HLE-2520 Prevention and Community Health

Credits 3
Equivalent Hours 3
This course provides an overview of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in relationship to community health. Course content includes: Methods of implementation, risk assessment, prevention through the life-cycle, and evidence-based recommendations. Social-economic, cultural, and religious impacts on prevention and treatment of disease are considered.
Course Outcomes

Explain the importance of health at the individual, group and community levels.
Compare/contrast the foundational principles of health.
Summarize the roles and functions of a health educator.
Categorize the theories of health promotion programs.
Evaluate different sources of health information for validity and reliability.
Recognize innovative and future health education issues.