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Course Criteria
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Epidemiological analysis of quackery in North America. Studies traditional and/or controversial health beliefs and practices, including why people advocate and use them. Topics include: allopathy, aromatherapy, ayurvedic medicine, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, energy medicine, faith healing, food faddism, herbalism, holistic health, homeopathy, iridology, medical dowsing, naturopathy, New Age medicine, pseudopsychologies, radionics, reflexology, spiritism, therapeutic touch, and more. Laboratory included for third unit of credit.
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4.00 Credits
Specific preventive-care techniques dealing with lifestyle and chronic disease in the clinical environment. Multidisciplinary lifestyle interventions in the prevention and treatment of dyslipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis, sleep disorders, and other chronic conditions. Uses case studies and role playing to explore interventions in a variety of clinical scenarios. Limited to doctoral degree students. Prerequisite: HPRO 526.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces research in the behavioral health sciences and health education. Helps students apply appropriate research principles and techniques in health education. Provides an overview of the philosophy and methods of science--including causal inference, developing research questions and testing hypotheses, and identifying appropriate data-collection techniques. Emphasizes development of a practical understanding of why, when, and how to use research methods; and how to become an informed reader of scientific research articles and reports. Addresses experimental methods, surveys, and quantitative research designs. Cover other topics, including assessments of reliability, validity, measurement, and research ethics.
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3.00 Credits
Fundamental mechanisms of disease, including degenerative changes and physical and chemical injury. Reviews diseases by organ system: endocrine, biliary, hepatic, respiratory, digestive, urogenital, skeletal, and central nervous. Limited to doctoral degree students.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces micropathological organisms. Surveys tissue changes in infectious diseases. Growth disorders, including: basic genetic problems and neoplasia; cardiovascular, circulatory, and inflammatory systems. Limited to doctoral degree students. Prerequisite: HPRO 531.
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3.00 Credits
Analyzes the managerial and leadership roles of the health education specialist in both public and private health organizations. Emphasizes organizational structure and health communication; as well as managing, supervising, marketing, decision making, and other administrative roles.
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2.00 Credits
Introductory course utilizes the planning cycle in addressing public health problems. Analyzes trends in health care planning. Applies planning cycle to selected topics. Provides overview of evaluation design, methodology, and instrument development for health education programs. Laboratory included.
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1.00 Credits
The first of a three-quarter sequence for health promotion and education (HPRO) majors; a stand-alone laboratory for other majors. Students operationalize qualitative research methods in a laboratory environment by conducting observational assessments, windshield surveys, and personal interviews; participating in focus groups; and compiling secondary data for completing a community-needs assessment. HPRO students use their data to plan a health education intervention for their target/priority population during Winter Quarter; during Spring Quarter they implement and evaluate their programs.
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2.00 Credits
Student designs marketing and evaluation plans for community-based health education program. Implements and evaluates programs developed during HPRO 537A.
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1.00 Credits
Students continue their marketing plan while implementing and evaluating their programs in the community. Students write a plan for program sustainability with community organizations as stakeholders. Prerequisite: HPRO 537A, HPRO 537B.
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