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Community
Health Advocacy
Offered through Hocking College & Tri-County Adult Career Center in conjunction with the Community Health
Worker Advisory Council.
Course will be
taught once a year through Hocking
College during their winter
term (January – March). Classes
will run once a week for two hours for 10 weeks.
Tuition is $200.00
20 Contact Hours
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This entry level Community Health
Course gives students the knowledge of resources in their community and
gives them skills and empowerment to help
clients/patients/community members make behavioral changes in the areas
of health promotion and disease prevention.
Classroom lecture/discussion
focuses on the role of a community health advocate, resources in the community,
knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention, HIPPA
regulations, medical law and ethics, communication techniques, and
hands-on training experience in the pathway models to solve healthcare
problems. Students explore their community resources outside the
classroom.
This course is designed for
volunteers from the community and persons working directly with
families and individuals in a community setting.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Identify barriers to wellness in the
community
- Learn ways to help people make
behavioral changes
- Identify resources in the community
- Increase knowledge of health promotion
and disease prevention
- Increase self-awareness
- Improve listening and communication
techniques
- Learn ways to help people in crisis
- Learn ways to help people deal with loss
across the lifespan
- Understand HIPAA & medical legal and
ethical issues
- Learn how to use Pathways Models
toward solving access to healthcare in the community.
For Information
Contact: Suzanne Perry, RN, LSW
Tri-County Adult Career Center
Phone:
740-753-5403
E-mail:
tj_sperry@seovec.org
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