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Indigenous Health Program Design
Location
Internet
Term
1st Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2026 - 2027
Instruction Method
Online Asynchronous
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
380.611, Fundamentals of Program Evaluation; 4 credits.
OR
224.692 Methods in Formative Research and Human Centered Design for Intervention Development, 4 cr.
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
Designing a public health program is both an art and a science. For Indigenous communities, program design is a unique opportunity to combine the science of data translation with the art of culturally-informed health services. This course brings together implementation science through an Indigenous lens to create and scale cutting-edge public health programs that are rigorous in their inclusion of Indigenous arts, ceremony, language, foods, and aspects of culture that promote real health improvement and measurable outcomes.
Provides practical skills for community health program design in Indigenous populations. Explains the process of developing a public health program from design to implementation, beginning with a proposal and ending with outcome measures and reporting. Reviews applications of implementation science through an Indigenous lens. Organizes the steps of program design, implementation, and evaluation through Indigenous worldview and for the unique needs of these populations.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Review examples of community health interventions that utilize cultural protocols to inform application of Indigenous wise practices
- Discuss components and processes of a community-centered program design
- Evaluate collaborative capacity in an Indigenous program design project
- Apply principles of implementation science to culturally responsive program design
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 40% Group Work
- 10% Peer-feedback
- 50% Project(s)