PSYC 5040

Rural Health Research and Practice

Practical applications of community-based and participatory research methodology and theory relevant to health care services. Interdisciplinary student teams of health related disciplines develop proposals for community health projects and specific plans to assess achievement of objectives. Students learn about interdisciplinary working relationships among health professionals, issues associated with research involving human subjects, data collection methods and instruments, and analyses of health status indicators. An online component on theory and research methodologies is included.

Units: 3.0