Public Health 302 - Comm Devlpm & Health Education
Spring
2025
02
3.00
Kathryn Derose
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
52199
Arnold Room 140
kpderose@umass.edu
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore approaches to community development and organizing. Students will gain skills and techniques to involve people in the analysis of the health problems that affect them. Students will also discuss potential solutions to community health problems. This course will incorporate new technologies as tools to examine local community health issues. Students will also be introduced to the principles and methods of community participatory research in local communities.
Open to junior and senior Public Health majors only.