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410.620.20
Program Planning for Health Behavior Change

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2018 - 2019
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Thursday, October 4, 2018
End Date
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 8:00am - 12:50pm
Friday, 8:00am - 12:50pm
Saturday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday, 8:00am - 4:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Provides an overview of the breadth of programs and diversity of settings in the field of health education in health promotion, and an opportunity to develop skills in program planning. Explains the importance of health behavior as a contributor to current public health problems and the role of health education and health promotion programs in addressing them, drawing examples from the literature on community-based health education, patient education, school health, and work-site health promotion. Also discusses issues of ethical standards and quality assurance in health education and health promotion.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Explain the importance of health behavior as a contributor to current public health problems
  2. Describe the elements of at least two behavior change theories and their applicability to developing health education/health promotion programs
  3. Describe at least three intervention methods and their applicability to successful health education/health promotion programs
  4. Demonstrate skills in planning a health behavior change program by successfully completing a written needs assessment
Enrollment Restriction
Part-time DrPH students in the Tsinghua cohort only
Special Comments

This course will be offered over a 3-day period in Baltimore. Students may be required to complete assignments prior to the start of class.