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2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HWP 310 - Community Outreach and Health Promotion

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Essential strategies for determining prevention-related needs for specific populations, designing culturally and educationally appropriate interventions/services, and implementing and evaluating health promotion/disease prevention programs. Use of health risk appraisals to establish baseline and evaluation data and as a motivational tool is reviewed. Principles and efficacy of lifestyle coaching are stressed. Additional emphasis is placed on learning how to develop and adapt health education programs, materials, and oral communications to reach audiences of differing literacy levels and cultural backgrounds. Students will demonstrate oral competency in this course. A grade of C or better is required to graduate. Prerequisites: HWP 190, and either HWP 250 or 350. Fall and Spring.