MPH645 Population Health and Community Organizing (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): all MPH core courses
In this course, students focus on community organizing as a process for collaborative efforts among communities and organizations to identify public health issues, set mutual goals, assess and gather resources, and develop actions to address them in a culturally-competent manner.

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

1. Identify community assets and resources toward building community health initiatives.
2. Assess community characteristics and capacities in order engage community members as equals in identifying, mobilizing, and addressing public health issues together.
3. Articulate methods to build social capital among people and organizations to work toward mutually beneficial public health goals.
4. Practice cultural humility to appreciate, value, and celebrate cultural differences.
5. Apply community organizing models to community health initiatives.
6. Articulate the role and ethical implications of health educators working in community organizing.
7. Plan community public health collaborations with other sectors, including faith communities, public safety, public officials, civic organizations, and urban and rural planning agencies.
8. Build and maintain community and individual partnerships through the use and promotion of leadership, team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.