Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
USPH-0001
Organization's ID:
CHR 100
Organization:
U.S. Public Health Service
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Version 3

: 120 hours (3 weeks)

Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Introduction to Home Health Care
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Community Health
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Mental Health
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Communication Skills
Description

Objective:

Version 3

: To provide community outreach workers with an introduction to basic concepts of health and disease, wellness techniques, and communication skills.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand objectives of personal and community health programs and the role of community health representatives in health education, contracting, and reporting
  • Deliver health promotion programs using available resources and identify at-risk clients
  • Explain in nontechnical language information about family planning, health, and wellness
  • Introduce concepts and interventions of mental illness, alcoholism, chemical dependency, and disfunctional families
  • Effectively communicate health education information to individuals and groups and comprehend communications from others
  • Introduce concepts of disease prevention based on knowledge of diseases, anatomy, and functions of body systems that help clients seek to be healthy
  • Assist community members in understanding environmental health issues and maintaining a healthy environment
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Project-based Instruction
Supplemental Materials