Health Promotion and Wellness Theories and Frameworks

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This course emphasizes health promotion in diverse and changing cultures and societies. Determining and influencing factors of health are examined from a cultural competence perspective. Major health promotion, wellness, behavioral, and lifestyle theories that influence the professional practice of exercise science in community settings are integrated throughout the course. The role of the exercise scientist in health education for the prevention and treatment of health problems, health promotion, and enhancing quality of life is emphasized.