Schedule of Classes

Introduction to strategies for promoting health and wellness. Includes self monitoring of health risk behavior, goal setting, and behavior changes.

Nutrition as it relates to health promotion across the lifespan and disease prevention. Discussion of nutrients, factors affecting food choices, food safety and global nutrition issues.

Introduction to concepts of global health and disease control. Issues of globalization, global governance, emerging diseases, infectious disease treatment, and outbreak challenges.

Individual research apprenticeship in health related fields under supervision of a departmental faculty member. Graded CR/NC. Departmental approval.

Overview and analysis of predictors and consequences of health-related behaviors; theoretical viewpoints and strategies for behavior change. Recommended preparation: HP 200

Examination of the major systems of the human body; disease processes and behavioral risk factors.

Intermediate statistics for health behavior studies; topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and use of computer software in data analysis.

Introduction to the design, conduct and evaluation of health behavior research studies; quantitative and qualitative approaches to research and analysis. Recommended preparation: HP 340L

Examines the primary goals and methods of epidemiology, the study of factors that influence health and disease in individuals and populations.

Comparison of national and international differences in health status as influenced by cultural practices and lifestyles within geographic, economic and political environments.

Examines the nature and roots of health disparities among women, men, and different ethnic groups; methods for reducing such disparities; strategies for prevention services.

Patterns and prevalence of violence; psychosoical, environmental, and biological influences on violent behavior; youth gangs; drugs and violence; family violence; and prevention and intervention strategies.

Examination of causes and consequences of obesity, with emphasis on health risks of type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Recommended preparation: HP 230.

Covers phases of worksite health promotion: research, design, implementation and evaluation; concerns regarding escalating medical costs and the role of health promotion in offering substitutes.

Overview of causative factors and demographic distributions of the major chronic diseases in the western world; edpidemiologic concepts and research designs. Recommended preparation: HP 320

Examination of how communication affects health behavior; role of doctor-patient contacts, social groups, community health campaigns, images in media, and advanced communication technologies. Duplicates credit in the former HP 443. Cross-listed as HP 443.

Overview of traditional Eastern approaches toward health and disease; relevance to modern health issues, emphasizing a comparison between traditional Chinese and modern Western medicine. Recommended preparation: Fundamentals of Medicine

Survey of the development of healthy and the prevention of health-risk behaviors during adolescence. Prevention and promotion techniques will be explored emphasizing cultural differences.

Overview of the impact aging populations will have on global institutions from a variety of perspectives. Examination of public health policy issues.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Open to HP majors only. Recommended preparation: HP 350L

Lecture and discussion focused on specific topics within health promotion and disease prevention. Course topic will vary from semester to semester.