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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Designed to acquaint students with a general theory of behavior, guide them through exercises for developing skills in self-analysis, and to provide information on how to achieve individual behavior change goals. Students will learn techniques for developing community-based health behavior change programs and employ coping skills for personal problem solving.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to facets of natural and technological disasters while integrating public health research designs and practices. Class lectures and discussions utilize recent and historical case studies as a basis for developing the critical thinking and leadership skills needed by healthcare professionals in crisis situations. International, domestic, and regional settings are addressed, as well as the social, economic, and political aspects of disaster planning, preparedness, and mitigation. Basic public health concepts and methodologies as they relate to course material. Permission is required.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency, distribution, and causes of diseases and other events that impact the health and safety of the human population. Programs and strategies to prevent and control such events and diseases will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
The course introduces students to the mechanisms of human disease, disease etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, prognosis and epidemiology. Diseases and disorders of each of the body's systems will be covered. Special attention will be paid to disease prevention.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to explore the basic concepts and principles of the disease process including history and classification. Emphasis will be upon etiology, origin, symptoms, treatments, prevention, host, agent, and environmental factors affecting occurrence, prevention, and control. Offered concurrently with HSC 5552; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Junior / Senior status required.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the principles of nutrition science as applied to daily living. Topics include the six major nutrients; carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water. Course also examines nutrition standards, Dietary Guidelines, digestive process, energy balance, nutrition controversies, and health educator's scope of practice related to nutrition education and counseling. Previous courses in nutrition, anatomy, physiology, physiology, or biology are highly recommended. Material and Supply Fee will be assessed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is the fourth in a series designed to provide students with the necessary knowledge to be eligible for a career as a Board Certified assistant Behavior Analyst in the field of health. Building on the basic concepts of behavior analysis, functional assessment, and systematic measurement this course serves as an overview of functional applications of behavior analysis in health contexts from leadership and management to individual clinical and therapeutic practice. The content is based on the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Task List posted on BACB website.
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3.00 Credits
Practical application of theory, models, principles, and practices of health promotion, planning, and implementation. Experiential activity includes creating a health promotion program incorporating: developing and administering a needs assessment, applying a behavioral and environmental assessment, writing goals and measurable objectives, marketing the program, presenting the health program, evaluating the program.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive overview and analysis of theory, models, principles, and practices of health education and promotion planning and implementation. Topics for discussion include health promotion and a framework for planning, social assessment and participatory planning, epidemiological assessment, behavioral and environmental assessment, educational and ecological assessment, administrative and policy assessment, evaluation and applications in community, occupational, school, and health care settings.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore, develop, analyze, and apply strategies to promote health in communities. Emphasis will be placed on community organization, coalition building, curriculum development, communication theory and technology, social marketing, mass media and ecological models. Students will conduct critical analysis of interventions that implement each strategy through systematic analysis of public health literature. Grant funding strategies will be addressed.
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