HEAL 320 - Assessment and Planning Methods in Health Education and Promotion

(4 hours) Prerequisites: HEAL 209, HEAL 309, or permission of the instructor. The course prepares the student with skills to effectively assess and plan health education and promotion strategies to address community health needs. The course will focus on the assessment process, including the role of data collection and analysis in gaining an understanding on the factors that influence community health needs and behaviors and program planning methods, including the utilization and application of evidence-based practice, planning models and theories in health promotion programming, developing goals and objectives, community organizing and engagement, and intervention strategy selection.