Sustainable Community Development

The challenges affecting communities in the developing world are numerous and complex. How can development practitioners make positive change among the inter-related—yet often-competing—health, economic, infrastructure, educational, sociopolitical, and cultural systems? No single discipline or organization alone can solve the multitude of problems facing developing communities. Neither can an interdisciplinary team. No solution will be sustainable without community participation.

With the community as an empowered partner, solutions can be found using interdisciplinary teams of engineers, physicians, public health professional, agricultural experts, entrepreneurs and business leaders, social scientists, educators, health professionals, and development communications specialists.

Description

This intensive 5-day course will focus on methods to improve the quality of life and to prevent diseases and other health problems in the developing world. An inter-disciplinary participatory approach to assessing community needs and planning sustainable interventions is emphasized. The course will combine lectures, seminars, experiential exercises and team-based problem solving to integrate core topics. This course will provide participants with knowledge, skills, and frameworks from multiple disciplines:

• public health
• medicine
• engineering
• business
• education
• communications
• social science

Planning Information
Cost: $1,495
Discounts: 35% for non-profit organizations, 70% for registered students, 50% for CU Faculty and Staff
Dates: August 10-14, 2009 8am-5pm
Location:CU Boulder Engineering Center

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