HLTH 312

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Introduction to Planning, Interventions, and Evaluation

Public Health College of Life Sciences

Course Description

Introduction to the public health intervention planning process; Includes health assessment, types of commonly used interventions, defining goals and objectives, and basic types of evaluation

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Min

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Fixed

0

Other Prerequisites

Major only. HLTH 210 may be taken prior to or concurrently with HLTH 312 and HLTH 316.

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Program goals

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to write program goals and objectives that are clear, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time bound (SMART).

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Program planning model

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to apply the generalized program planning model to public health practice.

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Community assessment

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to create a plan for community assessment and implement it using appropriate data sources.

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Priority Setting and Root Cause Analysis

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to apply appropriate tools for identifying priority health issues and their root causes.

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Interventions

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to identify evidence-based or promising public health interventions.

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Logic models

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to develop logic models for public health interventions and evaluation.

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Evaluation

Learning Outcome

Students will be able to differentiate between different types of program evaluation and study designs.