Instructor: Larry
A. Papenfuss, Ph.D., CHES
Office: 223
Outreach Center
E-Mail: papenfus@cord.edu
Homepage:
http://www.cord.edu/faculty/papenfus/
Office Hours: MWF
10:45-11:45 & 1:30-2:30
T 10:45-12:45 & TTh 2:45- 4:45 and by appointment.
*Supervision of student teachers and committee work sometimes take
precedence over my scheduled office hours so it is always best to make
an appointment.
Required Text:
Community Health Education, Breckon, Harvey & Lancaster,
Aspen Publ., 4th Edition, 1998, ISBN 0-8342-0987-X.
Community Health Promotion Ideas That Work, Kreuter et
al., Jones and Bartlett, 1998, ISBN 0-7637-0408-3.
Academic Integrity:
Honesty and integrity are important values in this learning community
and are expected in this course. Violations of this policy (e.g.
cheating or plagiarism) will result minimally in failure of the exam or
assignment and report to the Academic Dean, and maximally, in failure of
the course.
Course Competencies:
1. define health, health education, and health promotion.
2. identify the leading causes of death, major determinants of
health, and CDC six priority behaviors.
3. list the goals of the National Health Objectives and describe
examples of each of the three types of objectives.
4. describe the major responsibilities and competencies of entry-level
health educators as defined by the NCHEC.
5. discuss the benefits of membership in professional organizations
and identify the organization/s that best suit your career choice.
6. apply the Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession
to case studies and explain the values upon which the profession was founded.
Discuss how these values relate to the concept of vocation.
7. explore the various settings for health educators and the
specific preparation, skill requirements, and responsibilities required
in each setting.
8. describe the PRECEED, PROCEED, and PATCH program planning
models.
9. complete an educational diagnoses and community resource inventory
for a given national health objective.
10. conduct a literature search related to one of the national
health objectives in Healthy People 2000.
11. prepare a presentation using PowerPoint software describing
your national health objective, educational diagnosis, community resource
inventory, recommendations for interventions, and sample evaluation.
12. write measurable objectives.
13. describe the types of evaluation.
2. Reading Quizzes
30 pts.
Three reading quizzes will be given this block that will consist of
multiple choice, true/false and fill in the blank questions. Questions
will cover the reading assignments. Each quiz will be worth 10 points.
Study
Guides Quiz #1 (Ch. 1-3, Kreuter Ch. 1 - Finding True North, Saunders and
Welle articles)
Study
Guide Quiz #2 (Ch. 15, 17, 27, Appendix A and Kreuter Ch. 3 - Discovering
the Causes)
Study
Guide Quiz #3 (Ch. 4 & 6-14 and Code of Ethics)
(Reference: HPE Dept. #3; MN B2, D2)
3. Behavioral and Educational Diagnoses
20 pts.
Your group will be responsible for conducting a detailed educational
diagnosis that consists of identifying a priority health behavior and then
analyzing the Contributors to the Risk Factor (worksheet 1) and the Priority
Risk Factors & Intervention Methods (worksheet #2). Each inividual
in your group is to complete the worksheets independently. Then your
group will meet to summarize your conclusions into one set of worksheets
to be turned in along with a 1-3 page typed paper outlining: A.)
which factors are the most important and changeable causes/contributors
to the behavior and why (see Figure 3.5 on p. 75 in Kreuter). B.)
which activities/strategies/methods/interventions might work best for changing
the behavior and why.
(Reference: NCHEC Resp. # 3 B and #1 B;
HPE Dept. #2; MN A, B4, C2, E)
4. Observation and Contact with Moorhead Junior High School
10 pts.
You will individually be responsible for contacting Jo Larson at Moorhead
Jr. High School to arrange for a visit to observe a 7th grade health class.
This visit will serve as an initial contact for a service-learning project
for students enrolled in next blocks Health 340 class. Health 340
students will serve as teaching assistants assigned to a group of seventh
graders to help them develop drug and alcohol presentations that the 7th
graders will deliver to a local elementary class.
This project will culminate in Feb. 2003 with an opportunity for you
to present at the Central District AAHPERD convention in Fargo. The
initial contact will be verified with a form to be distributed in class.
You can contact Jo at: jolarson@moorhead.k12.mn.us
or view the school webpage at: http://www.moorhead.k12.mn.us/www/schools/junior_high/index.htm
5. Ethics Case Studies
10 pts.
In groups, you will be assigned an ethics case study. Your group
will be responsible for leading the class discussion of this case study
(approx. 10 minutes). Every class member will have copies of each
case study and be asked to read the case in advance to prepare them for
your discussion. Your group will also type a 1-3 page paper that
describes: a.) what your group thinks are the major issues? (see the Issues
and Discussion sections); b.) what would you do and why? (there may
not be uniform agreement here); c.) what sections of the Code of
Ethics for the Health Education Profession pertain to this case?
(Reference: NCHEC Resp. # 10 C and # 7
B; HPE Dept. #3)
6. Professional Organization Review
10 pts.
Choose one of the professional organizations (see links below) that
most interests you. Research that organization via the Internet,
professional journals, and/or interviews with members. What type of health
educators are best served by this organization?, What is its mission/purpose,
benefits to members, costs to join (professional and student rates), and
why this organization may be best suited to you? Then obtain a copy
of the journal produced by this organization (you may have to use interlibrary
loan). Locate an article from this journal that is of professional
interest to you. Summarize the organizational information and a brief
description of the article in a one-page handout for the class and be prepared
to share your findings in class.
*Note: You can receive 5 bonus points anytime during the block
by verifying that you have actually joined one of the professional organizations.
(Reference: NCHEC Resp. #10 B; HPE
Dept. #1)
7. Literature Search
30 pts
Your group will develop a literature search plan for researching
the national health objective/s you selected and the results of your educational
diagnosis (discovering the causes). Each individual member
of the group will be responsible for 10 sources related to your objective/diagnosis.
The two main research questions are: 1.) What does the research
say are the Predisposing, Enabling and Reinforcing Causes of this problem,
and 2.) What does the research say would be most effective kind of
educational intervention to improve the health status of your target population
regarding this objective?
Your group will turn in a title page that summarizes your objective
and results of your education diagnosis. Each individual will type
10 abstracts that will include: 1.) the citation using APA
style; 2.) a summary of the article; and 3.) discussion
of its relevance ie. Does it verify the findings of your educational diagnosis,
describe successful interventions, make you thnk about either in different
ways? References will be graded on relevance, reliability of source,
abstract or summary, and reference (APA style).
(Reference: NCHEC Resp. # 8 A, #6 A, B,
C, and # 1 A; HPE Dept. # 1 and 2; MN A, C, C1, C5)
8. PowerPoint Presentation
30 pts.
Using the results of your educational diagnosis and literature search,
your group will prepare a PowerPoint presentation describing your efforts.
These will be presented to the class and submitted to Dr. P. on disk.
I would encourage each group member to make a personal copy to include
in your portfolios. To insure some uniformity I suggest:
9. Final Exam 30
pts.
The final exam is comprehensive with emphasis on material presented
in class (as opposed to the reading). The format is short answer/short
essay. Study
Guide
(Reference: HPE Dept. #3)
Professional Organizations
American College of Sports Medicine
(ACSM)
American Alliance of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
American School Health Association
(ASHA)
American College Health Association
(ACHA)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Society for Public Health Education
(SOPHE)
National Athletic Training Association
(NATA)
Association for Worksite Health Promotion
(AWHP)
National Strength and Conditioning
Association (NSCA)
Miscellaneous:
National Commission for Health Education
Credentialing (NCHEC)
Assoc. of State & Territorial
Directors of Health Promotion & Public Health Ed.
National Center for
Health Statistics
National Health Information Resource
Center
Wellness Councils of America
Grading:
180 Points Possible
93% A = 167 pts.
83% B = 149 pts.
73% C = 131 pts.
63% D = 113 pts.
90% A- = 162 pts. 80%
B- = 144 pts. 70%
C- = 126 pts. 60%
D- = 108 pts.
86% B+ = 155 pts. 76%
C+ = 137 pts. 66%
D+ = 119 pts. <60% F
below 108 pts.