Public Health 323 - Public Health Communications

Spring
2020
01
3.00
Vanessa Harripersaud
TU 4:00PM 6:30PM
UMass Amherst
48461
Lederle Grad Res Tower Rm 177
vharripersau@umass.edu
The public health community - individuals and organizations - have an important role to play in shaping how populations receive and gain access to accurate health information. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines health communication as "the and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that enhance health." This class will provide an introduction to the issues and methods associated with effective communication of health related information.
Open to junior and senior Public Health majors only. PUBHLTH 200 This fulfills the junior year writing requirement. Students cannot take the course if they have completed, enrolled in, or plan to take PUBHLTH 320.

If a student has extenuating circumstances and the SPIRE wait list is full, the student may put themself on a wait list at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PubHlth_Waitlist.
https://spire.umass.edu
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.