HE 200 - Introduction to Community Health (SF)

This is a Sustainability-Focused (SF)  course.

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

1. List and discuss the factors that influence a community’s health;
2. Describe Healthy People 2020: rationale, goals, and objectives;
3. Describe the structure and function of international, national, state and local health resources;
4. List and discuss important measures for preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases in a community, as well as approaches to non-communicable    disease control;
5. Explain how to organize a community and how to plan a health promotion program;
6. Describe the rationale for, and the major components of, a coordinated school health program;
7. List the major factors that contribute to maternal, infant, and child health and mortality;
8. Outline the health profiles for adolescents, young adults, and adults – list the major causes of mortality, morbidity, and risk factors for each group;
9. Explain the challenges an aging population presents to communities, states, and the nation;
10. Explain the impact of a more diverse population in the U.S. as it relates to community health efforts;
11. Explain why mental health is one of the major community health problems in the U.S.;
12. Identify personal and community health consequences of alcohol and other drug abuse;
13. Examine the major concerns with the healthcare system in the U.S.;
14. Explain how both individuals and communities can contribute to the elimination of environmental health risks;
15. List strategies for the prevention and control of unintentional and intentional injuries;
16. Apply concepts learned in this course to community health issues in a practical context  while gaining insights from practitioners in community-based organizations.