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COURSE: The Human Condition
CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
Prerequisite: None
This
series is a comprehensive course that features leading health care
experts and several personal case studies to delve into the following
recurring and interrelated topics: the biological, social, and economic
dimensions of health; emotional and mental health; sexual and reproductive
health; the life cycle; the impact of heredity and lifestyle on health;
health and chemical substances; promoting well-being through fitness
and nutrition, the battle against infectious and chronic diseases;
the individual in the health/medical marketplace; and health care
and the global community.
COURSE GOALS
- Help learners understand
the multiple dimensions of health across the lifespan and the
impact that lifestyle choices can have
on overall health and well-being.
- Encourage the development of critical thinking skills related
to health care and the avoidance and/or treatment of infectious
and chronic diseases and genetically-influenced conditions.
- Explore advances in health care and medicine and probe some
of the ethical issues such advances create.
- Provide insight into effective ways to navigate the health
care system to secure the best possible care.
- Recognize that the health issues of marginalized populations
also affect the health of the nation and the world community.
COURSE CONTENT:
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Lesson 1 -The Fabric of Health
Lesson 2 - In Human Terms
Lesson 3 - State of Mind
Lesson 4 - Lives in Balance
Lesson 5 - Behind Closed Doors
Lesson 6 - It's Personal
Lesson 7 - Risky Business
Lesson 8 - The Code
Lesson 9 - Haley or Matthew's Story
Lesson 10 - The Growing Years
Lesson 11 - Web of Addiction
Lesson 12 - Feels so Good (Hurts so Bad)
Lesson 13 - What You Don't Know...
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Lesson 14 - Food for Thought
Lesson 15 - Weighing In
Lesson 16 - Working it Out
Lesson 17 - Germ Warfare
Lesson 18 - The Modern Plague
Lesson 19 - Heart of the Matter
Lesson 20 - Brain Attack
Lesson 21 - diagnosis: Cancer
Lesson 22 -Living with Cancer
Lesson 23 - Age Happens
Lesson 24 - Final Chapter
Lesson 25 - The Medical Marketplace
Lesson 26 - What Price?
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ASSIGNMENTS: List the assignments, activities, projects and journal
entries on the syllabus with the appropriate point value.
EVALUATION: Tests, quizzes, projects, etc
REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS Textbook : Sandra Alters
and Wendy Schiff.
Essential Concepts for Healthy Living, 4th Edition,
Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishing Company, 2006.
Study Guide: Study Guide for
The Human Condition, by Wendy Schiff. Boston: Jones and Bartlett
Publishing Company, 2006.
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