Public Health 420 Series: Community Health Assessment

Document Catalog

PH 420 Series Syllabus & Resources

PH 420 Series Syllabus

PH 420 Series Resources

PH 420 Series (Community Health Assessment) Courses

Public Health 420 Series

• PH 421: What Is the Community Health Assessment Process?
  • Overview
  • Exercises
• PH 422: Applying Informatics to Community Health Assessment
  • Overview
  • Exercises
• PH 423: Assessing Community Assets and Capacity
  • Overview
  • Exercises
• PH 424: Community Risk and Protective Factors
  • Overview
  • Exercises
• PH 425: Community Agenda Setting
  • Overview
  • Exercises
• PH 426: Community Problem Solving
  • Overview
  • Exercises
• PH 427: Community Engagement
  • Overview
  • Exercises

Readings (additional learning resources are identified in each course)

Community Health Assessment

• Community Tool Box

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) web site (click on the MAPP link to register for access to the MAPP information and resources). Then review the sections on Organizing for Success: Partnership Development and on Visioning (including vignettes and tools) in the MAPP resource materials. Also see the MAPP Field Guide, A Strategic Approach to Community Health Improvement (in PDF format) 

• CDC: Principles of Community Engagement

• Illinois Department of Public Health: Illinois Project for Local Assessment of Needs (IPLAN) web site