Overview - PH 424: Community Risk & Protective Factors

After completing PH 424, learners will be proficient in obtaining, applying, and interpreting qualitative measures of community health that are commonly used in community health improvement processes. Key aspects of this competency expectation include:

• describing how qualitative data complement quantitative data to provide a more complete picture of community health
• defining at least two community level protective factors for a given population
• identifying and measuring contextual factors in consumer/community use of health services
• soliciting input from individuals, organizations, and other key stakeholders related to identifying and analyzing data and information on factors influencing community health problems
  

This course involves several learning activities; see the PH 424 Exercises document for detailed instructions.

• Content: the content for this course is provided in the specific readings and other resources identified in the PH 424 Exercises document.
• Office Hours: This messaging system was created to handle questions and announcements. Visit this site to introduce yourself to the course as well as to help you get familiar with the workings of the system.
• Exercises:
  1. Individual Exercise: submit the completed individual exercise under the link "Submit Assignments". Your instructor will provide feedback by replying to your posting
  2. Conferencing Exercise: add your contribution to this multi-learner conferencing exercise.
  3. Assessment Quiz: complete and submit the multiple choice assessment quiz for PH 424.

The instructor will evaluate your responses to the various exercises and indicate when you have successfully completed PH 424. For learners interested in going beyond the basics, a list of additional resources, including readings and other materials, is available through the Additional Resources link. This list emphasizes the most up-to-date materials. Information on related courses is provided in the PH 420 Course Series Syllabus. PH 425 (or any other course) can begin whenever you wish, so feel free to begin the readings that are identified for the course that you plan to take next.

PH 424 Overview last revised July 12, 2004 (bturnock)