HCM340 - Community Health

Description:
This course will provide a comprehensive community health foundation. Students will gain an appreciation for community health and the implications for at-risks populations. Course topics include community health practices and strategies, communicable and environmental disease prevention, and population and mental health.

Outcomes:

• Analyze objective detail, concepts, and procedures related to community health theories and practices.
• Demonstrate an ability to apply management skills necessary for community health decision-making and problem solving.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of community health methods
• Evaluate and develop solutions to address societal, cultural, and environmental community health issues.

Required Text(s):

Seabert, D., McKenzie, J. F., & Pinger, R. R. (2022). McKenzie’s An Introduction to Community & Public Health (10th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. 9781284202687