221.691.11
Human Resilience: Public Health Perspectives
Location
East Baltimore
Term
Summer Institute
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
In-person
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Resilience should be viewed as an essential aspect of prevention.
Resilience may be an essential skill for those working in high-stress environments.
The Institute of Medicine notes that promoting resilient organizations should be a core objective of private and governmental organizations.
When disaster strikes communities, fostering community resilience becomes imperative.
Examines the nature of human resilience while focusing on how it may be fostered within organizations, communities, and individuals. Focuses upon building resilience systems while touching upon fostering individual resilience. Builds "cultures of resilience" by discussing building organizational and community cultures of resilience drawing not only upon social and community psychology, but also management and leadership tactics that may be employed to foster such cultures in healthcare, public safety, international aid organizations, and communities in general. Fosters resilience in others, developing essential leadership skills.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Define the two factors of human resilience
- Explain the psychology of human resilience
- Explain the physiology of human resilience
- Identify the 5 core elements of personal resilience and how they can be fostered
- Identify the 5 essential elements of resilient leadership and how they can be used to foster an organizational culture of resilience
- Identify the 5 essential elements of resilient leadership and how they can be used to foster an organizational culture of resilience
- Develop a plan to foster personal, organizational, or community resilience
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 100% Final Paper