Intervention Methods in Health Promotion and Health Education I

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Pre - requisites: EDSA 6401 or EDSA 6561, MEDU 6500. The purpose of the course is to study Health Promotion and Health Education as a process for the development, maintenance and behavior modification in the human being. The goal is to develop the optimum state of health in the individuals. Emphasis will be given to the study of strategies to change individual health behaviors such as: behavior modification, assertive training, micro counseling, and management of emotion through the life. Emphasis will be given to categories of intervention methods, and strategies to be used in small groups interventions. The students will apply these strategies in their interventions. There will be conferences, group discussions, role playing, lectures, and field experiences.