HLED 1400 - Individual and Community Health

Hours: 4
This course focuses on personal health risk factors associated with nutrition, physical activity, substance use, sexuality, and mental health, and how they relate to injury and chronic and communicable diseases. The course also explores how personal, social and environmental health issues affect community/public health. Roles of public health agencies and organizations, and the function of Coordinated School Health Programs (CSHP) will be discussed. Students will be exposed to individual and population-based strategies for reducing prevalence of health risk factors and incidence of disease and injury in various population groups and settings. Learning experiences and a service-learning component involve students in application of health education skills including hands-on assessment of personal and population needs, program planning, implementation and evaluation of health initiatives.

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HLED 1400 - Individual and Community Health