Provides a perspective on health, disease, and culture that emphasizes cross-cultural comparisons, biocultural evolution, the notion of adaptation, the understanding and appreciation of exotic cultural systems, and the application of the concept of culture to practical problems in the contemporary world. Content stresses ways in which behavioral research differs from other applications of epidemiology with respect to approaches to measurement, terminology, and analytic methods. In addition, the course examines adolescent health services and adolescent health care-seeking behavior and presents students with the major theoretical perspectives regarding adolescent health from an interdisciplinary point of view. Describes prevalent educational and psychological theories of learning and behavior change used by health educators in a variety of work settings. Explores considerations for incorporating health promotion and education activities into the design of local, regional, national, and international public health programs.
Students plan activities for health promotion and education.
Presents decision-making models for health education strategies selection for specific target populations. Explores techniques in group facilitation, mass communication, behavior modification, classroom instruction, and organizational development. Students begin and conduct activities for health promotion and education. Applied Behavioral Research Methods Provides the student with the basic information and skills necessary to identify and analytically investigate research questions from existing databases and to create new databases. Health Education Protocol Preparation Provides the student with an overview of the research process.