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O4087-3 IA - NPHA Program: Community Planning to Improve the Quality of Life (Online)

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Course Description

This course is part of the NEW PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR Program – please see the “Program Catalog” for the full list.

 

Intended Audience

This course is part of a series of programs intended for public health administrators, and nurse administrators, who are relatively new in their positions (3 years or less), and who seek to enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities they need to succeed. The course discusses the role of Public Health the community planning, describes healthy planning concepts in relationship to community health planning, and identifies planning models that can be utilized in community health planning.

Course Level

Awareness

 

Length of Course

Length of Course: 1 ½ hours

 

Learning Objectives

At completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Identify the role of public health in community planning.
  • Define community planning vs. organizational planning.
  • Describe healthy community concepts in relationship to community health planning.
  • Define data collection methodologies.
  • Identify planning models that can be utilized in community health planning.

Course Descriptions

There are four video clips in this course:

1. Roles of Public Health in Community Planning

2.      Healthy Community Concepts

3.      Dealing with Burnout

4.      Planning Models

 There are practice exercises at the end of each video clip. These practice exercises will provide you with an opportunity to apply the material presented in the video clips. All video clips are part of a presentation by Linda Drey, Health Planning & Development Coordinator at Siouxland District Health Department, Sioux City, IA.

Course Co-sponsored By

  • Institute for Public Health Practice (IPHP)
  • Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies (I-ALPHA)
  • Prerequisites

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    Course Competencies

  • PHP1MF-1-3 Prepare health needs assessments
  • CoL1100 Define Problem
  • CoL1101 Data Use
  • CoL1102 Variables and Health Problems
  • CoL1103 Identify Data and Information
  • CoL1106 Partners with Communities for Data
  • CoL1107 Inferences from Data
  • CoL1108 Risks and Benefits to Community
  • CoL1110 Data Illumination
  • CoL2100 Prepares Information
  • CoL2105 Decision analysis
  • CoL2106 Course of Action
  • CoL3102 Public Health Advocate
  • CoL3103 Group Discussion
  • CoL5100 Stakeholder Linkages
  • CoL5102 Community Partner Collaboration
  • CoL5105 Community Assets and Resources
  • CoL5107 Government Role in Health
  • CoL8103 Stakeholder Collaboration
  • PHP10MF-76-3 Implement basic research design
  • PHP1MF-1-5 Prepare health needs assessments
  • PHP1MF-2-1 Implement Assessments
  • PHP1MF-4-1 Survey Design and Implementation
  • PHP1MF-6-1 Data collection methods (gathering, examining, investigating)
  • PHP1MF-6-2 Data collection methods (gathering, examining, investigating)
  • PHP2MF-9-1 Identification of problem by collecting and tracking primary and secondary information (data)
  • PHP4MF-38-1 Collaboration skills
  • PHP4MF-38-3 Collaboration skills
  • PHP4MF-38-4 Collaboration skills
  • PHP4MF-39-5 Community development & planning
  • PHP4MFR-39-1 Community development & planning
  • PHP7MF-58-3 Outreach methods for working with diverse populations
  • PHP9MFR-72-1 Committee and team leadership