Cost: $100

Improving the health in a community depends on effective community partnerships. This badge introduces students to the concepts of population-based program development, implementation, and evaluation. Additionally community-based relationships, program methodology, and the social determinants of health will be explored.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this badge, students will be able to:

  • Describe the programs and services provided by government and non-governmental organizations
  • Recognize the continuum of relationships and determinants impacting the health in a community
  • Identify community assets and resources to improve health in a community
  • Demonstrate ways to use collaborative strategies to improve the health in a community

Credit Hours

Success in this 0.5 credit hour course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit of credit, a minimum of 7.5 hours over the length of the course in direct instruction as provided by the instructor and an additional 15 hours outside of class reading, reflecting, and evaluating the topics for a total of 22.5 hours.

Credit Criteria

Grading Scale: Badge/No Badge

Evaluation: 100% completion of badge criteria

Contact Hours for Professional Relicensure

Nursing: Nurses seeking Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) for a badge course, must submit an Individual Offering Approval (IOA) application to the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) for official approval PRIOR to renewal of your nursing license. The IOA can be found on www.ksbn.org.

Social Workers: This program has been pre-approved by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board for continuing education for social workers. These course offerings are approved for 7.5 contact hours applicable for relicensure. (BSRB approval #05-001).