Courses
hlth 1180 - From Knowledge to Action
Goals: To provide prospective teachers skills in teaching behavioral change and health/wellness skills, utilizing models of behavior change and motivational communication.
Content: Skill sets that integrate models and theories of behavior change and learning into lesson planning and classroom communication.
Taught: Annually, fall term.
Credits: 2 credits
HLTH 1520 - First Aid and Personal Safety
Goals: To identify ways to prevent injury and/or illness, recognize when an emergency has occurred, follow emergency action procedures, and apply basic first aid skills. American Red Cross Certification in Community First Aid and CPR.
Content: Shock, wounds, burns, respiratory emergencies, sudden illness, poisoning/drugs, thermal regulation, bone and joint injuries.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 0.5 semester credit
hlth 3630 - Prevention and Management of Athletic Injuries
Goals: To become familiar with modern sports medicine techniques. To develop an understanding of the basic principles of prevention, management, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
Content: Modern principles of athletic training with special emphasis on prevention of athletic injuries including prophylactic taping techniques, and management of athletic injuries including basic injury assessments. Other areas or presentation include mechanism of injury, principles of physical conditioning, emergency medical techniques, and analysis of protective equipment.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: Basic human anatomy is recommended but not required.
Credits: 4 credits
hlth 3700 - Critical Health Issues in Drug Education, Stress Management, Nutrition, and Sexuality Education
Goals: Students will be able to identify behaviors and factors that prevent or reduce the risk of tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use, misuse, and abuse. The student will understand health-enhancing behaviors that reduce health risks including strategies to reduce and prevent stress-related health practices. Students will understand the concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention as it pertains to behaviors influencing our sexuality.
Content: Investigate addictions and addictive behavior. Use, misuse, and abuse of pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and illicit drugs. Understanding stressors and stress management. Nutritional issues: eating healthy and safe, weight management, and eating disorders. Investigation of multifaceted human sexuality: defining gender identity and roles, the female and male reproductive anatomy, pregnancy, birth control, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Taught: Annually.
Credits: 4 credits
hlth 5630 - Advanced Techniques in Athletic Training and Sports Medicine
Goals: Students will focus on the rehabilitation techniques in athletic training. Emphasis will be on designing, managing, and evaluating rehabilitation programs.
Content: Areas of study will include core stabilization, plyometrics, open vs. closed-kinetic chain exercises, PNF, and aquatic therapy. Review of common injuries and establishment of proper rehabilitation protocols will be the main focus.
Taught: Annually.
Prerequisite: HLTH 3630.
Credits: 4 credits
hlth 5890 - School Health Program
Goals: To understand that organized and effectively coordinated programs are essential to the goal of furthering school health education.
Content: Introduction to the complete school health program, healthful school living, health services, and health instruction.
Taught: Annually, spring term.
Credits: 4 credits