Health Education (HED)
HED 109S, 209S, 309S Topics in Health Education 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 1.5,3,4.5 Lab Hours
For each semester hour of credit earned, one-and-one-half laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to health education and kinesiology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
HED 110 Freshman seminar 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides an overview of the life skills that are critical to success, such as academic, social, and health behaviors.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HED 311 Introduction to Health Promotion and Behavioral Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides an introduction to the concepts and core principles of health promotion and behavioral science. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to health education and kinesiology majors.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HED 112 Foundations of Stress Management 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine stress, mindfulness, and multiple means of stress management. Explore the science of stress and how it impacts health, the history and benefits of mindfulness, and engage with different stress management practices each week; including learning the practices' history, scientific benefits, and varying experiences. Use healthy coping strategies on a consistent basis and tools to address stressors that will arise from being a college student. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Lower Division
HED 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S Topics in Health Education 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Lower Division
HED 127L, 227L, 327L, 627L Internship/Fieldwork in Health Promotion 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Applied experiences in development, delivery, or evaluation of professional health promotion programs. No more than twelve semester hours in the following courses may be counted: Health Education 127L, 227L, 327L, 627L, Kinesiology 127L, 227L, 327L, 627L. The six-hour fieldwork/internship will require 270 hours overall or about 20 hours per week. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, consent of the instructor, and a University grade point average of at least 2.50.
Restrictions: Restricted to health education and kinesiology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 628 Internship in Health Promotion 6 Hours
18 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Applied experiences in development, delivery, or evaluation of professional health promotion programs. May be repeated once for credit. One conference hour and seventeen hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, consent of the director of the degree program in kinesiology, and a University grade point average of at least 2.50. A higher grade point average may be required.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 329K Child and Adolescent Health 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The foundations of child and adolescent health; health education; and the biological, environmental, and behavioral health determinants of health. Includes the application of evidence-based child and adolescent health promotion concepts; prominent health risk behaviors established during youth that increase the risk of morbidity and mortality; and the application of personal health and wellness information. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the College of Education.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 129S, 229S, 329S, 629S Topics in Health Education 1,2,3,6 Hours
1,2,3,6 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Credit is recorded while the student is enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to health education and kinesiology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 335 Theories of Substance Use and Abuse 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the psychological, social, pharmacological, and cultural aspects of substance use and abuse. Includes a study and critique of the theories of substance use and abuse. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Restrictions: Restricted to health education and kinesiology majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 343 Foundations of Epidemiology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the basic tenets of epidemiology as well as the different types of epidemiological study designs. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 343, Health and Society 340 (Topic 1), 350E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: H S 350E
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 350 Theories of Health Promotion Behavioral Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the field of health promotion, as applicable in the fields of health and education: theories, processes, activities, and settings for health promotion practice. Health Education 350 and 370K (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Health Education 311.
Restrictions: Restricted to health promotion majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 351 Needs Assessment and Program Planning 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the processes of planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 351, 352K (Topic 1), 371K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, at least 60 semester hours of coursework, and Health Education 311, 343, and 350.
Restrictions: Restricted to health promotion majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 352K Topics in Health Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analysis and synthesis of the literature and discussion of current and specific issues in health. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Laboratory work is required for some topics.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion II. Study of the design of worksite and community health promotion programs. Health Education 352K (Topic 1) and Kinesiology 352K (Topic 14: Techniques of Health Promotion) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health. Psychosocial issues in women's physical and mental health. Includes a broad definition of women's health that considers traditional reproductive issues, disorders that are more common in women than in men, and the leading causes of death in women. Covers gender influences on health risk behaviors, and societal influences on women's health through a consideration of social norms and roles.
Topic 3: Psychosocial Issues in Adult Development and Health. Examines psychosocial issues in adult physical and mental health within the context of adult psychological development, using a biopsychosocial approach. Examines psychosocial factors in the major health risks in adulthood and in preventative health behavior. Also considers psychosocial factors in stress and coping and their implications for health.
Topic 4: Strategic Health Communication. Introduces essential components of effective communication strategies and persuasive messaging techniques to aid in the development of a strategic health campaign for a client in an allied health field.
HED 352K.3 Psychosocial Issues in Adult Development and Health 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examines psychosocial issues in adult physical and mental health within the context of adult psychological development, using a biopsychosocial approach. Examines psychosocial factors in the major health risks in adulthood and in preventative health behavior. Also considers psychosocial factors in stress and coping and their implications for health.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 360 Adolescent Health Risk Behavior 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overview of the biological, psychological, social, and environmental determinants of adolescent risk-taking behavior. Focuses on selected behaviors that can result in adolescent mortality, morbidity and social problems including: violence, sexual behavior, obesity-related behaviors, depression, alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use. Health Education 360 and 370K (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 361 Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores psychosocial issues in women's physical and mental health, including traditional reproductive issues, disorders that are more common in women than in men, and the leading causes of death in women. Covers gender influences on health risk behaviors, and societal influences on women's health through a consideration of social norms and roles. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 352K (Topic 2: Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health), 361, Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic 35). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Core Curriculum: 010
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 364 Strategic Health Communication 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduces essential components of effective communication strategies and persuasive messaging techniques to aid in the development of a strategic health campaign for a client in an allied health field. Health Education 352K (Topic 4) and 364 may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to health education majors, kinesiology majors, and youth and community studies majors.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 365 Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore social determinants of health and health disparities in the United States and globally, as well as strategies to address them. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 366 Human Sexuality 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to health and sexuality. Explore sexuality, health, and rights and how they relate to the past, present, future, emerging issues, controversial issues, and cutting-edge areas. Examine the evolution of sexual rights, global sexual health, how health and sexuality constructs positive and negative messages throughout communities, nationally, and globally, methods to improve sexual health, and advocacy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and at least 45 semester hours of coursework.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 370K Topics in Health Promotion: Seminar 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Identification, causes, incidence, prevention, control, and social implications of major problems in health. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Varies with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion I. Introduction to the field of health promotion, as applicable in the fields of health and education: theories, processes, activities, and settings for health promotion practice. Health Education 350 and 370K (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing Restrictions: Restricted to health promotion students.
Topic 2: Adolescent Health Risk Behavior. Overview of the biological, psychological, social, and environmental determinants of adolescent risk-taking behavior. Risk behaviors of interest will include outcomes stemming from unintentional injuries, intentional injuries (self injury, suicide), tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, diet, sedentary behavior, and pathological gambling.
Topic 3: Environmental Health. Provides an introduction to the key areas of environmental health in developed and developing countries. Using the perspectives of the population and community, the course will cover factors associated with the development of environmental health problems.
Topic 4: Public Health Challenges Along the United States-Mexico Border. Explore border health issues and health promotion strategies to address them using a bi-national framework. Health Education 370K (Topic: Publ Hlth Challngs US/Mex Brdr) and 370K (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
HED 370K.1 Foundations of Health Promotion I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the field of health promotion, as applicable in the fields of health and education: theories, processes, activities, and settings for health promotion practice. Health Education 350 and 370K (Topic 1) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing
Restrictions: Restricted to health promotion students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 370K.3 Environmental Health 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides an introduction to the key areas of environmental health in developed and developing countries. Using the perspectives of the population and community, the course will cover factors associated with the development of environmental health problems.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 370K.4 Public Health Challenges Along the United States-Mexico Border 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore border health issues and health promotion strategies to address them using a bi-national framework. Health Education 370K (Topic: Publ Hlth Challngs US/Mex Brdr) and 370K (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 371K Foundations of Health Promotion II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to the processes of planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 351, 352K (Topic 1), 371K. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and Health Education 370K (Topic 1).
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 373 Evaluation and Research Design 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Develop knowledge and application of research methods and program evaluations in health promotion settings. Subjects include experimental and non-experimental research, validity, reliability, experimental and quasi-experimental research designs, data collection procedures, measurement of health knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and data analysis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to health promotion students.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 178C, 278C, 378C, 678C Topics in Fieldwork in Health 1,2,3,6 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 2,4,6,12 Lab Hours
Undergraduate research and/or experience with a health agency in the field attempting to analyze or solve community health problems through education; students are supervised by the health agency and by the kinesiology and health education faculty. For each semester hour of credit earned, two laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 378D Topics in Peer Health Leadership I 3 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 8 Lab Hours
Literature and discussion of current and specific issues in health. One conference hour and eight hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Healthyhorns Peer Educator Training. Training in the foundations of public health, with the opportunity to provide interactive and educational outreach activities such as presenting workshops to student groups and develop and staff initiatives that positively impact students' health. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Healthyhorns Peer Educator program.
Topic 2: Mental Health Promotion. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Mental Health Promotion program.
Topic 3: Clinic Volunteer Program. Analysis of literature and weekly discussion of current and specific issues relating to health. Focus on teamwork and leadership skills through a group capstone presentation at the end of the semester. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services Clinical Volunteer Program.
HED 378D.3 Clinic Volunteer Program 3 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 8 Lab Hours
Analysis of literature and weekly discussion of current and specific issues relating to health. Focus on teamwork and leadership skills through a group capstone presentation at the end of the semester.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services Clinical Volunteer Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 178E Topics in Peer Health Leadership II 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Literature and discussion of current and specific issues in health. One conference hour and two hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Healthyhorns. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Healthyhorns Peer Educator program.
Topic 2: Mental Health Promotion. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Mental Health Promotion program.
Topic 3: Clinic Volunteer Program. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services Clinical Volunteer Program.
Topic 4: Peer Support Practicum Seminar. Health Education 178E (Topic: Peer Support Practicum) and 178E (Topic 4) may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, Health Education 370K, and completion of the Mental Health First Aid training.
HED 178E.3 Clinic Volunteer Program 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services Clinical Volunteer Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 178E.4 Peer Support Practicum Seminar 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Health Education 178E (Topic: Peer Support Practicum) and 178E (Topic 4) may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing, Health Education 370K, and completion of the Mental Health First Aid training.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 178F Topics in Peer Health Leadership III 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Literature and discussion of current and specific issues in health. One conference hour and two hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Healthyhorns. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Healthyhorns Peer Educator program.
Topic 2: Mental Health Promotion. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the Mental Health Promotion program.
Topic 3: Clinic Volunteer Program. Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services Clinical Volunteer Program.
HED 178F.3 Clinic Volunteer Program 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Restrictions: Restricted to students in the University Health Services Clinical Volunteer Program.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 178G Applied Peer Education 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Continue to examine concepts related to peer education, public health, and health promotion. Discuss campus resources and learn how to integrate that information in workshops, campus events, and public health initiatives. Work collaboratively in "pods" which aim to promote comprehensive health promotion strategies across campus. Explore group facilitation and peer-led discussion skills. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 178E (Topic 1), 178E (Topic 2), 178G. One-and-one-half lecture hours and the equivalent of two service hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Health Education 378I and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 378I Foundations of Peer Health Leadership 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 1 Lab Hours
As incoming peer educators, explore content related to health promotion among college students and examine how to effectively use that information in their role. Deliver workshops, attend Longhorn Wellness Center (LWC) events, represent the LWC at campus functions, and develop public health initiatives and projects. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 378D (Topic 1), 378D (Topic 2), 378I. Three lecture hours and the equivalent of one service hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 178J Fieldwork in Peer Education 1 Hour
1.5 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Continue to explore the skills necessary to be effective public health promotion peer educators. Deliver workshops, serve as mentors to the new class of peer educators, attend Longhorn Wellness Center (LWC) events, represent the LWC at campus functions, and develop initiatives and projects in committees. Examine how peer educator skills apply to professional development skills. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 178E (Topic 1), 178E (Topic 2), 178J. One-and-one-half lecture hours and the equivalent of two service hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Health Education 178G, 378I, and consent of instructor.
Grading: Pass/Fail
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Upper Division
HED 395 Topics in Advanced Studies 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Group and individual studies of advanced topics; critique and synthesis of research findings and of literature. The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion.
Topic 2: Health Administration and Marketing.
Topic 3: Worksite Wellness & Health Promotion. Introduction of the business model approach as an evaluation and justification of worksite wellness.
Topic 4: Intervention Mapping: Health Promotion Program Development.
Topic 5: Issues in School and College Health.
Topic 6: Theories of Health Behavior. Health Education 395 (Topic 6) and Prevention Science 391 may not both be counted.
Topic 7: Foundations of Epidemiology. Health Education 395 (Topic 7) and Prevention Science 393 may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Theories of Substance Abuse.
Topic 9: Program Evaluation.
Topic 10: Health and Human Variability.
Topic 11: Human Sexuality.
Topic 12: Child and Adolescent Health Psychology. Introduction to the psychological, social, and physical aspects of childhood and adolescence. Issues are addressed from a developmental-contextual perspective.
Topic 13: Social and Cultural Bases of Health.
Topic 14: Human Biology throughout the Life Span.
Topic 15: Adherence to Exercise Programs.
Topic 16: Organizational and Social Change for Health Promotion.
Topic 17: Mind/Body Health. The scientific basis for mind/body health; overview of clinically tested mind/body interventions in each dimension of health: emotional, psychological, physical, spiritual, intellectual, and social.
Topic 18: Adolescent Problem Behaviors: A Developmental Perspective. In-depth theoretical and empirical analysis from a developmental perspective of adolescent problem behaviors. Individual and contextual factors related to adolescent substance abuse, early sexual activity, pregnancy and childbearing, and emotional problems.
Topic 19: Public Health Communication: Case Studies. Introduction to applications of social cognitive learning theory and innovation diffusion theory in the design of campaigns to change health behaviors.
Topic 20: Adult Development, Aging, and Health. Overview of current research and theory in the study of adult development, aging, and health. Considers the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors in health and well-being.
Topic 21: Risk and Resilience in Children and Adolescents. Introduction to the theories and methods of child and adolescent risk and resilience. Examines resilience processes in populations at elevated risk for negative outcomes and explores how empirical research contributes to the development of programs aimed at strengthening resilience in at-risk youth.
Topic 22: Politics of Health and Long-Term Care Reform.
Topic 23: Health Issues in Gerontology. An introduction to physical, psychological, and social perspectives on aging, with an emphasis on health and health care of older adults. Explores the impact of an aging society on socioeconomic, political, and health care systems.
Topic 24: Social and Behavioral Aspects of International Health. Behavioral science principles and methods of international cooperation in research and action, illustrated by case studies.
Topic 25: Politics and Policies in an Aging Population. The impact of an aging population on social institutions; the utility of different approaches to the social welfare demands of an ethnically and racially diverse population.
Topic 26: Planning Health Promotion Programs. Introduction to the processes of planning, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs. Students develop a health promotion intervention and evaluation plan for a public health issue. Health Education 395 (Topic 26) and Prevention Science 394 may not both be counted. Additional prerequisite: Health Education 370K (Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion I).
Topic 27: Physical Activity and Public Health Practice. Practice strategies for implementation of public health programming related to physical activity, approached through review of the current research literature. Topics focus on evidence-based strategies, and key approaches to program development, implementation, and evaluation.
Topic 28: Social Determinants of Health. Introduces the social factors/determinants that influence health, including: race, class, education, family, neighborhood, media, global influences, immigration, and gender. Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of social determinants will be discussed from a social ecological perspective.
Topic 29: Impact of Marketing on Public Health. Introduction to research on the impact of marketing from a public health perspective, with a focus on youth and young adults. Explore theoretical approaches to understanding marketing's influence, impacts on public health, and disproportionate impact on vulnerable groups. Health Education 395 (Topic: Impact of Mktg on Public Hlth) and 395 (Topic 29) may not both be counted.
Topic 30: Fundamentals of Health Coaching. Introduction to health coaching by exploring the history of health coaching, scope of practice, code of ethics, and an introduction to basic business practices.
Topic 31: Research Ethics. Explore ethical issues in research, including Institutional Review Board/ethics board oversight, informed consent, conflicts of interest, research misconduct, reproducibility, and ethics in clinical trials. Examine special cases such as ethics in research with vulnerable populations, ethics in online research, and ethics in international research. Discuss differences among ethical rules and principles.
Topic 71: Cognition and Exercise Across the Lifespan. Detailed study of the relationship between brain health and physical activity behaviors across the developmental life stages; focused on the effects of physical activity programming on cognitive control and performance. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 395 (Topic: Cogn/Exerc Across Lifespan), 395 (Topic 71), Kinesiology 395 (Topic 71). Same as: KIN 395.71
HED 395.71 Cognition and Exercise Across the Lifespan 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Detailed study of the relationship between brain health and physical activity behaviors across the developmental life stages; focused on the effects of physical activity programming on cognitive control and performance. Only one of the following may be counted: Health Education 395 (Topic: Cogn/Exerc Across Lifespan), 395 (Topic 71), Kinesiology 395 (Topic 71).
Same as: KIN 395.71
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral