Shepherd University

2005-07 Catalog
(Volume XLV * May 2005)

Section VII: Courses of Instruction

Health Education

HLTH 103. Personal Health (3)
A study of modern health problems and their solutions. Mental health and stress, drug use and abuse, fitness and nutrition, human sexuality, cancer, cardiovascular disease, environmental health, and the aging process will be discussed.

HLTH 110. Wellness in the Workplace (3)
This introductory course examines the effects of Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programs, including chemical dependency, exercise, heart disease, stress management, smoking cessation, nutrition and cancer screening on absenteeism, worker productivity and peak performance, worker satisfaction and morale, worker injury and illness, and employer costs.

HLTH 200. Health and Wellness (3)
Examination of activities that help individuals recognize components of lifestyles detrimental to good health, and development of principles and programs to improve quality of life.

HLTH 225. First Aid/CPR (3)
Provides training to enable laypersons to respond appropriately to emergency situations and teaches skills needed to manage emergency situations until professional personnel arrive. Students will learn to recognize emergencies, make first aid decisions, and provide care with little or no first aid supplies or equipment.

HLTH 300. Substance Use and Abuse (3)
This course analyzes the psychological, sociological, and pharmacological aspects of drug use, misuse, and abuse.

HLTH 301. Health and Safety in the Elementary School (3)
Prepares elementary education majors to teach health and safety in an elementary school. Students will study the teacher's role, nature of children in grades K-6, planning and demonstration of teaching methods.

HLTH 360. School Health Problems (3)
Enables students to recognize health problems in the home, community, and school. Strategies to help students deal with and resolve health problems are stressed. Prerequisites: HLTH 103 and at least junior class standing. Offered every third semester.

HLTH 370. Community Health Education (3)
An overview of institutional health agencies and organizations, both official and nonofficial, at local, state, and national levels. Exploration of both purpose and function of agencies and institutions for promoting, maintaining, and meeting the health needs of community members. Emphasis on health care, environmental concerns, health legislation, and health insurance. Consumer health choices, advertising, and watchdog agencies will be discussed. Prerequisite: HLTH 103.

HLTH 390. Exercise Prescription (3)
Provides basic skills and knowledge necessary in assessment of an individual's health status and teaches students to prescribe fitness programs for lifestyle enhancement. Permission of instructor.

HLTH 420. Issues in Drug Addiction (3)
This course is designed to increase knowledge of substance abuse issues. It should be of special interest to law enforcement personnel, probation officers, teachers, counselors working in this field, and University students.

HLTH 468. Principles of Sports Nutrition (3)
Basic scientific principles as they apply to sports nutrition to maintain health and human performance will be reviewed. Concentration will be on the nutrient requirement of the athlete through the training, competitive, and rehabilitative phases. Biochemical functions and interrelationships of nutrients are examined. Current nutritional trends are evaluated. Special application is made for the age, gender, and type of training of the athlete. Prerequisites: GSPE 210, HLTH 300, or permission of the instructor.

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