SALEM 100 - Introduction to Health Leadership

3 Hour(s)

This course is the beginning of the health leadership journey for students at Salem College. It fosters a leadership development environment by teaching students to understand who they are through individual strengths and values assessments and to empower them to recognize their leadership potential through a close study of social change leadership theory. Furthermore, the course introduces students to the nuanced and complex definitions of health in our society by using historical, gendered, racial, economic, social, environmental, and ethical lenses. Armed with this knowledge about health in our communities of the past, present, and future, students will understand ways to identify, practice, and demonstrate their unique leadership qualities to effect positive, healthful, and equitable changes in the Salem, local, national, and international communities.