

LEVEL 1 COURSES
FUNDAMENTALS OF APPLIED PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
INTRO COURSE
4 WEEKS ONLINE
This course is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of Applied Prevention and Heath Promotion that can be used universally across the spectrum of practice disciplines, settings, and lifespan served. In this course, students will develop specific skills to begin implementing the principles of prevention and health promotion in their current practice settings. In addition, this course will provide a framework for students to expand their knowledge into larger populations and individual areas of interest or opportunity.
Course Objectives:
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The student will understand and be able to articulate the burden of non-communicable disease in the United States.
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The student will explore common population health frameworks, models, and management approaches.
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The student will research, prepare, and present a logical risk pathway, including use of relevant and contemporary supporting evidence.
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The student will prepare and present at least two case studies, at varying levels of the social-ecological framework, that successfully integrate concepts learned.
$295
**ROLLING ADMITS, NEW COURSE STARTS MONTHLY**
LEVEL 2 COURSES
APPLIED PREVENTION & HEALTH PROMOTION
CERTIFICATION COURSE
12 WEEKS ONLINE
This course is designed to prepare the student to enter into prevention and health promotion practice with particular emphasis on employers and populations. After completing the prerequisite Intro Course, students will work from the theoretical to the applied. The course will incorporate information from lifestyle coaching and care, population dynamics research, and systems design. Students are certified through the Academy of Prevention and Health Promotion Therapies after successfully demonstrating their knowledge and understanding by designing and proposing a solution and “pitching” it to the class. This class incorporates a flipped classroom (recorded lectures and small group discussion) and emphasizes the critical thinking skills required to operate as a frontline professional working with populations to change health.
$945
**ROLLING ADMITS ACCEPTED, EMAIL MEMBERSHIP@APHPT.ORG FOR DETAILS**