410.630.98
Implementation and Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2017 - 2018
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, December 4, 2017
End Date
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Janice Bowie
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2017
Prerequisite
Description
Uses projects primarily from domestic settings to illustrate and evaluate the program component delivery process and continuation or sustainability of activities and benefits of community-based disease prevention and health promotion programs after initial funding ends. Covers theories of innovation and organizational change; community participation and involvement; programmatic, cost-benefit, and ethical considerations related to the goal of sustainability; program characteristics associated with sustainability; and the relationships between investments in health and overall community development.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the fundamental concepts, approaches and limitations of community health programs.
  2. Describe concepts for the implementation of effective health interventions and discuss the importance of these concepts to health outcomes.
  3. Demonstrate increased understanding of the types, usages, and importance of evaluation particularly as it relates to program implementation.
  4. Recognize the indicators of the capacity to maintain health interventions through sustainable programs.
  5. Through the completion of course assignments, examine, discuss with other students, and apply factors related to the implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of community-based health interventions.
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduate and interdivisional students are not permitted in this section
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Full-time JHU students must obtain permission to register from Judy Holzer in HPM.
Consent Contact
judith.holzer@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This course will be offered for 3 days in Barcelona. Students must physically be in Barcelona to participate. Students are required to complete readings prior to the start of the course. The final reflection paper will be due on Dec 19, 2017.