STANDARD COMPETENCIES

 

 1. Explain the concepts of health and wellness.

 2. Analyze the social determinates of health.

 3. Compare and contrast the relationships and potential pathways between social factors, behaviors, health conditions and

    other contributions to health and oral health disparities.

 4. Evaluate the health beliefs of a particular culture or family and analyze how these may impact health behaviors.

 5. Explain factors that challenge behavior change and describe health communication and counselling approaches conducive to behavior change.

 6. Compare and contrast how various theoretical models of health behavior change would apply to selected behaviors and research questions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE

 

 I. Health and Wellness

      a. Terminology

      b. The continuum of health

      c. Historical evolution from acute and random disease to risk factor associated

      d. Relationship of modifiable lifestyle factors to chronic disease

      e. Health related quality of life

 II. Social Determinants of Health/Health Disparities

      a. Socioeconomic

      b. Psychosocial

      c. Language/Cultural barriers

      d. Social environment and social networks

      e. Physical environment

      f. Access to care and health services

      g. Literacy

 III. Health Beliefs and Health Behavior

      a. Health belief models

      b. Culturally and familial based health beliefs

      c. Stress and Coping

 IV. Behavior Change and Behavior Change Models

      a. Habits and motivation

      b. Readiness for Change

      c. Relation-based and patient-centered communication

      d. Why a theoretical framework?

      e. Diffusion of Innovation

      f.        Social Cognitive Theory - Bandura

      g. Theory of Planned Behavior – Fishbein and Ajzen

      h. Self-Determination Theory

      i. Motivational Interviewing