Achieving one world – global health certainly depends on successful planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs. Thus globally, public health students need to learn about effective program development. Additionally, they need to understand and master epidemiological concepts and principles, because many public health programs are built on the findings of previous research studies. An understanding of epidemiologic confounding can help public health students with the design, conduct and interpretation of research studies. But confounding is a thorny issue for many students, who may believe that the concept was developed to confound them. Faculty will discuss two novel and practical strategies developed for teaching and learning about health issues. One strategy derives from an everyday example and model for teaching confounding, based on real life scenarios that students can easily understand. In the next segment of this presentation, participants will assess the merits of a novel application that aids student’s understanding of community organizing, community development, and health promotion program planning. The teaching strategy will be applied to two health programming models described below. (1) Recognizing the problem, gaining entry into the community, organizing the people, identifying the specific problem, determining priorities and setting goals, arriving at a strategy and selecting intervention activities, implementing the plan, evaluating the outcomes of the plan of action, maintaining the outcomes in the community, and looping back (McKenzie and Smeltzer, 1997). (2) The other model is “A framework featuring steps and standards for program evaluation,” (Milstein, Wetterhall, and the CDC Evaluation Working Group, 2000).
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: (i) Discuss a novel teaching strategy for learning about epidemiologic confounding, (ii) Apply a model for teaching and learning about program planning, implementation and evaluation.
Keywords: Community Health Programs, Professional Preparation
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