CHW

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2024

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2024

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This is an introductory course providing a foundation in trauma informed care. Students will explore various forms of trauma, associated comorbid disorders, current theories and treatment frameworks. The course introduces students to posttraumatic stress disorder, grief and stress reactions and students will have the opportunity to explore and evaluate evidence-based practices in the trauma treatment field. With a culturally informed perspective, the course will also explore various trauma treatment frameworks and resilience training for the community. hour. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2023-2024

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This course provides a foundational introduction to the concepts of epidemiology and the dynamics of disease, specifically infectious diseases. Students will explore the basics of modes of exposure, pathogens, hosts, and ecological factors influencing dynamics of disease. Once the basics are covered, 161

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

As healthcare continues to transform and adapt to the changing Environments, the use of technology is critical. This course explores the use of electronic health records and telemedicine. It will discuss the impact of these technologies on promoting health at the community level. This course will review the challenges inherent in conducting telemedicine visits, especially with individuals in rural communities. Students will discover techniques to help better serve the patient population while investigating overall best practices in telehealth technologies. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Fall.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This course examines the factors that contribute to differences in access to healthcare across populations. Students will explore systemic, geographic, economic, and behavioral challenges that affect access and evaluate strategies aimed at improving healthcare availability and utilization. Emphasis will be placed on assessing population-level health needs, identifying barriers to care, and designing targeted, evidence-based interventions to improve access within specific communities. Students will also explore the role of public health practitioners in expanding access and addressing service gaps through policy, education, and community engagement.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW111. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

This course covers patient navigation and care coordination in health maintenance and disease prevention within the community. Students will learn the various elements of case management, patient navigation, and care coordination to promote health. The course will explore the utilization of health information systems to efficiently coordinate care. The legal and ethical guidelines pertaining to care coordination, including privacy regulations will be reviewed. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Motivational interviewing is a contemporary approach to communication and counseling designed to identify, build and strengthen a client’s personal motivation. In this foundational course, students will learn the basic concepts of motivational interviewing. They will explore the essential strategies to properly carry out this method of client-centered communication. Students will learn to employ empathy and active listening techniques while considering the stages of change a client is experiencing. The course will prepare students to gauge and adapt to the client’s desire to change. Students will discuss community differences and disparities to better understand how this form of communication must be adapted for diverse individuals. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This course is designed to provide an overall introduction to community health. It will provide students with a comprehensive overview of the concepts of community health and public health practice. Students will be introduced to social constructs within the community, principles of program and intervention planning, and modes of advocacy. The course will include content pertaining to social theories of health-related behaviors as well as health promotion. Students will also be exposed to existing evidence-based health promotion programs and research analyses of pertinent community health data. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Fall. 162

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Lifestyle Medicine is the science and application of healthy lifestyle habits as interventions for the prevention of disease. The course will explore the different certifications available in lifestyle medicine as well as the supporting organizations: the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Students will explore the essential components of lifestyle medicine including physical activity, sleep health, stress management, relationship building, and nutrition. They will then learn evidence-based techniques for modifying associated lifestyle habits. This course will teach students to collaborate with individuals to co-create goals related to healthy habits. Students will learn to utilize the coach approach to identify social support structures and various methods of accountability. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This seminar course serves to introduce students to the personal, physical, and social issues of women’s health in the past and present context. Students will explore the various social, psychological, and physiological barriers of health that women experience. Throughout the course, students will investigate, through research, what major health problems women face that relate to various phases of the life cycle. Students will analyze current literature and legislation to better understand the factors and potential barriers influencing women’s health. Core concepts within the course include prenatal and postpartum care, body image, reproductive medicine, and sexual health. hour. This course is offered in an online format. Fall.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This course explores the primary drivers that influence individual and population health, with a focus on improving access to care. Students will examine a range of factors that impact health outcomes, including economic, environmental, behavioral, and systemic influences. Emphasis will be placed on understanding how these drivers shape healthcare delivery and utilization. The course will also address barriers to accessing healthcare and discuss strategies to reduce those barriers to promote improved health outcomes across communities. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Fall.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This seminar course introduces students to the concepts of substance abuse. It addresses the unique needs of individuals who struggle with addiction. This course equips students with foundational techniques for counseling individuals who are experiencing dysfunction related to addiction. Students will discuss interventions to reduce substance abuse at the client and community levels, including but not limited to, inpatient rehabilitation, addiction counseling, or alcoholics anonymous. In this course, students will analyze and discuss trends in substance abuse within the United States and examine the relationship between health status indicators and substance abuse. Students will also better understand the available addiction treatment resources within the community and how to connect individuals in need with those resources. hour. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

1

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This course presents the concepts of interdisciplinary collaborative practice through an emphasis on interprofessional education. Students will be equipped with tools and techniques to effectively collaborate with individuals from other healthcare disciplines in the delivery of innovative and quality patient care. These tools will facilitate the design and implementation of an interdisciplinary collaborative practice approach. Students will also review current research related to interprofessional education to determine the strengths and limitations that exist. The course will further examine various frameworks of collaborative practice to enrich it in various healthcare environments. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Fall, Spring. 163

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

This course expands upon the foundation of lifestyle medicine in examining how various populations are impacted differently by lifestyle habits. It will focus on how lifestyle components impact health status from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and end of life. Students will begin to understand how health status is impacted by various lifestyle behaviors at each stage of life. They will examine how lifestyle medicine components such as sleep health may be impacted by gender, age, or other population groupings. The course will equip students with the necessary tools to be able to educate a particular population or community with regard to a lifestyle medicine component.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW210. Credit: 3 hours. This course is offered in an online format. Fall.

With a population health emphasis, this course focuses on the integrative management of health for a targeted population through a holistic approach. Students will discuss the different pillars of health contributing to the whole-body well-being of a patient and population. They will also discuss various health status indicators and relevant interventions to improve those. The course will cover the concepts of managing chronic conditions and lifestyle behaviors for mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Students will examine how the essential elements of lifestyle medicine can contribute to whole-body well-being. They will explore the impactful ways they can support physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental health within populations of interest.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW210. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Fall.

Students in this course will explore the various elements of wellness including physical, spiritual, mental, and economic wellness. With a holistic, client-centered approach, students will explore various goal-setting techniques to ensure that client goals are specific, relevant, and measurable. The course will explore wellness coaching within a community of interest and students will be prepared to conduct assessments and interviews necessary to promote community wellness. The course will provide the needed foundation to support individuals who are both healthy and those who are struggling with chronic conditions.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW 110 and CHW 210. hours. This course is offered in an online format. Spring.

Community based participatory research is an approach to conducting research that encompasses a variety of designs and methodologies. This course introduces students to the concepts and structural designs of community based participatory research. Students will first need to understand how to develop partnerships within the community as well as the basic steps in co-conducting research. The course will review how community health organizations or advocacy programs help play a vital role in health promotion. Students will learn to assess and overcome the challenges present while engaging the community in the relevant research efforts. It is important for students to become immersed within the community and learn the community needs and values to best serve the population involved.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW 110, CHW250 and CHW 330. Corequisites: CHW 420. hours. This course is offered in a hybrid format. Fall.

The primary focus of this course will be the process of innovation within community and public health as defined by the Public Health National Center for Innovation. Students will explore the Public Health 3.0 Model and examine how various public health organizations are engaging in the transformation. The course will review the framework recommendations of the National Association of County and City Health Officials and students will investigate the role of the Community Health Strategist in addressing population health. This course will also explore cross-sector partnerships and how to mobilize these resources to advance health within rural communities. Lastly, the students will 164

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

In this fieldwork experience, students will first learn the ethical and legal guidelines surrounding human subject research. The course will go over the institutional review board (IRB) process as well as privacy protection guidelines within the community. This fieldwork experience will focus on community health interventions, so it is important that students learn early in the course to practice continual self-assessment and reflection as a means of decreasing any personal bias. Students will then be placed in a community health organization partnering with preceptors to conduct a needs assessment of a particular population. They will also analyze any supporting, evidence-based research. Lastly, students will be challenged to propose interventions based on the needs assessment and will present these ideas to their organization and/or instructor of record.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW 110, CHW 111, CHW 210, CHW240, CHW 330 and ENG 302. Corequisites: CHW 401. hours. Fall.

This course is the culmination of the community health and wellness degree program. Students will continue the work they began in the Community Health Fieldwork course. In continuing this experience, students will further assess the needs of the community of interest, their proposed intervention and outline a potential implementation plan. They will address the planning, implementation, assessment, and evaluation phases of their proposed intervention. Students will present their research to faculty and the health organization with whom they worked.

Subject

CHW

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Credit unit

Credit

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

cdn.atriumhealth.org

Prerequisite

CHW 401 and CHW 420. hours. Spring.