Module 8 Community Health
Now that you have spent the last 7 weeks looking at community health from a fairly wide lens, think about your own community. Considering what you learned about the multidimensional nature of health and the major determinants of health, and in a in a post of a minimum 125 words, identify the greatest threat to the health of your community. Include in your answer how the issues impact you personally or may play a role in your future career. In other words, what is the biggest takeaway from this course?
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Course Description:
This course is designed to assist students inrecognizing and analyzing the interrelationships between individuals, population group, and communities indetermining the health status of each. Students will explore the complex determinants of health and disease, theimpact of economic, social, environmental and cultural concerns on community health status, and communityorganizations that help shape community health. Course content integrates concepts from behavioral, biologicaland natural sciences, with emphasis on epidemiology, to examine the history and foundation of communityhealth.
1. At the end of this course, students will be able to discuss the principles and foundations of communityhealth by:a. identifying various definitions of the term communityb. describing the relationship between community health and population healthc. discussing the multidimensional nature of healthd. identifying the major determinants of healthe. identifying serious health threats currently faced by the American publicf. describing national, state and local agencies and services that play a role in protecting the health andwell-being of our communities
2. At the end of this course, students will be able to articulate the core elements of epidemiology and theirrelationship to community health by:a. explaining the importance of epidemiology to community healthb. explaining the use of commonly used standardized measures of health status. c. identifying the various classifications of diseases and health conditionsd. comparing the leading causes of death historically and currentlye. distinguishing between various types of epidemiological study designsf. explaining the differences between the three levels of prevention and interventiong. identifying valid and reliable sources of evidence based information for educational and professionaluse
3. At the end of this course, students will be able to explain the diverse health needs of various subgroupsof the U. S. population by:a. identifying disparity factors that influence the health and well-being of minority populations of the U. S.b. describing health concerns of various subgroups of the U. S. population (i.e., mothers, infants,adolescents, young adults, adults, elders)c. discussing the relationship between cultural sensitivity and health and well-beingd. identifying risk factors for mental illness or substance abusee. describing personal and community consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use/abuse
Module 8 Vulnerable population
In a post of 100-125 words, summarize what you have learned in this class. Identify the most important concepts you learned and explain how you might be able to apply these in future courses or in your professional/work environment.
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Course Description: Prerequisite:
This course offers a generalframework to study vulnerable populations and a comprehensive overview of risk factors for vulnerability andconsequences of health disparities in the United States. Students will learn about trends and patterns of disparitythat impact health care access, quality of health care and health outcomes. Major Learning Outcomes:
1. The student will develop an understanding of vulnerability as related to populations and health, and theability to identify and describe specific at-risk populations by:a. explaining vulnerable and medically underserved or at-risk populations.b. comparing and contrasting specific at risk populations.c. describing individual and community models of vulnerability.d. assessing risk factors associated with vulnerability.e. differentiating and comparing the variations in health, cultural norms, and health care practicesamong diverse cultural, racial, ethnic, age, and gender groups.
2. The student will evaluate why vulnerability factors exist and how risk factors can lead to inadequatehealth care access and poor health outcomes by:a. identifying determinants of vulnerability using a broad framework that includes both social andindividual determinants.b. appraising the influence of social, cultural, political and economic factors on health, health careaccess and health outcomes.c. explaining community determinants and mechanisms of vulnerability.COURSE SYLLABUS HUS 3570 3d. proposing the mechanisms whereby vulnerability influences health care access, quality, and healthstatus.e. developing and describing the consequences associated with vulnerability of medically andunderserved populations.
3. The student will evaluate the patterns of health disparity affecting various subpopulations in the UnitedStates by:a. describing and analyzing the patterns of health disparity affecting various racial/ethnic, gender,income and sexual orientation groups, including health indicators, rates of disease, and health-relatedbehaviors.b. debating predisposing factors to vulnerability for selected subpopulations.c. accessing, synthesizing and reporting on current scholarly research related to health disparities andexplaining how the findings could be used to guide services for vulnerable populations.
4. The student will explain the current strategies to serve vulnerable and underserved populations in theUnited States by:a. describing how vulnerability if fundamentally linked with national resources.b. evaluating federal, state, local and private initiatives to address disparities in health and health careaccess.c. comparing and contrasting the strengths and weaknesses of the current initiatives targeting healthdisparities in the United States.d. summarizing local strategies/initiatives targeting health disparities in their own community, andgeneralizing the findings with their peers.e. articulating the demand placed on medical care and related social and human services by vulnerablepopulations.f. discussing the Healthy People Conceptual Framework and Initiatives to reduce health disparities inthe United States.
