In bringing about behavior change in public health, we often focus on the individual mother, student, or farmer. We should not forget the community structure and norms constrain for encouraging individual health behaviors. This course examines the community context of the changes needed to promote the public’s health. We begin by examining the various definitions of ‘community’ and the processes by which we ‘diagnose’ or seek to understand the structure and characteristics of different types of communities.
Community Change in Public Health
This course is part of Foundations of Global Health Specialization
Instructor: William Brieger, DrPH
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There are 5 modules in this course
This week, we'll get oriented to the course, learn about the ecological model, and learn how to classify communities on the basis of identity, linkages, group orientation, and integration.
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3 videos6 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Week 2 of Community Change in Public Health. This week's lectures will focus on Community Efficacy and Community Change Models. Learning these concepts will help you gain a deeper understanding of the forces at work within communities and how they can be harnessed to affect positive change.
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4 videos1 assignment1 discussion prompt
Welcome to Module 3. This week, we'll take a look at the political economy framework as well as the concepts of community participation and involvement levels. You'll also complete your first peer review assignment this week by reading a case study and using what you've learned to describe community change.
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3 videos1 assignment1 peer review
This week, we'll look at community coalitions, contrasting community-based and community-directed programs, and the results of enhancing community-directed treatment.
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3 videos1 assignment
In this final week, we'll learn about the Community-Directed Intervention (CDI) process, an expansion beyond the Community-Directed Treatment process used with Ivermectin. Finally, you will complete your second peer-review assignment in which you'll describe a community from a case study and also describe two possible interventions to sustain the change that is already underway.
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1 video1 reading1 peer review
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Reviewed on Feb 20, 2017
It was a very insightful course as it showed us how community change is effected in developing countries. The case studies were practical and showed the change that occurs in reality, not just theory
Reviewed on Nov 22, 2017
This is MUST take course for any public health professional no matter your leadership position
Reviewed on Dec 7, 2016
It was a very informative course that helped me understand the principles behind community work. The use of case studies to explain concepts was what helped me the most.
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