Health Program Planning – HLTH 632

Course Description

This course provides students with an overview of program planning, including methods for assessment, planning models and theories, and intervention strategies. Course content will focus on program planning in community settings.

Rationale

The purpose of this course is to equip the student with the knowledge, strategies, and skills required to complete needs assessments, plan, and implement health education and health promotion programs. As such, various program planning models and theories are studied, along with examples of best practices in program planning. Emphasis is placed on program planning at the community and public health levels, giving focus to both cultural and technological aspects of programming. Program planning within the scope of health missions is also discussed.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will complete 3 Discussions during this course. The student will be required to post a thread in response to the instructor’s prompt, and reply to a minimum of 2 other classmates’ threads. The student must post a thread of at least 500 words and 2 replies of at least 300 words each. All Discussions must be supported by course content, outside materials, and/or Scripture references. At least 1 source is required for the replies. All sources must be cited in current AMA format. (CLO: A, D, E)

Program Rationale Assignment

The student will create a 750-word (3-page) maximum rationale to develop a health promotion program about a topic of interest, using various specified resources. This topic will be developed and continued throughout the course for program development. The rationale must include 1 reference from Healthy People 2020, 1 reference from a scholarly article, and 1 reference from an agency or organization website (3 references total). (CLO: B, D)

Description of Assessment Data Assignment

After reviewing at least 2 peer-reviewed articles about health promotion programs, the student will create a 250–1,000-word (1–4-page) maximum Description of Assessment Data to describe how researchers gathered and used primary and secondary data to complete their assessment. The assignment must include 2 scholarly sources less than 5 years old. (CLO: B, C)

Mission, Goals, and Objectives Assignment

Based on the rationale and the information used this far, the student will create an outline of no more than 750 words (3 pages) and label a mission statement, goals, and objectives for each of the goals. At least 2 peer-reviewed resources must be used. (CLO: D)

Intervention Outline Assignment

The student will select 4 strategies he/she would use to accomplish an intervention designed to achieve a target objective, and then create a 750-word (3-page) maximum Intervention Outline. (CLO: E, F)

Resource List Assignment

The student will outline the resources needed to carry out the intervention described in the Intervention Outline. The Resource List must include items like personnel, curricula/instructional resources, space, equipment and supplies, and financial resources. This assignment must be 750 words (3 pages) maximum. (CLO: E)

Marketing Plan and Logic Model Assignment

The student will develop a 1,000-word (4-page) maximum Marketing Plan to accompany the Intervention Outline. The student will include a description as to how he/she might segment the population to whom he/she is marketing. The student will list and describe how he/she will incorporate the marketing components, which channels he/she intends to use, potential ethical issues, and a logic model. (CLO: E, F)

Program Plan Paper Assignment

Using the elements of the program planning models presented in the course, the student will summarize how he/she would develop his/her prevention program. The student is to include assessment, planning, and implementation components in addition to other requirements. This assignment must be a minimum of 2,000 words (8 pages) and no more than 3,000 words (12 pages). All sources (at least 5) must have been published within the last 5 years. (CLO: A, E, F)

Visual Program Presentation for Stakeholders Assignment

Based upon the plan submitted, the student will create a visual presentation to share with selected stakeholders. The presentation will be created in the Adobe Spark video medium, and be accompanied by a 250-word (1-page) maximum summary, including identification of stakeholder groups, timing, and the selected purpose of the presentation. This assignment will be 15–20 slides maximum, and contain pictures, text, and graphics. (CLO: D, E, F)

Quizzes (6)

The student will complete 6 short, open-book/open-note quizzes based on the reading in the assigned Module: Week. Quizzes consist of 20 fill in the blank, matching, multiple-choice, essay, short answer, and true/false questions and have a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes. (CLO A, B, C, D, E, F)