PUBH 425 Community Health Education and Advocacy

5 credits

This course covers effective community health education techniques through synthesis of health behavior theories and skills learned in previous quarters, including multicultural competency and public health communication. Students will practice advocacy skills using case studies and projects.

Prerequisites: CMST 402 and PUBH 305

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Apply various health behavior theories (personal, social, and population-based) to health education projects
Evaluate different health education teaching methods
Develop and present a health education training or workshop for a target audience
Advocate for policies, programs, and resources, and for the role of public health in population health
Defend the importance of community-based participatory research

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50