HLTH 366 - Program Assessment and Planning

This course meets the major requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health Science degree. In addition to an overview/review of the field of community health, the course explores issues pertinent to the community health educator’s focus (What the Health Educator Needs to Know and Be Able to Do) in the areas of assessment and planning: core public health functions (assessment, policy development, assurance, community health mobilization/promotion and action planning), culturally competent health promotion, health education programming in the community setting, introduction to health promotion/health department management (simulated: planning, budgeting, communication, human capital, performance, risk management); and legislative advocacy/grant writing/ethics for health education issues. This course includes an Integrated Service Learning component.

Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in HLTH 325 - Health Management and Policy and HLTH 349 - Research Methods in Health Science and junior or senior Health Science major.
Credits: 3
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* The Health Science Course Fee applies to this course.