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. Focuses on the steps necessary to complete a high-quality research project. Qualitative Research Methods Focuses on the acquisition of interpretive, behavioral, and analytic strategies that social scientists use to understand social reality. Students are expected to undertake their own qualitative studies, as well as to learn the philosophical underpinnings of the method.