MPH 6032 - Health Education and Behavior

This course will examine factors that can compromise or enhance health. It will provide information on how to select and/or develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based, theory-driven health education and health promotion programming focused on individual level behavior change, as well as change at the systems or policy level that would support and facilitate individual level behavior change. Special attention will be given to designing health education and health promotion programming for populations disproportionally impacted by health issues often addressed through public health interventions.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MPH 6024 with a grade of “B” or better. Enrollment in Master of Public Health (MPH) courses requires admission to the MPH program or the approval of the Coordinator for the Master of Public Health program.

Corequisite: MPH 6028

Credits: 4 hours

Notes: Open to graduate students only.