Promoting Public Health – Online Public Health Course

Who is the course for?

This course is for public health professionals and other health advocates working in communities or organisations where health can be promoted. Examples include governments, schools, offices, universities, workplaces, parks, or faith-based groups.

Johns Hopkins University is pleased to offer continuing education credits for Registered Dietitians (RD) and Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES). The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) has approved Registered Dietitians to receive up to 12 continuing education units and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc (NCHEC) has approved up to 12 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum NCHEC advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 6.

What topics will you cover?

Introduction to the ‘Healthy Monday’ concept and The Monday Campaigns

Overview of health behavior change theories

Strategies for building meaningful partnerships

Methods for planning, designing, disseminating, and evaluating health promotion campaigns

Free tools and resources available for use in your own health promotion programs

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Describe the mission and evidence behind The Monday Campaigns

Explain the importance of community-based health campaigns

Synthesize the theoretical frameworks, health behavior change theories, and evidence behind health campaigns

Apply the design, implementation, promotion, and evaluation principles toward developing campaigns that address community-level health outcomes

Engage with other health professionals to share real world experiences, garner feedback on program plans, and discuss lessons learned and best practices

Develop a health promotion program plan that includes steps for conducting an assessment, building partnerships, incorporating policy, promoting the program, and evaluating impact