Translating Evidence Into Practice:
Individual-Centered Implementation Strategies
EPI 246 Fall 2011 (2 units)
Course Director: Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology
& Biostatistics
| OBJECTIVES |
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This course will focus on developing interventions for individual
health behavior change and will include behavior change strategies at
the individual, interpersonal, and system/community level. Goals are to
enable students to develop practical frameworks to integrate principles
of behavior change theory, evidence for effective tools, and practical
implementation strategies into the design of health interventions. At
the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Incorporate behavior change theories into a theoretical
framework that applies to their area of interest;
2. Describe how to adapt principle health promotion and evaluation frameworks
to the planning of an intervention;
3. Design a strategy to apply specific practical tools for behavior change
to one or more components of an intervention project they are considering;
4. Integrate a reach and/or tailoring strategy into their intended intervention;
and
5. Incorporate an evaluation plan into their implementation strategy.
| PREREQUISITES |
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Designing Clinical Research
(Epi 202) and Translating Evidence Into Practice:
Theory and Design (Epi 245). Exceptions to this prerequisite may be made with the consent
of the Course Director, space permitting.
| FACULTY |
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FORMAT
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Lectures with discussion: Thursdays, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM, September 22 to December 8
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TEXTBOOK
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Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice by Karen Glanz. Jossey-Bass. 4th edition. 2008.
A shorter version can be downloaded from the web:
Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice. US Dept Health and Human Services, NIH, 2005.
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GRADING
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Grades will be based on successful completion of weekly homework assignments (70%), and final protocol presentation (30%).
| ENROLLMENT |
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This course is open to a limited number of individuals outside
of the ATCR and Master's programs. Preference is given to UCSF-affiliated personnel.
We regret that auditing is not permitted. To apply for this course please fill
out and submit the application below. Cost and submission information are in
the application.
Application (Word doc, 20KB)
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