Consumer Health
General
Prefix
HLTH
Course Number
250
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Health and Wellness Professions
Description
Exploration of consumer health issues: types, cost, and availability of health care, products, and services; health quackery, fads, and consumer protection.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
Yes
MN Goal Designation(s)
02
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify the applications of the field of consumer health to everyday life situations.
Outcome
Review the major sources of misleading information, quackery and health fraud encountered by consumers of health products and services.
Outcome
Critically appraise health information provided by radio, T.V., print sources, the Internet and similar sources of information.
Outcome
Distinguish facts from fiction and apply the scientific method to interpretation of facts.
Outcome
Distinguish the different techniques and tools used by the advertisement industry to sell their products and increase profit.
Outcome
Examine the importance of what is known as science-based health care when choosing a physician, seeking basic medical, or surgical care.
Outcome
Examine how specific programs and services work in the field of mental health, dental care, and alternative healing.
Outcome
Review the major elements of self-care and when to use the health care facilities.
Dependencies
Programs
HLTH250
is a
completion requirement
for: