Community Health Education at California State University at Northridge

The mission of the California State University - Northridge Public Health program is to prepare professionals to:

• Identify and assess needs and assets of diverse communities.
• Plan, implement and evaluate programs.
• Apply analytic and research methodologies to public health practice.
• Serve as leaders and advocates in their community and profession.
• Provide solutions for current and future public health challenges.
• Collaborate across interdisciplinary and community sectors.

Graduates of the Master of Public Health program in Community Health Education will:

• Describe evidence-based program planning models (such as PRECEDE-PROCEED, MAP-IT, MAPP, etc.) and the advantages to using such models for program planning.
• Demonstrate the ability to write specific and measurable process, impact, and outcome objectives for health programs.
• Discuss the differences between health behavior theories and how to apply theory constructs within a health education program.
• Synthesize health education curriculum that is culturally competent and appropriate for learners’ level of readiness, cognition and skills.
• Design and apply tools to illustrate the relationships between resources, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact of a program.
• Identify and facilitate community partnerships, community involvement, community engagement, community assets, and ethical and regulatory processes in community building.