COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE (ELR)

Catalog description

Course focuses on the fundamentals of applying community engagement, organization, and development principles to create successful community public health interventions. Addresses work in at-risk and diverse communities using methods optimal for public health practice, including public health ethics, faith-based initiatives in community health, community health assessment and measurement methods, coalition building, and frameworks for developing health policy. Will also review the basic principles of health-related non-profit organization management and support.