Health Education (HLTH)
CONCEPTS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE HEALTH PROFESSION: COMPETENCIES AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL HEALTH EDUCATORS IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS.
MANY ASPECTS OF HUMAN SEXUALITY; PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTION OF HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, FACTORS INVOLVED IN LEARNING SEX ROLES, BIOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL MOTIVATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEXUAL ASPECTS OF LIFE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY PLANNING.
A BASIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF DRUG USE AND ABUSE IN THIS COUNTRY TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO MAKE MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS REGARDING DRUG USE AND TO ASSIST OTHERS IN MAKING SIMILAR DECISIONS AFFECTING DRUG-TAKING BEHAVIOR.
THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE GENERAL CONCEPTS, STRATEGIES AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN SELECTING HEALTH PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTION, ORGANIZATION, AND LEADERSHIP OF HEALTH AGENCIES AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS AS WELL AS THE DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH AFFECTED BY OUR ENVIRONMENT.
THEORY AND PRACTICE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF CREATIVE AND TRADITIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STRATEGIES IN SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY SETTINGS; EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE AND BEHAVIORAL TEACHING STRATEGIES.
INTERDISCIPLINARY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EXERCISE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL, COMMUNITY AND WORKSITE SETTINGS; APPLIED EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY, NONCLINICAL EXERCISE ASSESSMENT; EXERCISE-EDUCATION STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE ADHERENCE IN HEALTH RELATED EXERCISE PROGRAMS.
THEORY AND PRACTICE IN EVALUATION OF HEALTH PROGRAMS IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY; ANALYSIS OF TEST RESULTS; EVALUATION OF STANDARDIZED HEALTH TESTS.
A COURSE SUPPORTING KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, SKILLS, AND BEHAVIORS IN THE FIVE WELLNESS DIMENSIONS PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON PERSONAL ENRICHMENT.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT WHEN THE TOPIC VARIES.