Objectives:

Areas of Responsibilities of Health Education Specialists

Examine relationships among behavioral, environmental and genetic factors that enhance or compromise health from a personal, family, community and global perspective

Responsibility 1:   Sub Competencies: 4.1; 4.2; 4.3

Plan health-related needs assessment

Responsibility 1:  Sub-Competencies 1.1; 1.4; 2.1;  
   2.3; 2.5; 3.1;  3.2; 3.3

Develop a plan for effective health education/promotion programs

Responsibility 2:
  Sub- Competencies 1.1; 4.2; 4.2; 4.3;  4.4; 4.5; 4.6

Develop goals and objectives for a health education/promotion program

 Responsibility 2:
  Sub- Competencies.2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4;  2.5

Design effective strategies and interventions for programs

Responsibility 2:
  Sub- Competencies 3.1; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5;   3.11; 3.12

Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills by identifying, developing, and delivering messages using a variety of communication strategies, methods, and techniques

Responsibility 5: Sub-Competencies 4.3; 4.4
Responsibility 7:
  Sub-Competencies 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.6; 1.7

Demonstrate the ability to think critically by evaluating the effectiveness of a health education/promotion program through the use of appropriate evaluation methods

Responsibility 4:
  Sub-Competencies 1.4; 1.2; 1.6; 1.7; 
   1.8; 1.12; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3

Develop a grant proposal and rationale to secure funding and to identify methods of financing health education programs. 

Responsibility 5:
  Sub-Competencies 1.2; 1.5; 1.11;  1.12; 4.3

Outline:
Week:

Topic:

Readings:

Activities:

1/9
1/11

Overview of Course & Introductions
Healthy People 2020

Ch 1

1/16

1/18

Topics and Community Discussion

Planning Models

Ch 3

Healthy People Review
Topic Selection
Planning Model Challenge

1/22
1/24

Professional Issues- Internship-Careers 
Prof Issues – Portfolio, CHES

pp 5-10

1/30
2/1

Analyzing the Health Issue
Needs Assessment Part 1 - Analyzing the Community

Ch 4
Ch 9

Root Causes Challenge

2/6
2/8

Needs Assessment Part 2- Methods

Health Issue Profile
Community Profile

2/13
2/15

Rationale
Timelines

Ch 9
P 346-350

Needs Assessment Plan
Goal Statement Challenge

2/20
2/22

Objectives

Ch 6

Rationale

2/27
3/1

 Program Design – Interventions/Theories

 Ch 7,8

Timeline
Objectives

3/6
3/8

Implementation: Resources & Budget

Ch 9,10, 12

Funding Agency Challenge

3/13 

SPRING BREAK

3/20
3/22

Evaluation

Ch 13, 14, 15

Interventions

3/27
3/29

Marketing
Making Effective Presentations

Budget

4/3
4/5

SOPHE

 Ch 11

Evaluation Plan

4/10
4/12

Proposal Preparation
Proposal Preparation

Press Release

4/17
4/19

Proposal Presentations
Proposal Presentations

4/24
4/260

Proposal Presentations
Proposal Presentations

Assignments

Areas of Responsibilities

Healthy People Review

Responsibility 1:  Sub-competencies 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Planning Model Challenge

Responsibility 3: Sub-Competency 1.6

Root Causes Challenge

Responsibility 1: Sub-Competencies 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,.4.5

Health Issue Profile

Responsibility 1: Sub-Competencies 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,.4.5

Community Profile

Responsibility 1: Sub-Competencies 2.1, 2.3, 2.6, 3.1

Needs Assessment Plan

Responsibility 1: Sub-Competencies 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Goal Statement Challenge

Responsibility 2: Sub-Competency 2.4

Rationale  

Responsibility 5:  Sub-Competencies 4.2; 4.3; 4.4

TimeLine

Responsibility 2: Sub-Competency 4.4

Goal/Objectives

Responsibility 2: Sub-Competencies 2.4;2.5

Interventions

Responsibility 2: Sub- Competencies 3.1; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5;   3.11; 3.12

Budget 

Responsibility 5: Sub-Competencies 1.2;1.3; 1.4;1.5

Evaluation Plan 

Responsibility 4: Sub-Competencies 3.1; 3.2; 3.4; 3.5; 3.6

Press Release 

Responsibility 7: Sub-Competencies 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.6; 1.7

Grant Proposal 

Responsibility 5: Sub-Competencies 1.11

Proposal Presentation 

Responsibility 7: Sub-Competencies 1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.6; 1.7

Critiques 

Responsibility 4: Sub-Competencies 7.1

Challenges

Responsibility 1: Sub-Competencies 3.2; 3.3; 3.4
Responsibility 2: Sub-Competencies 4.4
Responsibility 5: Sub-Competencies 4.2; 4.3; 4.4

Final Assessment  

Responsibility 2: Sub-Competencies 2.5
Responsibility 4: Sub-Competencies 1.1 
Responsibility 7: Sub-Competencies 4.1

General Expectations:

• Respect: for self and others at all times in the classroom.
• Professionalism: This includes attitude, behavior, class attendance, attire, meeting deadlines, due dates,etc.
• Attendance policy is consistent with the University attendance policy concerning excused absences. Attendance records will be kept and used only to help with a borderline grade.
• Most Class Challenges are assigned at random and occur in class and cannot be made up.
• Any student in need of special accommodation should contact the Office of Disability Services at 581-6583. 
• Academic misconduct and disrespect will not be tolerated and will be dealt with according to university guidelines.
• Students who are having difficulty achieving their academic goals are encouraged to contact the Student Success Center  for assistance with time management, test taking, note taking, avoiding procrastination, setting goals, and other skills to support academic achievement. The Student Success Center provides individualized consultations. To make an appointment, call 217.581.6696 or go to 9th Street Hall, Room 1302.