HPM 440 - Strategies for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Institution:

Providence College

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Description:

1 semester, 3 credits Health education encompasses strategies for preventing disease and promoting health in schools, workplaces, patient care settings, and communities. Students explore the theoretical bases for health behavior acquisition, maintenance, and modification. Case studies illustrate the application of theory to the modification of predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors which support illness- inducing behaviors. Prerequisite: HPM 240. Open to HPM juniors and seniors or by permission.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.providence.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 865-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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