The Monday Campaigns: Lessons in Public Health Promotion

Offered By: Johns Hopkins University via FutureLearn

Course Description

Overview

Explore new ways to promote public health

During this course, you’ll gain the tools and skills to design and implement your own health promotion program. You will explore the ‘Healthy Monday’ concept including how The Monday Campaigns are used, and the science around health-behaviour change. You will also learn strategies for building community partnerships - along with how to plan, execute and improve your own health campaigns.

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.

Syllabus

Needs assessments featuring The Monday Campaigns

Welcome to the course
The Monday Campaigns
Learning session: assessing the need for your program
Developing your action plan
Week 1 review

Program planning featuring DeStress Monday

Community feature: DeStress Monday in Baltimore Public Schools
Learning session: behavior change theory
Application: goal setting
Week 2 review

Partnership building featuring Move It Monday

The Monday Mile at Syracuse University
Learning session: partner engagement
Application: building collaborations
Week 3 review

Policy change featuring Quit and Stay Quit Monday

Community feature: Quit and Stay Quit Monday
Learning session: policy change for health promotion
Application: policy change
Week 4 review

Program evaluation featuring Meatless Mondays

Community feature: Meatless Monday at Whitsons Culinary Group
Learning session: program evaluation
Application: program evaluation
Week 5 review

Promoting your program featuring Healthy Monday Wellness

Healthy Monday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Learning session: program promotion
Application: action planning
Week 6 and course review

Taught by

Meghan Ames