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Personal Health and Wellness |
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This class assists students in examining their personal level of wellness, which includes physical fitness, making good nutrition choices, maintaining a healthy body composition, dealing effectively with stress, determining personal risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer, making wise choices in drug use and avoiding abuse, protecting one's self against sexually transmitted diseases and identifying skills for developing and maintaining successful interpersonal relationships. |
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First Aid and CPR |
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To provide the citizen responder with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency situation to help sustain life and minimize pain and the consequences of injury or sudden illness until medical help arrives. Successful completion leads to American Red Cross certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for adult, child and infant, and First Aid Responding to Emergencies. |
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Topics in Health |
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This is a topics course which may be repeated as course content may vary. |
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Topics in Health |
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This is a topics course which may be repeated as course content may vary. |
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Introduction to Nutrition |
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An introductory course in nutrition focusing on improving personal food choices, discriminating between sources of nutritional information, proper diet planning and maintaining healthy weight. |
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Health in the Elementary Schools |
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This course emphasizes maintaining and improving personal health and wellness and developing and using motor skills for an active classroom. It also is a preparation for pre-service teachers to take part in developing health behaviors in their pre-primary through 8th grade level students. This course includes methods of instruction. |
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Safety Education and Consumer Protection |
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Study and evaluation of factors in safety awareness, accident prevention and consumer protection. |
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Disease Prevention |
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Introduction to common diseases with an emphasis on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in health education and health promotion. |
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Health Education and the Middle Level Adolescent |
| Prerequisite |
HLTH 110 |
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The middle level adolescent (children between the ages of 10 and 14) experiences dramatic changes in nearly every aspect of their physical, social, emotional, and intellectual lives. Health Education and the Middle Level Adolescent addresses these special considerations, as well as the special role of health education within the goals and philosophy of the middle level approach. |
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Health Methods and Materials |
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| Writing Intensive |
Yes |
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Students learn to design, implement and evaluate health lessons related to the National Health Education Standards and the Centers for Disease Control priority areas. Emphasis is placed on developing lesson plans that incorporate measurable objectives and a variety of teaching methods for students in grades 9-12. |
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Topics in Health |
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| Description |
This is a topics course which may be repeated as course content may vary. |
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Education for Sexuality and HIV/AIDS |
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This course trains health education majors and minors to carry out sexuality education for students in grades 7-12. Emphasis is placed on developing self-esteem, healthy relationships, and social skills. Current educational research is applied to promote sexual health in children, adolescents, and adults. |
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Coordinated School Health Programs |
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A step-by-step approach to developing, implementing, and evaluating coordinated school health programs that include school health instruction, school environment, guidance and counseling, health services, food and nutrition programs, physical education, school site health promotion and the development of school and community partnerships. |
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Internship |
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Designed for Community Health and Health Service Administration majors. Involvement in field work by placement in health related governmental, volunteer, non-profit, or commercial agencies. A maximum of 12 internship credits may be applied to the degree. |
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Topics in Health |
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Course Outline |
| Description |
This is a topics course which may be repeated as course content may vary. |
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