PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT TO PROMOTE HEALTH

PUBLHLTH 780

An interprofessional course addressing evidence-based approaches to public health needs and issues and community health improvement. Features problem-based learning with a focus on emerging issues and opportunities to work with community-based public health practitioners.

KINES 566

Introduces theories and application of health promotion and health education, specifically, health education specialties and philosophical foundations. Addresses professional issues relating to the history, philosophy, ethics, practice, settings and competence of health education. Includes a focus on skills and techniques in writing, developing health educational materials, public speaking and group dynamics as they relate to community health promotion and health education programs.

NURSING 761

Provides content in theory, concepts, and methods of program planning and evaluation in the context of health care and community health organizations. Provides basic concept related to designing and implementing health services quality improvement projects.

PUBLHLTH 785

Focuses on the fundamental characteristics of the public health and health care systems, including key factors in performance, organization, financing, and delivery of services in major sectors of the U.S. health care system.

PHMPRAC 628

Application of foundational knowledge of project management to hands-on experiences planning positive change within the health care system. Students will learn to think strategically, to critically assess a problem, identify solutions, and implement change. Students will integrate concepts in their practice area of interest with the project management skills learned in this course.