Course ID: | HPRB 7500. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Community Health Promotion |
Course Description: | The theoretical and conceptual foundations of community health promotion, the health care system, multicultural issues in community health, and the contribution of community-based organizations and coalitions to the health and well-being of individuals and the communities in which they reside. |
Oasis Title: | COMMUNITY HLTH PROM |
Pre or Corequisite: | HPRB 7270 or permission of department |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | As a result of participating in this course, students will be
able to:
1) Analyze the history of community health promotion both
within and outside the realm of public health;
2) Discuss the role of communities within the social ecological
model of health promotion.
3) Describe the concepts and theories related to community
organization and community mobilization.
4) Discuss the medical care system and health care resources
available within communities;
5) Examine the contribution to community health of various
health-related organizations (e.g., Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society);
6) Apply principles of multiculturalism within a community
setting;
7) Describe international issues in community health promotion;
8) Identify and discuss legal and ethical issues relevant to
community health promotion; and
9) Examine the role of the environment in health protection in
the community. |
Topical Outline: | Social/human ecology:
* Ecological models
* Community theory
* Demography
Community mobilization:
* Coalition building
* Community organizing
Health resources and services:
* Global strategy of health for all
* Local, state, and federal levels (cooperation and coordination)
* Voluntary organizations
* Professional organizations
* Non-governmental organizations
* Providers of health care (ambulatory, hospital, long-term care,
mental services, PPOs, HMOs)
* Financing health care (health expenditures, health insurance,
Medicare, Medicaid)
Developing successful community health programs:
* Community assessment
* Mission statement, goals, and objectives
* Design and planning interventions
* Implementation of interventions
* Healthy communities 2000: Model standards
* Fund raising
* Program evaluation
Cultural competency - Working with different:
* ethnic/racial groups
* age groups (adolescents, elders)
* sexual orientation
* international health
* low income populations
Legal and Ethical Issues
Environmental health protection:
* injury control
* community food and vector control
* control of water, air, radiation, and noise pollution
* hazardous waste
* solid waste |