Special Topics in Health Education
- Offered: Fall Winter
- Graded: S/U
- Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
An applied study of health theory in relation to behavior change at the individual and community levels. Course materials will be taught within the context of the PRECEDE/PROCEED health-planning model.
A continuation of HL 245
Notes:May not be applied toward any major or minor in health education other than the minor in Emergency Medical Services. Currently being offered through Marquette General Hospital. Contact the School of Health and Human Performance for details.
Instruction in pre-hospital emergency medical care of the sick and injured. Successful completion of both HL 245 and HL 246 is required before the student may apply to take the National Registry Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) licensing exam for the State of Michigan.
Notes:May not be applied toward the secondary education major or secondary education minor in health education.Currently being offered through Marquette General Hospital. Contact the School of Health and Human Performance for details.
Provides an introduction to the health of populations through a study of community health and public health organization and practice in the United States. Application of community health concepts in service learning situations in the community.
Notes:Would meet twice per week in a two-hour block where some meetings would be in community service locations.
A study of normal physiological and pathological mechanisms of the cardiopulmonary system at rest and during exercise, as well as an introduction to pharmacological agents used in the treatment of various diseases affecting the cardiopulmonary system.
Introduction to child, adolescent and adult suicides, the suicide personality, basic intervention techniques and the professional’s personal values and attitudes toward suicide.