Public health professionals know strategic communication is a vital tool in changing health behaviors and improving the health of a community;
this course will sharpen skills in developing communications campaigns to change behavior.
What you get:
• Four interactive LiveTalk sessions with faculty experts; archives will be available.
• Ten online modules; time to complete modules and assignments is 24-40 hours (depending on assignments and campaign).
• An opportunity to develop a strategic communications campaign with input and feedback from faculty. After taking this course, participants will:
• Understand the ten key ideas of communicating for behavior change.
• Learn the six-step planning process used in conceptualizing and developing communication strategies for communication campaigns.
• Appreciate the implications of the changing media landscape as “old” and “new” media interact.
• Have a strategic health communication campaign they developed during the course.
INSTRUCTORS Ben V. Lozare, PhD, MS and Doug Storey, PhD
COST $60
To register, go to: https://trams.jhsph.edu/trams/index.cfm?event=training.launch&trainingID=675. You will receive more class participation instructions via email by January 31, 2014.
For information on technology requirements, go to: http://ctlt.jhsph.edu/account/index.cfm/go/termsOfService/ or contact the MAPHTC at (443) 287-6732 or map...@jhsph.edu.