I-LEAD Community Health - LHALP Syllabus

LHALP SYLLABUS

Extending the frontiers of science and knowledge
may not be as useful for improving public health
as shifting the collective values of our society
to act on what we already know.

Bernard J. Turnock

Sample Syllabus for the Latino Health Advocacy and Leadership Program In support of Día de la Mujer Latina
	Leadership Elements	Community Health Elements
	How to Conduct a “Día de la Mujer Latina” Workshop
Month 1	Latino Health Advocacy and Leadership Program Convenes
	Reflection & Listening; Mental Models	Social Determinates of Health; Risk and Protective Factors; Racism and Sexism; Social Justice
Month 2	Latina Breast Health Event (Field Trip) Latinas Unidas por la Cura: Celebremos un Mañana Saludable Sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (Philadelphia Affiliate), the American Cancer Society (Southeast Region), the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, CBS-3 and WWSI-Telemundo.
Month 3	Negotiation; Conflict Resolution	Health Status and Sources of Information; Prevention and Screening Methods; Breast Health Basics
Month 4	Oral & Written Advocacy; Broadcasting	Ways to Change Behaviors Which Affect Health; Día de la Mujer Latina Progress Report
	Family Celebration
Month 5	Visioning; Problem Solving vs. Visioning	Heart Health and Diabetes Basics; How to Know We are Succeeding
	NO CLASS
Month 6	Latino Health Advocacy and Practice Institute
	Health Communication and Collaboration (Class to be conducted during the Institute)
Month 7	DML Preparations	Learning About Family Safety, Disabilities and Oral Health
	Día de la Mujer Latina Celebrations
Month 8	Systems Thinking	Learning About Asthma and Environmental Hazards; What Did We Learn at DML?
Month 9	Review and Synthesis of Modules I and II	Tips and Techniques for Presenting Health Data and Policy Positions; Basics of Clinical Trials and Research
Month 10	Government Functions	Public Health Laws and Regulations
	Family Celebration
Month 11	Legislative and Policy Roundtable: Lessons and Recommendations from Día de La Mujer Latina
Month 12	Setting Advocacy Priorities and Influencing Policy	Learning Tools to Help Us: CDCynergy & Cancer Planet
	New Latino Health Advocacy and Leadership Program Convenes
Month 13	Civil Rights & Responsibilities; Public Health Systems and Funding Streams	Creating Health Advocacy and/or Program Plans; Practice with CDCynergy and Cancer Planet
Month 14	Consensus Making Workshop with Partners; Review and Synthesis of Module III
	Latino Health Policy Round Table
	Scholars Graduation and Celebration

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Sample Syllabus for the

Latino Health Advocacy and Leadership Program

Leadership Elements

Community Health Elements

Latino Health Advocacy and
Leadership Program