HLSC 124 - Consumer Health Education

Institution:

California State University-Sacramento

Subject:

Description:

Introduction to the processes and methods of conducting health education within the clinical setting and the integration of educational theory and applied health knowledge specific to common health disorders. Topics to include the dimensions of quackery in health treatments, efficacy of safety standards, and the elements of deceptive advertising and bogus claims. Emphasis on how to distinguish health facts from bogus claims, make effective consumer decisions of health care services, and the basics of self-health care. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.csus.edu

Phone Number:

(916) 278-6011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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