13 courses with the subject HSW, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HSW 200Nutrition3
This course covers the basic principles of nutrition, including the study of dietary nutrients, and the effect of inadequate, excessive, or deficient levels on human health across the lifespan. The use of food analysis tools, including tables and labels will also be examined. Additional topics may include: nutrition-related disorders, special diet, ethnicity and impact on food choice, nutritional requirements during different stages of life.
This course explores the Seven Dimensions of Wellness Model (intellectual, physical, social/cultural, environment, occupational, spiritual, and emotional) and how they interact in a way to achieve a healthy, holistic lifestyle. The concept of wellness will be explored and each of the dimensions of wellness within the model will be studied. The student will be introduced to assessment tools to assess a person’s level of wellness and develop a plan of action for achieving an optimal healthy, holistic lifestyle.
This course teaches students how to develop a fitness program that complements a healthy, well lifestyle throughout the lifespan. The student will explore the basic principles of fitness and design an exercise program, articulating how being physically active regardless of age or physical disability relates in a healthier you.
In this course students will gain a foundation in the basics of nutrition and how the body utilizes nutrients that contribute to health. Students will examine theories and current research on elements of nutrition and their relationship to chronic disease. They will also have the opportunity to assess the nutritional value of foods and examine strategies for modifying nutritional intake in the context of lifecycle, culture and environment.
HSW 310Introduction to Health & Wellness Promotion3
This course introduces students to the concepts, theories and research related to wellness and health promotion. We will examine the state of health, our current model of care in the U.S. and the implications for adopting a wellness or health promotion approach. Students will research factors that influence wellness and health promotion, such as nutrition, exercise, stress reduction and sleep. We will explore wellness and health promotion initatives and challenges related to implementing and sustaining them within various settings and with diverse populations. Future trends and efforts towards prevention will be explored. Students will research career opportunities in prevention, health maintenance, education and promotion, such as health and wellness coaching.
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body and affects every aspect of our lives, yet most efforts to promote health fails to address how to keep your brain healthy. Students will examine the impact of lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, stress, and sleep on brain functioning, disease prevention and optimizing health. Students will identify strategies to assist in improving brain health throughout the lifespan.
This course focuses on health and wellness, safety, exercise and nutritional factors for promoting optimal growth and development of children through the teen years utilizing the seven dimensions of health and wellness. Childhood illnesses and health conditions, health assessment tools and measures, safety strategies, personal hygiene, emotional wellness, nutrition and exercise will be examined.
This course investigates personal health and wellness topics of particular interest to women today. The physical and psychological aspects of illness and wellness are pursued through such topics as nutrition, eating disorders, hormonal changes, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, addictions, malignancies, osteoporosis, and related issues utilizing the seven dimensions of health and wellness.
This course examines various aspects of male health paying particular attention to wellness and disease prevention utilizing the seven dimensions of health and wellness. Health screenings appropriate to males will be discussed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be the starting point for reviewing statistics of male health issues and for the investigation of identifying strategies and interventions to assist in male health and wellness over the lifespan.
Successful programs address client needs and deliver services utilizing an effective systems approach. Students discuss the issues programs face in establishing guidelines for short-term and long-term planning, recruiting and training staff, and in conducting ongoing evaluation of services. Students participate in a client/provider interview and create a program design. The course addresses systems theory, family relationships, governmental agencies and their relationship to community services, program planning, setting goals and objectives, conducting interviews and evaluations, applied critical thinking, assessment, professional writing, and grant writing.
This course will provide the student the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge learned in previous courses by applying the knowledge in the development of a comprehensive plan of wellness resulting in a healthier community. This plan will address a holistic approach to general health, prevention, early screening, exercise, nutrition and emotional well-being across the lifespan utilizing the seven dimensions of health and wellness.
This course explores why changing lifestyle is critical for increased health and wellbeing and how to assist in the process of bringing about needed change. Students will look comprehensively at the role of lifestyle change in promoting health and will critically examine the related evidence. They will examine theories aimed at explaining and predicting health behaviors and identify factors that influence decision-making. Students will apply their knowledge in designing interventions and policies that promote health.
Mobilize people and efforts to prevent disease and increase health. Business leaders measure financial returns, health promoting leaders measure quality of life. Students will critically examine theories, practices and ethics of leaders focused on promoting health. Students will expand their leadership abilities to promote health through the identification and cultivation of key skillsets and mindset to meet the needs of diverse communities and populations.
