Community Change in Public Health (Coursera)

Community Change in Public Health Online Coursera Course Syllabus

WEEK 1

This week, we’ll get oriented to the course, learn about the ecological model, and learn how to classify communities based on identity, linkages, group orientation, and integration.

WEEK 2

Welcome to Week 2 of Community Change in Public Health. This week’s lectures will focus on Community Efficacy and Community Change Models. Learning these concepts will help you gain a deeper understanding of the forces at work within communities and how they can be harnessed to affect positive change.

WEEK 3

Welcome to Module 3. This week, we’ll take a look at the political economy framework as well as the concepts of community participation and involvement levels. You’ll also complete your first peer review assignment this week by reading a case study and using what you’ve learned to describe community change.

WEEK 4

This week, we’ll look at community coalitions, contrasting community-based and community-directed programs, and the results of enhancing community-directed treatment.

WEEK 5

In this final week, we’ll learn about the Community-Directed Intervention (CDI) process, an expansion beyond the Community-Directed Treatment process used with Ivermectin. Finally, you will complete your second peer-review assignment in which you’ll describe a community from a case study and also describe two possible interventions to sustain the change that is already underway.