This course provides a brief overview of health behavior, public policy and the health communication strategic planning process. The course examines models that have been developed to explain both individual and group behaviors and strategies that have been developed to alter them. This course makes extensive use of case studies and draws on the experiences of a diverse group of professionals. This seminar addresses practical topics such as the principles of program administration and management, budgeting, and personnel practices. The role of history, power, and the economy as they relate to societal inequality among diverse cultural groups and their influence on the current policies, institutional arrangements, service delivery models, and professional practices in health services is explored.
Cultural competency is discussed and appropriate methods of practice are analyzed.
HCOM540 Communicating Risk through the Media 5. Here you can learn more about the MPH Director's Message and the MPH Admissions .