Community Health Services - HS100
Health Sciences
Dale Mueller, EdD, RN E-Mail - Vita
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This is a survey course that examines and evaluates state, federal, local and community health agencies and programs. Students will survey and analyze many community issues, programs and resources such as community level drug and substance abuse programs, communicable diseases, threats to community stability such as bioterrorism and environmental issues, mental health, vulnerable populations such as the elderly, and others. Students will become better acquainted with the many agencies and services available in this growing and very important field of health care services.
COURSE GOAL
The successful health care worker or manager in today’s health care environment recognizes that community health, public health, epidemiology and vulnerability have some relationship to health care policy and agency jurisdiction. The goal of this course is to acquaint current and future health care workers and managers with existing agencies; current, endangered, and potential programs; issues, needs and unmet needs of public concern that affect health status, policy, and agency scope. Since community-based programs are of their very nature multidisciplinary and collaborative, opportunities for development of services and resource management are embedded in course assignments.
An Introduction to Community Health, 5th Edition (2005/2006). Authors are James McKenzie, Robert Pinger, and Jerome Kotecki. Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
(Used textbook alone: ISBN: 0763729531)
Current textbook-CD bundle: ISBN: 0763743941 ISBN13: 9780763743949
To purchase from publisher click here: http://health.jbpub.com/catalog/0763743941/
We will be using the companion website for this textbook for many assignments in this course. Students should ensure that they have made note of the website address: http://health.jbpub.com/communityHealth/5e/
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
There will be brief, weekly assignments that assist the student to apply information concerning resources for the topics and services that are covered each week. There are also multiple-choice exams that cover the content of the chapters that students can take at any time during that week. Completion of the first four weeks of lessons will comprise the midterm grade, and completion of all eight weeks of lessons will comprise the final grade. All lessons and exams can be accessed in the Assignments section of this classroom.
