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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: CHE 150 or 152 and permission of the instructor. Lecture/discussion course emphasizing an understanding of the basic principles of pharmacology specifically aimed at the needs of allied health professionals. The application of these principles to drug categories commonly encountered by allied health professionals is covered.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to give the health education student a foundation in the implementation of health education and promotion programs. This course is devoted to the "doing" of health education and health promotion. Throughout the course, students will select, organize and present materials in health education and health promotion for use in a variety of settings. Students will incorporate techniques and methods based upon relevant health behavior and health education theories and models to develop, deliver and evaluate a community-based health education/promotion intervention. Students will develop skills in critical thinking, team work, communication, and professionalism.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on the preparation of students regarding the practices of health education/health promotion in Thailand. The students will be introduced to the Thailand cultural considerations as well as the major health issues of concern. Additionally, students will be exposed to concepts of the implementation of a service learning project that will address a community need.
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2.00 Credits
This is a travel abroad course that requires travel to Thailand. Students travel to Thailand to learn about and apply community health/promotion disease prevention concepts. The travel component of the course will include two weeks in Thailand with guided interactive tours covering the history, culture, and healthcare trends of the country. As a community health practicum, the service learning component includes opportunities to practice concepts of health promotion/disease prevention through community education activities
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: One of the following - HSC 203, HSC 230, NUR 432, CHE 232, BIO 330, BIO 360, or permission of the instructor. This course addresses contemporary issues in the usage of dietary supplements and sports performance aids, including vitamin and mineral supplements, herbs and botanicals promoted to the general public and to the athlete. The focus is to use the scientific method to evaluate product and research literature and health claims, when it is known that data are often likely to be incomplete or inconclusive. The course also reviews safety data, adverse event reports, and legal issues involving dietary supplements.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides key concepts and knowledge regarding how health policy is formulated, enacted, and implemented. The course analyzes health policy by focusing on how and why health policy is developed at the federal, state and local levels. Students will be given the tools with which to understand how both public and private institutions produce health policy in its various forms. Students will engage in local policy and advocacy processes. This course will provide a practical background to the study of public health policy.
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4.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the development, implementation and evaluation strategies that address health promotion issues at multiple levels. The course will provide a strong foundation of theories and conceptual frameworks used to develop, implement and evaluate health promotion from an ecological perspective - encompassing the individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, social and policy levels.
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4.00 Credits
This course is intended to provide students with an interdisciplinary perspective at solving public health issues through case studies. Students will research and present differing public health perspectives aimed at solving pressing and current public health problems issues. In this course we will examine ways in which public health communities, organizations, stakeholders and other entities work to develop interventions to improve the health outcomes in the local, national, and global communities they serve. This course is intended for public health majors.
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4.00 Credits
This course will provide the students with a basic knowledge of public health preparedness and response using an all-hazards approach: radiological, biological, chemical, and natural disaster, as well as exercises utilizing case studies.
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