GPEH 301 - Community Health

Offers students insight into critical analyses of and approaches to community health. Students learn about population-level public health approaches to health assessment, health promotion and disease prevention. Grounded in local communities and in collaboration with local partners/organizations, students develop the skills and conduct practical evaluation of regional health needs, garnering a holistic understanding of the pressing public health challenges and successes via applied practice. As part of the course, students learn historical and theoretical approaches to understanding health inequities in domestic and global contexts. At the end of the semester, students produce and present their findings for public and University audiences. The coursework and findings provide a springboard for ongoing community engagement and may be scaffolded and utilized in future community assessments, evaluations, and academic coursework.

Credits: 1.0
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: No First-Year
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.&Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: Confronting Collective Challenges
Core Component: None

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