Community Health Assessment

Catalog description

Section information text: This course covers community health assessment and its application to program planning. Students learn to identify and prioritize public health issues, then assess and utilize community resources to address them. Topics include measuring selected determinants of community health, evaluating community assets, applying data sources, and developing a community health assessment plan. Students will discuss approaches to synthesizing findings to identify priority health needs and consider dissemination strategies to maximize positive social change. Prerequisites: RSCH 8210 RSCH 8310