HED 410
Community Health
Fall 2007
MW 2:00-3:30 PE 208
Professor: Melody S. Madlem, Ph.D., CHES
Office: PE 108
Phone: 963-1971
Office Hours: M-F 9:00-11:00; TTH 9:00-11:00,
2:30-4:00; Or by appointment as needed.
Course Text:
McKenzie, J. and Pinger, R. (2005). An Introduction to Community Health: 5th Edition. Jones and Bartlett: Boston.
Course Description:
This course is designed to introduce the health education student to the philosophy and practice of community health. History, philosophy, ethics, factors that impact health, community health agencies, and the roles and responsibilities of community health educators will be discussed.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this
course, the student will be able to describe, discuss, or interpret:
1.concepts that underly community health promotion;
2.major historical factors that influenced the development of community health promotion efforts;
3.difference among the roles that federal, state, and county governments play and their control of community health promotion activities;
4.Healthy People 2010 and how it impacts efforts to improve the health of a community
5.socioeconomic factors surrounding health-care access;
6.various ways that health-care services are provided and paid for;
7.simple epidemiologically-based health statistics;
8.primary differences between chronic and communicable diseases and describe how major conditions in each category impact the health of a community;
9.how health promotion and health education are used to improve the health of a community;
10.why and how the health of babies and their mothers are an indicator of the overall health of a community;
Course Outline:
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Week |
Topic |
Reading Assignment |
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1 (Sept 19) |
Introduction to each other, course, and community health |
Chapter 1 |
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2 (Sept 24-26) |
Repeat Class 1: what is health, HED and the organizations that contribute? |
Chapter 2 |
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3 (Oct 1-3) |
Local Health Departments and Epidemiology |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
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4 (Oct 8-10) |
Prof at Joint Conference –Blackboard assignments |
Read Chapters 5 |
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5 (Oct 15-17) |
Community Organizing |
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5 (Oct 22-24) |
School Health and Children MID TERM EXAM |
Chapter 6 and 7 |
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6 (Oct 29-31) |
Adolescents and Elders |
Chapters 8 and 9 |
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7 (Nov 7) |
Prof at APHA—Blackboard assignments |
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8 (Nov 12-14) |
Health Care System and Structure |
Chapter 13/14 |
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9 (Nov 19-21) |
Community Health and minorities (Nov 21 Holiday) |
Chapter 10 |
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10 Nov 26-28) |
Environmental Health Issues |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
Final Exam:
* tentative topic
listing
Assignments:
1. Complete the mid-term exam.(100 points) October 24
2. Complete the final exam.(100 points) As Scheduled
3. Written report on one aspect of community health. Details will follow in class.(100 points)
4. Various subjective assignments given in class throughout the term (50 points) You must be in attendance or formally excused prior to class to complete these assignments.
Grade scale:
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A |
95-100 percent of total points possible |
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A- |
90-94 percent of total points possible |
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B+ |
87-89 percent of total points possible |
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B |
84-86 percent of total points possible |
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B- |
80-83 percent of total points possible |
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C+ |
77-79 percent of total points possible |
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C |
74-76 percent of total points possible |
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C- |
70-73 percent of total points possible |
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D+ |
67-69 percent of total points possible |
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D |
64-66 percent of total points possible |
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D- |
60-63 percent of total points possible |
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F |
59- percent of total points possible |
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Students with disabilities who wish to set up academic
adjustments in this class should give me a copy of their Confirmation of
Eligibility for Academic Adjustments from the Disability Support Services
Office as soon as possible so we can meet to discuss how the approved
adjustments will be implemented in this class. Students with disabilities
without this form should contact the Disability Support Services Office,
Bouillon 205 or dssrecept@cwu.edu or
963-2171 immediately.
You will be treated ethically. This class abides by the
SOPHE/AAHE Code of Ethics for Health Educators.