiility-Focused (SF)   course.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  1. Describe HP programs at schools, workplaces, health care organizations and communities;
  2. Identify health disparities and strategies to achieve health equity;
  3. Discuss the major components and application of various HP intervention theories;
  4. Utilize a HP planning model;
  5. Assess the health needs of program participants at different sites;
  6. Write a HP program mission statement, goals, and objectives;
  7. Identify evidence-based HP interventions;
  8. Identify HP program resources: funding, staff, curricula, materials;
  9. Develop a logic model, Gantt chart, budget, staff training plan;
  10. Create a program advocacy agenda;
  11. Develop and implement a HP program communication plan;
  12. Discuss the implementation of HP programs: legal, medical, safety and other concerns, program delivery;
  13. Apply appropriate process, impact, and outcome evaluation methods for HP programs, including data collection, analysis, and application;
  14. Apply concepts learned in this course to HP activities in a practical context;
  15. Enhance personal and social growth while participating in a community-based learning project, including communication, collaboration, leadership skills; awareness, understanding, and empathy toward other social/cultural groups; sense of social responsibility, deeper understanding of social issues, and skills for community involvement;
  16. Explore career and graduate school opportunities, and professional organizations and memberships.




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