Health Promotion Strategies
Using the Intervention Mapping Approach in Taking a Best Practices Approach

Course/class schedule

Week
Dates
Topics
ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES
 
Readings from Bartholomew
et al.
Chapters from Glanz et al.
Glanz et al. small group presen-tations
1
January 10 & 12
Introduction to course
 
 
 
 
 
2
January 17 & 19
1.     Introduction to health promotion practice
2.     Decision-making in health promotion practice
3.     Links to Intervention Mapping Approach (IMA)
 
Chaps. 1
1, 18, 20
Chap. 3
 
3
January 24 & 26
Introduction to the Intervention Mapping Approach (IMA)
 
Chap.1 (again)
Chaps. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22 (summary chapters re. theories)
 
Chap. 4
4
January 31 & February 2
IMA Step 1: Socio-ecological needs assessment
 
 
Chap. 4
--
Chap. 5
Chap. 6
5
February 7 & 9
IMA Step 2: Preparing matrices of change objectives
Identifying goals and objectives in HP practice
 
Chap. 5
 
--
Chap 8
6
February 14 & 16
Individual focused change strategies: including health education & health communication
 
Chap. 2
Shared responsibilities (small group presentations):Chaps. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 14
Everyone:
Chaps. 7, 16, 19
Chap. 14
 
February 17 (Friday)
Early submissions
 
 
ASSIGNMENT #1 (50% of final grade) can be submitted for written feedback and preliminary grade
Feedback will be provided by Sunday, February 26--drop date for courses: February 27
Assignment can be re-submitted, if desired.
Final day for re-submitting: TUESDAY, MARCH 6
 
 
 
 
February 20-24
READING WEEK
 
 
 
 
 
February 27 (Monday)
 
ASSIGNMENT #1: final day for submissions. (50% of final grade)
 
 
 

7
February 28 & March 1
Introduction to social-environment oriented theories
 
Social-environmental change strategies #1:
Organizational development & change strategies
 
Chap.3: 113-129
 
Chap. 3: pp. 129-136
15
17
 
 
March 6
 
Final day for re-submitting early submissions
 
 
 
8
March 6 & 8
Social-environmental change strategies #2:
Community organization & community building strategies
 
Chap. 3: pp. 136-151
13
 
9
March 13 & 15
Social-environmental change strategies #3:
Healthy public policy & advocacy strategies
 
Chap.3: pp. 151-166
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10
March 20 & 22
IMA Step 3: Selecting theory-informed intervention methodsand practical applications
 
Chap. 6
--
 
11
March 27 & 29
IMA Step 4: Producing program components and materials
 
 
Chap. 7
 
 
--
 
12
April 3 & 5
IMA Step 5: Planning program adoption, implementation and sustainability
 
Chaps. 8 &10
 
 
 
APRIL 9 (Monday)
Early submissions
 
ASSIGNMENT #2 ((50% of final grade) can be submitted for written feedback and preliminary grade
Feedback will be provided by TUESDAY, April 17
Assignment can be re-submitted, if desired.
Final day for re-submitting: TUESDAY, APRIL 24
 
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13
April 10 & 12
LAST CLASS)
IMA Step 6: Planning for evaluation
 
Chap. 9
21
 
 
April 19 (Friday)
[No class]
ASSIGNMENT #2: final day for submissions (50% of final grade)
 
 
 
 
April 24
 
Final day for re-submitting early submissions of Assignment #2
 
 
 
Michael Goodstadt Ph.D., C.Pych. Director, MPH Program in Health Promotion, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada. m.goodstadt@utoronto.ca