Health Education: Methods, Planning, and Evaluation

3 units

This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of health education and health promotion program planning. Strategies for planning, monitoring and evaluating health education programs that support the improvement of health outcomes will be presented and utilized. A variety of settings in which health education programs are implemented will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on assessing the needs of target populations based on an ecological framework and the application of appropriate methods at each level of that framework. Students who take this class will have the knowledge and skills to plan, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate behavior change programs for improving health status. Students also will learn how to assess the health needs of communities and organizations. This course is offered fully online, with lectures and certain activities conducted asynchronously via Canvas.