Analysis of Health, Wellness and Disease for the Health Care Consumer

Catalog description

In our technological world, health research and information is expanding rapidly and has become readily available to consumers. As life-long consumers of this information and health care services, students need to be able to understand the principles on which healthcare is based and to interpret this information in its application to their personal, family and community situations. This course uses an inquiry- based format to consider topics in nutrition, pharmaceuticals, cancer, communicable disease, contraception and sexually transmitted disease, chronic diseases, environmental impacts on health, recreation, fitness, epidemiology, and disease prevention. CGER NSW-MBP Natural Science & Wellness: Mind, Body, & Planet. Offered Fall, Spring.