Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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BPH440 Introduction to Public Health Program Planning and Development (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): BPH400 BPH410 BPH435 HHSM302  
This class provides students with the tools for planning effective public health interventions. Students learn about conducting needs assessments, developing intervention strategies involving community stakeholders, project and budget management, and writing grant proposals.  

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Identify and study a public health organization based on an intervention topic.
  2. Review best practice methods and techniques in relation to program development, including stakeholder involvement and needs assessment tools.
  3. Propose a program and develop goals and objectives, using a health education logic model.
  4. Plan an intervention strategy based on appropriate behavior change models.
  5. Identify a project management system and action plan for implementing a program.
  6. Understand funding sources/cycles and grant application writing and submission as part of the program planning and development process.



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