Certificate in Health Promotion & Community Development

• Understanding Health Promotion & Community Development: This unit will cover the basics of health promotion and community development, including their definitions, goals, and intersection. It will also discuss the role of healthcare professionals in promoting health and wellbeing within communities. • Determinants of Health: This unit will delve into the various social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health outcomes. It will explore how these determinants impact different populations and communities, and how healthcare professionals can address them in their practice. • Community Assessment: This unit will teach students how to conduct a comprehensive community assessment. It will cover various data collection methods, such as surveys, interviews, and focus groups, and how to analyze and interpret the data to identify community strengths and needs. • Program Planning and Evaluation: This unit will provide students with the skills to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs in community settings. It will cover program logic models, outcome measurement, and continuous quality improvement. • Cultural Competence: This unit will emphasize the importance of cultural competence in health promotion and community development. It will explore various cultural factors that impact health outcomes and how healthcare professionals can provide culturally sensitive care to diverse populations. • Health Communication: This unit will discuss effective health communication strategies for promoting health and preventing disease in community settings. It will cover various communication channels, such as social media, mass media, and interpersonal communication. • Policy Advocacy: This unit will teach students how to advocate for policies that promote health and wellbeing in communities. It will cover various policy advocacy strategies, such as grassroots organizing, lobbying, and media advocacy. • Partnership and Collaboration: This unit will emphasize the importance of partnership and collaboration in health promotion and community development. It will explore various partnership models, such as community-based participatory research and collective impact, and how to build and sustain effective partnerships. • Ethics in Health Promotion and Community Development: This unit will discuss the ethical considerations in health promotion and community development practice. It will cover various ethical principles, such as respect for autonomy, beneficence, and justice, and how to apply them in community settings.