Hospitality Management

CPH 3814: Introduction to Communities That Care (CTC)

Course Description:

Communities That Care (CTC) is an evidence-based practice for preventing and reducing population-wide levels of public health problems such as crime, disease, and poverty (CDP). CDP is responsible for the rates of morbidity and mortality in every community in the world. The CTC uses a public health approach to address community-wide health and behavioral issues and this course provides students with the basic knowledge needed to help create and sustain CTC awareness. The course also examines the functions and structures of the communities and covers the five implementation phases of the CTC model which involves understanding the concept and role of key leaders and community work-groups.

Required Textbook and Materials:

The main required textbooks for this course are listed below and can be readily accessed using the provided links. There may be additional required/recommended readings, supplemental materials, or other resources and websites necessary for lessons; these will be provided for you in the course’s General Information and Forums area, and throughout the term via the weekly course Unit areas and the Learning Guides.

This course does not contain a main textbook; resources to all required reading will be provided in the course Learning Guide for each week, as well as the link below.
Some of the materials in this course can be found in this archive.

Software Requirements/Installation:

No special requirements.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Explain how communities develop the awareness of evidence-based practices such as the CTC.
2. Explain how to measure the awareness of effective public health models such as the CTC.
3. Design and test a simple CTC-Awareness plan for one of your local communities or coalitions.
4. Assess the willingness to support for CTC (WITS4CTC) in one of your communities or coalitions.
5. Identify the free resources that can help support effective health science programs in your community.

Course Schedule and Topics:

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week. The Final Exam will take place during Week/Unit 9.

Week 1: Unit 1 – Intro to Phase One of CTC: Getting Started

Week 2: Unit 2 – Intro to Phase Two of CTC: Getting Organized

Week 3: Unit 3 – Intro to Phase Three of CTC: Community Profile

Week 4: Unit 4 – Intro to Phase Four of CTC: Action Planning

Week 5: Unit 5 – Intro to Phase Five of CTC: Implement and Evaluate

Week 6: Unit 6 – The Pre-CTC Phase

Week 7: Unit 7 – The Willingness to Support for CTC (WITS4CTC) In Colleges

Week 8: Unit 8 – The Public-Private WITS4CTC In America

Week 9: Unit 9 – Course Review and Final Exam