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4.00 Credits
A comprehensive study of the theory and practice of health education, the course introduces students to the seven areas of professional responsibility in which health educators are to develop competence, including planning, implementing, and evaluating primary health intervention programs. This course lays the foundation for further studies in these crucial areas, which will be necessary in order to pass the national Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination and obtain credentials.
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4.00 Credits
The course surveys the historical evolution of health care in America, touching on the impact of health reform and other social, political, and religious movements from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. It addresses the scientific method as the driving force in facilitating continuous advances, as well as the roles of medical technology, managed care, and health insurance in influencing both the quality and the cost of health care. Aspects of health care in the United States are critically analyzed for their strengths and weaknesses by comparisons with other systems. Educating students to become informed consumers and produces in the health care marketplace is a crucial aspect of the course.
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3.00 Credits
Introduced with a survey of the general concept of disease and the principles of diagnosis, the course carefully examines the pathogenesis, symptomatology, and natural history of major degenerative diseases which afflict Americans (such as muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, arteriosclerosis), as well as the major infectious diseases. Emphasis is on causes and prevention, including the role of the immune system and the lifestyle.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
An orientation to field experience in public health, this course provides opportunities for students to begin developing professional competence in health promotion. Guided by an instructor, they select and actively participate in various kinds of applied or field activities, including international health outreach, community development, health educational material development, and involvement with established health services programs of the country. Students are to maintain a journal of their experience for submission with a culminating report. A minimum of 25 hours of experience is required for each unit of credit. Arrangement for such experiences are to be completed during the sophomore year and a plan approved no later than by midterm of the quarter prior to registering for the course. Prerequisites: a minimum of 40 units of Health Science Foundation, Concentration, and Area Elective Studies.
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4.00 Credits
Basic principles by which sound mental and emotional health is acquired and maintained throughout one's life are studied within the context of whole person wellness. Common forms of psychological disorders including mood disorders, general anxiety disorders, and critical incident stress disorders are studied, emphasizing prevention and remediation. A major component of the course is the study of substance dependency and addiction in the United States. The nature of addiction, vignettes of the history of drug trade, and the chemical composition and effects of the most abused drugs are studied. Methods of intervention are explored including education in the home and the school.
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3.00 Credits
A study of sexuality as an essential feature of human personhood, the course presents and examines major sexuality topics and themes in the context of the integrity of the family. Major components include sexual anatomy and physiology, the nature of human love and sexual arousal, conception and contraception, social values and gender ethics, and an analysis of the Christian viewpoint on contemporary sexual and family life issues. An expected outcome is that students will have formed more mature judgment and sexual attitudes, come to value behaviors which reduce the risk of disease, and make lifestyle decisions that foster healthy sexual and family relationships at every stage in life.
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2.00 Credits
A personal focus on safety as it affects people in society. Includes areas of home, school, work, transportation, and recreation safety. Offered even spring quarters (2008).
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Course content may vary from year to year. May be repeated for additional credit.
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3.00 Credits
The course is an application of the principles of sound nutrition to selected groups in community settings. Guided by an instructor, small groups of students collaborate in preparing, presenting, implementing and evaluating a nutrition intervention program to a designated target population. When students are not directly engaged they are to observe and evaluate other groups as they implement their programs. Examples of appropriate activities are conducting cooking schools, nutrition education for pregnant mothers, low budget nutrition for the homeless or indigent, weight management programs, and nutrition for the elderly. Prerequisite: HLED 225, or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Effects of movement upon the structure and function of body organs. Three class periods, one three-hour laboratory per week. Offered fall quarters. Prerequisites: BIOL 131, 132
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