CIW - Health Education

This course is designed to provide a basic foundation for individuals who will be educating others in the area of human sexuality, particularly within a health education curriculum. Candidates will explore human values and beliefs concerning sexuality and the development of gender identity. The course is also designed to increase candidates' comfort level teaching a variety of human sexuality topics. Emphasis will be upon increasing the candidates' abilities in developing and conducting lessons for K-12 students. Prerequisite(s): none. 3 semester hours

This course focuses on recent developments in health education. The intent is first to examine health education as one of the core professions responsible for health promotion in a multitude of settings and second to look at health education as a movement toward multilevel intervention approaches targeting specific populations. The candidates will explore methods by which to expand the health knowledge of the individual/group and assist learners in making self-directed health-related decisions. Emphasis will be placed on life-long learning as well as raising awareness for responsible social action as it relates to health. Prerequisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

This course is designed to provide health educators with the ability to be able to defend and describe a coordinated school health program. This course will provide the tools necessary to implement the program within the school setting. It is also designed to provide health educators with knowledge and awareness of both the National and State Standards in health education. Candidates will critique pre-written health curricula to determine their usability. Prerequisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

This course is designed to foster an understanding of safety rules and injury prevention in the home, school and community and to prepare the student to act in an emergency. Basic principles of First Aid, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use will be taught. Upon completion of this course, the candidate will receive American Red Cross certification in CPR, AED, and Standard First Aid. Prerequisite(s): None 2 semester hours

This course focuses on the process of curriculum development in health education K-12 as a component of a coordinated school health program. The philosophies behind the coordinated school health program and the state and national standards for health education curricula are discussed. An overview of the ten content areas within a school health program is presented as they relate to the risk behaviors of today's society. The scope and sequence of the health curriculum is explored and the writing of goals and objectives practiced. Methods for evaluating health curricula and instruction are discussed. Prerequisite(s): CIW507, CIC 503 or permission of health education program coordinator or C&I director. 3 semester hours

Learners will explore various concepts related to consumer health. Candidates will use project based inquiry and discussion to distinguish between reliable and unreliable health information, and recognize differences between honest and fraudulent health services and product marketing. Candidates will also explore trends in health consumerism. This course will enable candidates to make sound health consumer choices in the areas of nutrition, fitness, diet, drugs, product safety, and health care services. Health education activities for classroom use that are age and developmentally appropriate will also be discussed. Prerequisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

This course provides candidates with a review of the causes, effects and solutions to environmental problems that impact human health. Candidates explore the relationships between human population growth, natural resources, environmental pollution and decreasing biodiversity. Emphasis is placed on actions and strategies individuals may adopt for protecting and improving the environment. Resources and teaching techniques for presenting a unit/program in environmental health are examined. Prerequisite(s): None 2 semester hours

This course is designed to foster an understanding of the pharmacological principles of drugs, their reaction in the body, and the addictive process. These principles are applied to all aspects of the major drug groups. The course provides students with grade appropriate educational methods to teach these principles in classrooms. The candidate learns the skills of making informed decisions and healthy choices and teaches these to their students. Prerequisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

This course includes current concepts and practices of health and healthful living applied to the community utilizing an examination of the philosophy and practice of public and community health. It includes economic, sociological, cultural and legal implications of community health programming. This course identifies contemporary community health problems and provides an overview of agencies assisting in the development and presentation of health education. Prerequisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

This course will explain the importance of mental health in all aspects of life and specifically in learning. Focus will be on how the personality is shaped and the health educator's role in helping to develop students' emotional health. The classifications of mental disorders will be discussed with reference to the DSM-IV-TR. Resources for treatment of mental illness will be explored as well as preventative measures. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

This course provides candidates with basic knowledge and skills needed to analyze the nutritional challenges of various dietary patterns. Focus is nutrition principles and their application, including the biological foundations of nutrition. Emphasis is placed on the nation's nutrition objectives for Healthy People 2020, application of nutrition information related to food choices, cultural food traditions, defensive dining, and choosing vitamin-rich foods and diet as preventative medicine. Various internet activities build critical thinking skills by investigating reputable nutrition web sites. Participants are challenged to reflect upon solutions for environmental degradation and hunger. Prerequisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

This course provides basic information about the disease process, classifications of diseases, and prevention of disease. Specific diseases affecting each system of the body are analyzed including their incidence, cause, symptoms, risk factors, predispositions, treatments and prevention. Candidates explore methods of instruction and resources for programs or units on disease. Emphasis is placed on lifestyle behaviors and choices that impact the development or prevention Prerequisite(s): None. 2 semester hours

1-4 semester hours

1-3 semester hours

Provides the student with the opportunity to explore current or specialized topics in the field of health education. 1-4 semester hours