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Personal and Community Health

General

Prefix

HLTH

Course Number

215

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Description

Personal and community health and steps to reduce risk of health problems for individuals, families, and communities. Community health services and resources.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

Yes

MN Goal Designation(s)

05

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Summarize the basic concepts, issues, and terminology of personal and community health.

Outcome

Examine the significance of wellness as it applies to the individual, family, community, and population as a whole.

Outcome

Identify and discuss the importance of the community to solve or remediate major health issues faces by society.

Outcome

Appraise major sources of health information and critically evaluate the accuracy, quality and reliability of health data.

Outcome

Investigate the health-related activities of various governmental, private and voluntary agencies.

Outcome

Assess health care availability, cost, and delivery in the United States.

Outcome

Develop a decision making plan for change or enhancement of a current wellness topic and create behavior change goals and objectives.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Personal health. 25% Health-related behavior. 20% Chronic and infectious conditions: cancers. 20% Field exploration. 15% Mental health. 10% Aging. 10%

Dependencies

Courses

HLTH215 is a prerequisite for:

Programs

HLTH215 is a completion requirement for: