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COURSE: The Human Condition

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Prerequisite: None

This series is a comprehensive course that features leading health care experts and several personal case studies to delve into the following recurring and interrelated topics: the biological, social, and economic dimensions of health; emotional and mental health; sexual and reproductive health; the life cycle; the impact of heredity and lifestyle on health; health and chemical substances; promoting well-being through fitness and nutrition, the battle against infectious and chronic diseases; the individual in the health/medical marketplace; and health care and the global community.

COURSE GOALS

• Help learners understand the multiple dimensions of health across the lifespan and the impact that lifestyle choices can have on overall health and well-being
• Encourage the development of critical thinking skills related to health care and the avoidance and/or treatment of infectious and chronic diseases and genetically-influenced conditions
• Explore advances in health care and medicine and probe some of the ethical issues such advances create
• Provide insight into effective ways to navigate the health care system to secure the best possible care
• Recognize that the health issues of marginalized populations also affect the health of the nation and the world community

• COURSE CONTENT:

Lesson 1 -The Fabric of Health Lesson 2 - In Human Terms Lesson 3 - State of Mind Lesson 4 - Lives in Balance Lesson 5 - Behind Closed Doors Lesson 6 - It's Personal Lesson 7 - Risky Business Lesson 8 - The Code Lesson 9 - Haley or Matthew's Story Lesson 10 - The Growing Years Lesson 11 - Web of Addiction Lesson 12 - Feels so Good (Hurts so Bad) Lesson 13 - What You Don't Know...

Lesson 14 - Food for Thought Lesson 15 - Weighing In Lesson 16 - Working it Out Lesson 17 - Germ Warfare Lesson 18 - The Modern Plague Lesson 19 - Heart of the Matter Lesson 20 - Brain Attack Lesson 21 - diagnosis: Cancer Lesson 22 - Living with Cancer Lesson 23 - Age Happens Lesson 24 - Final Chapter Lesson 25 - The Medical Marketplace Lesson 26 - What Price?

ASSIGNMENTS: List the assignments, activities, projects and journal entries on the syllabus with the appropriate point value.

EVALUATION: Tests, quizzes, projects, etc

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS Textbook : Sandra Alters and Wendy Schiff.
Essential Concepts for Healthy Living, 4th Edition, Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishing Company, 2006.

Study Guide: Study Guide for The Human Condition, by Wendy Schiff. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishing Company, 2006.

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