PUBH 420 Program Needs Assessment, Planning, and Implementation

• Explain the purpose of community health needs assessment, planning, and implementation
• Identify and evaluate current trends affecting the health of a community
• Gather information that can inform options for policies, programs, and services
• Identify quantitative and qualitative data and that can be used for assessing the health of a community
• Solicit input from the community for improving the health of a community
• Explain how community health assessments use information about health status, factors influencing health, assets, and resources
• Develop goals and objectives, monitor trends, and develop and recommend options

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Develop culturally-tailored health programs and interventions through community assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health