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410.625.01
Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavior Change Strategies

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Monday, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

None

Description
To improve skills in creating injury and violence prevention studies and programs for individuals, groups, and communities, using principles and best practices from behavioral science.
Expands students’ understanding of, and skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating injury and violence prevention programs and intervention trials. Both unintentional and intentional injuries have been the focus of a considerable body of behavioral science research and behavior change interventions. Students read and discuss selected examples of this work and enhance their skills in applying behavioral science principles and best practices to an injury or violence area of interest to them. Topics include historical overview of behavior change and the injury prevention field, as well as examples of behavior change theories, strategies, and methods that have been applied to selected injury and violence problems.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the role of behavioral sciences and behavior change within a comprehensive approach to preventing unintentional injury and violence
  2. Critically examine a selection of work that has been done applying behavioral sciences to the problems of injury and violence
  3. Apply behavior change principles and best practices to designing injury prevention programs and/or research to address an injury or violence problem
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 25% Discussion
  • 25% Participation
  • 50% Final Paper