Name: Community Change in Public Health
Brand: Johns Hopkins University
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.7 (38 reviews)

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课程概述

In bringing about behavior change in public health, we often focus on the individual mother, student, or farmer. We should not forget the community structure and norms constrain for encouraging individual health behaviors. This course examines the community context of the changes needed to promote the public’s health. We begin by examining the various definitions of ‘community’ and the processes by which we ‘diagnose’ or seek to understand the structure and characteristics of different types of communities. An appreciation of community similarities and differences is necessary lest we fall into the trap of designing one-size-fits-all interventions. We need to recognize that no matter that outsiders may view a community as poor or neglected, we can find strengths and capacities for improvement in each community. Identifying community capacities and resources is the first step in facilitating community change. Different practical and philosophical approaches to change and therefore, examined. Specific to the change process is our recognition of the need for communities to participate in the design, implementation and evaluation of any intervention. We examine the concept of participation in an effort to see how different levels of involvement may affect sustainability of community change efforts. Finally a case study of a community participatory approach to onchocerciasis control in Africa is presented. Community Directed Intervention has subsequently been successfully applied to providing other essential primary health care services by and in the community, such as insecticide treated bednets, malaria treatment, vitamin A distribution, deworming medicines, and pneumonia and diarrhea case management....

26 - Community Change in Public Health 的 38 个评论（共 38 个）

创建者 pete m

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Mar 1, 2017

the course really covered information I knew but made simple concepts complex - that is just my opinion

创建者 Elvira E G

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Jan 3, 2022

Excellent explanations, examples and especially the case study exercises, where the concepts are applied in a practical way, were very useful to consolidate what was learned. It will be very useful for me to design and implement interventions in the communities. I consider it to be one of the most interesting courses of the specialization.

创建者 Mercy P E

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Apr 6, 2021

Thanks to God Almighty and the organizers of this platform, the course has increased my knowledge on the strategies, design and ways of implementing community change for actual development outcomes and sustainability.

创建者 Eduardo E

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Jun 16, 2022

Very instructive

创建者 Myrna P

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Oct 20, 2020

Overall I enjoyed the course and learned quite a bit. I realize that this course was filmed a while ago when focusing on communities in Africa was and they still are a priority. As I live in a very large urban city in the US and I am taking not only this course but the Foundations of Global Health during a SARS-COV2 pandemic I am looking at it through that lens. It would be nice if this could be updated to include the COVID-19 pandemic

创建者 Audra B

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Oct 8, 2016

LOVE the topic/content. I would like more small assignments to solidify defining terms and ideas before applying the course ideas to case study samples. I would take more courses in this topic and similar topics!

创建者 Shruti S

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Dec 8, 2016

It was a very informative course that helped me understand the principles behind community work. The use of case studies to explain concepts was what helped me the most.

创建者 Suzan O

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Mar 21, 2017

It is a very useful insight into community change in public health and a must for every one who want to ensure sustainability is integrated into his intervention