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Adviser:
Jennifer Shukaitis (shukaitis@sebs.rutgers.edu)
Program Webpage: http://sebs.rutgers.edu/minors/community-health-outreach
Course Description
With chronic disease at historically high rates and continuing to rise, the need for a workforce trained in community health issues, outreach, and program implementation is greater than ever. The courses included in the community health outreach minor provide a solid basis for understanding health issues that affect diverse communities; how behavior (individual and group) influences health outcomes; how to plan, prepare, conduct, and evaluate community-level health interventions; and leadership skills necessary to involve community partners and stakeholders essential in promoting health within communities.
Program Goals
The community health outreach minor will:
- enhance students' understanding of health issues that affect diverse communities and the impact of culture, socioeconomic status, on behavior and health;
- provide students the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills in advocacy, building community partnerships, and developing evidence-based impact-driven health programs;
- provide students the opportunity to engage with faculty and practitioners as they integrate research with evidence-based analysis and programming in the community health sector;
- prepare students to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate community-level health interventions;
- introduce students to leadership theory, methods, and models as the underpinning to responsible leadership behavior;
- develop leadership skills necessary to involve community partners and stakeholders essential in promoting health within communities; and
- prepare students to serve as a responsible leaders in community health outreach programming.
Learning Goals
As a result students will:
- examine pressing health issues that affect diverse communities and the impact of behavior on health;
- design relevant educational programs;
- engage with faculty and practitioners to distinguish how research drives evidence-based analysis and programming in the community health sector;
- plan, develop, implement, and evaluate community-level health programs and interventions essential to informing and engaging constituents to make knowledgeable decisions about personal and community health; and
- recognize and apply leadership theories, methods, and models as the underpinnings to responsible leadership skills and behaviors.
Required Courses (16 credits):
11:607:200 Principles of Leadership (3)
An introduction to leadership. Topics covered include developing leadership skills, creating a vision, and overcoming obstacles.
11:607:381 Presentation Skills: Advocating for Change (3)
This course will strengthen student presentation and public speaking skills with the leadership focus on advocating for change, participating in civic engagement, and promoting community service.
11:607:401 Foundations of Program Planning (3)
Students develop the skill set to methodically design, develop, implement, and evaluate educational programs that are effectiveness-based and impact-driven. This course is beneficial for students pursuing careers in health care, public health, human services, education, community development, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), faith-based organizations, nonprofits, government (local, state, federal), foundations, and businesses and corporations.
11:607:402 Building Community Partnerships (3)
This course presents key elements for building collaborative partnerships. Students examine various coalition/community partnership frameworks and models and develop leadership skills necessary to initiate, build, evaluate, and sustain durable coalitions and community partnerships. This course is beneficial for students pursuing careers in health care, public health, human services, education, community development, nongovernmental organizations (NGO), faith-based organizations, nonprofits, government (local, state, federal), foundation, and business and corporations.
11:193:421 Wellness Behavior (3)
In today's world, health and wellness are headline news. What can you do to change your behavior to ensure a long and healthy life along with helping to improve the health of those people around you? Getting and staying well is a worthwhile goal no matter where you are right now. You can make positive changes for yourself and you can be an agent for change for your family, friends, and community.
11:193:440 Community Health Outreach Practicum (1)
Students will participate in a community health outreach experience-based practicum. Students will gain knowledge, skills, and practical hands-on experience in community health outreach.
Electives (6 credits)
11:193:413 Community Interventions in Obesity-Related Chronic Diseases
11:193:438 Women, Food, and Health
11:709:255 Nutrition and Health
11:709:352 Nutrition and Behavior
11:709:363 World Food Customs and Nutrition
11:709:427 Obesity: Biology, Behavior, and Management
11:709:441 Life Span Community Nutrition
11:709:442
Nutrition Communication
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