Allied Health: Community Health (AHCH)
AHCH 5103 Introduction to Community Health
This course will introduce basic concepts of community health science and contemporary approaches to health promotion. Students will assess various aspects of community health, including stakeholders, ethical issues, and social and community structures. Students will also assess the various definitions of health and illness and the correlation of health and illness behavior
AHCH 5113 Theories of Health Behavior
This course provides an overview of health behavior theories. Students will examine how health behavior theories guide health promotion and education to influence healthy behaviors in at-risk populations.
AHCH 5203 Biostatistics
This course is designed to study descriptive and inferential biostatistical concepts with an emphasis on practical application. This course will allow students to interpret and critique biostatistical methods and results encountered in community health literature and develop skills and confidence to conduct and disseminate basic biostatistical analyses. After completing this course students will understand biostatistical language, notation and method, study design, identify appropriate statistical analyses, and organize and present results using Excel.
AHCH 5213 Health Disparities
This course examines health disparities and their consequences on healthcare. Students will assess social determinants of health such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, culture, and gender. Emphasis will be placed on how these determinates affect health outcomes.
AHCH 5233 Community Health Education and
Prevention This course assesses skills and tools necessary to educate the community. Students will examine the historical and modern roles of health promotion and education. Students will learn how to conduct a community needs assessment using evidence-based techniques, frameworks, and philosophical models.
AHCH 5303 Research and Grant Writing for Health
Professionals This course provides students with an understanding of research, its processes, and how monies may be received for research in the health sciences through grant writing. The language of grants, proposal development, funding sources, and budget justification will also be explored.
AHCH 5993 Community Health Capstone
This course prepares students to investigate health problems and health hazards in the community. Students will utilize their knowledge and understanding of community health, health determinants, health behavior, and health promotion in the development of a health prevention program. ALLIED HEALTH HEALTHCARE