HAN 440

HAN 440 Introduction to Community Health 
3 credits

This course introduces students to the foundation of planning, implementing, and evaluating community-based health education models. Presents classic theories of health education including the social learning theory, health belief model, and attribution theory. Coursework reviews relevant health education models and examines various learning styles and skills. Basic health education models are introduced and critiqued through individual and group projects. Coursework also reviews health education professional organizations and associations. Each student is required to design a health education models for a selected population. Prerequisite: restricted to students approved for appropriate senior year track in the Health Science major