Heath Promotion
Behavior Interventions
Application of theories of behavior change to program planning for the secondary student and adult population. Students utilize a wide range of techniques and strategies for community and secondary health education. Upon successful completion of this course, students will (1) be able to create, develop and write teaching strategies, (2) learn proper presentation skills, and (3) become advocates for the field of health education/promotion.
Epidemiology
An introduction to basic concepts of epidemiology. Students will study the ways in which disease is transmitted and distributed within populations and develop a working knowledge of basic biostatistics and epidemiological methodology.
Grant Writing
An examination of the skills required to locate funding opportunities and write and submit grant applications and reports for health promotion and education programs. This course is designed to help students to gain experience and practice in finding grant money and applying for grants to undertake community health projects.
Public Health
This course explores the foundations of public health practices, including health organization/agency structures and specific health concerns of target populations. The course places particular emphasis on the social influences on individual and community health. It examines the reasons for health disparities and explores the problems and the challenges faced by modern public health workers and health promoters. The main goal of the course is to increase students' understanding and knowledge of public health to inform their future practice as health promoters.
Program Planning in Health Promotion
This is a practical course in which students are responsible for undertaking needs assessment research and developing a health promotion program in collaboration with a local business or agency. The course enables students to apply the knowledge and experience gained in lower level courses to real world problems and to further develop their health promotion.health communication sills.
Practicum in Health Promotion
This course gives students practical experience in the implementation of health promotion programs. Students in the course will support the implementation and evaluation of a health promotion program in a community setting. Students may work on projects previously designed during their program planning class, or they may be involved in the implementation and evaluation of a health promotion program designed by another agency.
School and Community Health
This course provides students with a foundation in the theory and practice of school and community health promotion. Students will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of the socio-cultural, political, and economic factors involved in school and community health. By the end of the course, students will have the theoretical and practical background necessary to enable them to play a coordinating and facilitating role in planning and implementing effective school and community health promotion initiatives.
Food and Nutrition
Nutrition for Lifetime Wellness
Introduction of basic nutritional concepts and their application to lifetime wellness. Topics of study will include nutrition standards, nutrients, weight management, eating disorders, life cycle nutrition, and disease prevention. Students will also learn how to conduct a personal dietary analysis.
Multicultural Foods
This course is an introductory class with laboratory experience designed to address food preparation techniques, food safety and sanitation, socio-cultural-economic factors of food selection, and food management (purchasing and planning) systems as well as the food customs of societies, individuals, and families.
Science
Anatomy & Physiology I and II
A study of terminology and orientation of the body, basics of chemistry, cytology, histology, and integumentary , skeletal, muscular, and nervous system. Also includes the study of the structure and function of the endocrine, circulatory, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems; nutrition and metabolism; fluid and ionic balance.
Chemistry for Health Sciences
A study of the principles of general, organic, and biological chemistry with emphasis on the numerous connections between chemistry and human health.
Microbiology
A study of the classification, structure, and function of microbes, with an emphasis on disease-causing bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi. Includes: Control of microbial growth, basic laboratory techniques used in microbiology, use of the microscope for viewing microbes, staining techniques, bacterial morphology and staining patterns, preparation of culture media, culture techniques, and microbial identification techniques.
Organic Chemistry Survey
A survey of the chemistry of organic compounds with emphasis on structure, properties, synthesis, and reaction of the major functional group families. Mechanisms of major reaction types are explored.
Education
Health Education in Elementary Schools
Designing Pre-8 educational programs consistent with specified program objectives, includes development of logical scope and sequence plan for an elementary health education program. Applying individual or group learning process methods appropriate to given early childhood, elementary and middle school level learning situations. Proper techniques and skills needed to successfully meet the National Health Education Standards and the Minnesota State Graduation Standards. Upon successful completion of this course, students will (1) know the Coordinated School Health Program, (2) apply methodology of Elementary Health Education, and (3) known and understand the process of writing lesson plans.
Human Development and Learning: Secondary
Introduction to the psychological and social dimensions of learning and development and their influences on students' participation in school. The course focuses on psychological theories of learning and development, classroom management, and the relationship between psychological theory and classroom practice in secondary classrooms. 30-40 hours of field experience is a requirement of this course.
Instructional Planning and Assessment: Secondary
A study of the principles of curriculum formation including writing objectives, unit planning, and daily lesson planning for secondary education. Assessment, measurement, and evaluation techniques are studies to determine achievement of objectives through teacher-made tests, performance assessments, standardized tests, and observation techniques. Statistics of measurement, specialized measurement instruments and test interpretation are also studies.
Other
Public Relations
This course will introduce students to the nature and role of public relations in a democratic society. Students will gain practical experience solving case problems and projects, as well as working on brochures/flyers; print, radio, and TV ads; newsletters; websites; and portfolios.
