Courses
Background
Systems Change for Health is a competency-based training program based on a curriculum developed by James Emery, MPH and Carolyn Crump, PhD at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. The curriculum was developed recognizing that health problems are influenced by systems, policies and environments that either sustain healthy behaviors or fail to support them. Many of our chronic public health problems will not be solved solely by individual actions, but by coming together to forge a society where healthy choices are easy and popular.
Systems Change for Health uses a transdisciplinary approach incorporating theories, methods, tools and case evidence from public health, public policy, public administration and urban planning to teach the concepts of effective policy change and strengthen practitioners’ skills and competencies. The courses are sequential with the concepts, tools, case examples, and activities progressively building across each course.
Intended Audience
Systems Change for Health is designed for government administrators and staff, their non-profit partners, and community groups or individual citizens interested in enhancing the systems, policies, and built environments that structure the way we live. Participants need no systems or policy experience prior to attending.
Course Listing
Please review our Systems Change for Health course list (each links to a description), and let us know your interest in bringing the courses to you. We can also explore options for tailoring the curriculum to your unique learning goals.
UPDATE: We can tailor the courses to an on-line, virtual learning experience to meet the changing needs of the workforce.
Overview Course
Skills-Based Courses
Download a description of the courses
Download a description of the competencies that inform the curriculum
