Public Health Community Health - Georgia Southern University

Public Health Community Health from Georgia Southern University is a Campus Master Community Health degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Mission The mission of the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree - Community Health program concentration is to advance public health knowledge and reduce the burden of disease in individuals, families and communities through the application of social and behavioral sciences theory. MPH - Community Health Concentration Competencies At the completion of the M.P.H. degree program all Community Health students will be able to: 1. Synthesize theories, concepts, and models from social and behavioral science disciplines (e.g. anthropology, sociology, psychology, health education) that are used in public health research and practice. 2. Explain philosophical foundations and assumptions of research applied to community health problems. 3. Analyze social and behavioral determinants of health equity at all ecological levels (individual through policy) applied in rural and urban settings. 4. Demonstrate the use of a variety of health communication methods and techniques including social marketing, media advocacy and GIS software for data communication. 5. Demonstrate legislative advocacy skills that influence health policy. 6. Demonstrate how to plan and implement a community-based public health education intervention. 7. Compare qualitative and quantitative methods and their use in community health intervention, evaluation, and research. 8. Describe the benefits and challenges of a mixed methods approach. 9. Utilize qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods to address community health problems. 10. Apply Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approaches when working with diverse communities. 11. Explain ethical principles critical to community-based research and practice. 12. Assess the impact of power and privilege on health inequity at local, national, and global levels 13. Assess current and future community-level needs for keeping the public healthy. 14. Evaluate evidence-based social and behavioral interventions to address community health issues. 15. Develop collaborative and transdisciplinary relationships to respond to public health problems. 16. Describe skills needed to function successfully as a community and organizational change agent. 17. Develop logic model and mission, goal and objective (outcome) driven program development and program evaluation plans. 18. Promote the public health and health education professions individually and collectively. View more details on Georgia Southern University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Community Health courses.