Health Education (HEAL)

Graduate School of Education

110 Personal Health (3:3:0). Focuses on individual and family well-being through the integration of such topics as fitness, nutrition, human sexuality, consumer health, drug education, and mental health.

205 Principles of Accident Causation and Prevention (4:3:0). Investigates safety-related problems; emphasizes fire, home, occupational, and vehicle safety; and covers violence and property crime prevention.

220 Dimensions of Mental Health (3:3:0). Studies integration of behavioral and sociocultural factors in the study of mental health.

305 Teaching Methods in Health Education (K­12) (3:3:0). Prerequisite: PHED status or permission of instructor. Covers content, methodology, and resource materials in teaching health education for physical education teaching majors. Field experience is required.

310 Drugs and Health (3:3:0). Analyzes drug use, with an emphasis on its positive aspects, and presents alternatives to drug misuse and abuse.

312 Health and Wellness Choices (3:3:0). May be taken by nonmajors. Actively involves students in becoming managers of their personal health and well-being throughout the life span. Consistent with Healthy People 2000 goals for the nation. Emphasizes lifestyle activity and fitness, behavioral change, and maintenance.

314 Community Health Issues and Strategies: Drugs and Alcohol (3:3:0). This course emphasizes applications of theories underlying health promotion and risk reduction, with primary attention to drug and alcohol abuse. The focus is on applied strategies in the range of community settings, including schools (K­12) and colleges, the workplace, social services, health care providers, citizen groups, and related services. Strategies highlighted address specific issues and controversies involved with drunk/impaired driving, addiction, problematic behavior, and reduced human potential. Skill areas emphasized include prevention theory and concepts, communication campaigns, needs assessment and evaluation, strategic planning, organization change, social policy, and public policy considerations.

323 Program Leadership and Evaluation (3:3:0). Covers leadership and evaluation of health education, fitness, and recreation resources programs. Uses computer technology while studying the evaluative aspects of program planning and administration.

325 Health Aspects of Human Sexuality (3:3:0). Covers biological, behavioral, and sociocultural factors in human sexual behavior, apparently related to sexual problems.

327 Women's Health (3:3:0). Examines a broad range of health issues unique to women, including their relationships and empowerment with health care providers, self-concept issues that shape their response to food and exercise, their management of reproductive and gynecological choices and issues, the chronic diseases they must face, the internal effects of their interactions with society, their ability to manage the psychological and physical violence surrounding them, and the issues they face as they age.

330 Nutrition (3:3:0). Assesses dietary habits and patterns in relation to nutrient requirements. Emphasizes weight control, diet and fitness, and current nutritional controversies.

350 Interventions for Populations and Communities at Risk (3:3:0). Identifies culturally, physically, emotionally, mentally, and demographically diverse populations and communities at risk; covers implications for the development of innovative programs and the role of HFRR interventions.

370 Health Determinants and Status (3:3:0). Focuses on the determination of a person's health status and health behavior change strategies. Covers skills acquisition in health risk appraisal, screening, and related instruction.

372 Health Communication (3:3:0). Applies research-based models and theories of health assessment and health promotion at the individual, organizational, agency, and community levels. Uses communication approaches and skills within the context of behavior change strategies, including policy and program development.

430 Seminar on Contemporary Health Problems (3:3:0). Provides overview of contemporary and often controversial health issues with analysis of selected problems of current concern to society.

450 Epidemiology (3:3:0). Covers the incidence, distribution, and causes of diseases and injuries in human populations. Emphasizes essential diagnostics and planning for community health problem solving.

470 Community Health Systems (3:3:0). Examines the complexities of community health and community health system infrastructure. Focuses on planning and navigating the multi-system agency environment, which includes a focus on population and sub-population health.

480 Special Topics (1-3:3:0). Presents selected health issues and/or problems. Focuses on the application of information to education programs.

490 Internship (12:0:0). Prerequisite: 90 hours. Provides directed experience in observing and participating in health promotion and exercise science activities at community agencies, health care centers, and private sector organizations. Graded Pass/Fail.

499 Independent Study in Health Education (1-3:0:0). Prerequisites: 90 credits and permission of department. Provides study of a problem area in health education research, theory, or practice under faculty direction. May be repeated, but no more than three total credits may be earned.