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380.721.01
Schools and Health

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Friday, 8:30 - 10:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Assesses the relation between school health programs and children’s health and educational outcomes using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s eight-component framework for coordinated school health and evaluates research on the impact of school health programs on the outcomes for school age children. Uses a combination of introductory lectures, discussions, presentations, and a school site visit, to help students apply the fundamental concepts of school health to public health and education system issues and to expose them to practical program implementation challenges related to provision of health services in a school setting.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Identify how the mission, governance and legal contexts of schools influence policies and interventions designed to promote health and address the needs of student with chronic conditions in schools and communities
  2. Evaluate how each component of coordinated school health programs contributes to the health and academic outcomes of students using a combination of current literature, research, and in-school observations
  3. Identify methodological challenges to conducting research and program evaluation in schools
Enrollment Restriction
Graduate students only. Auditors not permitted.