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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2018 through Summer 2020
- Course Number:
- HE 251
- Course Title:
- Community and Public Health
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Examines the socio-economic, behavioral, biological, environmental, and other factors that impact human health and contribute to health disparities. Investigates basic processes, concepts, approaches, and interventions that identify and address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations. Provides an overview and history of the health system and the role of local, state, federal, and global public health entities in health promotion and disease prevention. Explores career opportunities in public health. May include community-based learning. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Use the socio-ecological theory to examine the social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental factors that influence the health of the community.
- Explain the evolving roles and functions of local, state, federal, and global public health entities.
- Analyze how social and environmental determinants influence the health of individuals and populations.
- Explain the principles of social justice and the inter-relationship with health equity.
- Apply the fundamental concepts and features of planning, assessment, and evaluation to participate in health promotion program planning.
- Understand the basic concepts, methods, and tools used in evidence-based public health data to address the major health-related needs and concerns of populations.
Social Inquiry and Analysis
Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to apply methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social contexts and the diversity of human thought and experience.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Written examination
- Critical analysis of material
- Group problem solving
- Course activities and discussion
- Student presentation
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
PROCESS SKILLS
Critical thinking
- Compare
- Predict
- Hypothesize
- Problem solving
- Decision Making
Communication skills
- Oral and written communication
- Computer literacy
- Cooperative group work
Intrapersonal skills
- Values clarification
Information Access skills
- Collect qualitative and quantitative data
- Evaluate validity
THEMES, CONCEPTS, IDEAS
- Discuss national and global public health trends that may affect America’s health.
- Explore the social, economic and cultural environments that affect community health.
- Participate in a service learning experience at a health organization. Use reflection process to measure success and impact of the experience.
- Identify community health professions; know job functions, educational requirements.
- Understand the current roles and function of federal, state, local and international public health agencies in the public health.
- Analyze how to change public health policy.
- Explore cultural, social, and gender factors that affect the quality, cost and barriers to health care.
- Examine the macrosocial issues that affect health in urban and rural environments.
- Explore how government, business, agencies and individuals can focus on environmental improvement.