HHPA 170 – Peer Health Education Methods - Wellness
| Credit Hours: | 2 credits | |
| Instructor: | Susan Chambers | Christina Ries |
| Office: | HHP 205 | Memorial 101 |
| Phone: | 883-2372 | 883-2608 |
| Email: | schambe@linfield.edu | wellness@linfield.edu |
| Office Hours: | MW 10-11am or by appt |
Text: Health and Wellness, 10th Ed, by Gordin Edlin and Eric Golanty and For Your Health, Study Guide and Self Assessment Workbook by Gordin Edlin and Eric Golanty
Catalog Description: Information, methods, and resources for planning and implementing peer health education programs for wellness.
Course Description: Provides students with information and skills requisite to peer health education methods. Focus on health education models of behavior change, strategies for planning and implementing peer health education programs, and information related to understanding of general wellness issues affecting college students.
Objectives:
*Demonstrate understanding of health education models of behavior change and strategies for planning and implementing peer health education programs.
*Increase understanding of health and wellness issues affecting college age students
*Develop strategies for educating a college population about critical health issues
Requirements:
Class attendance: Active participation in class. 10 classes minimum. 100 pointsWeekly reflections: For Your Health self-assessment workbook and reflection. 10 assignments. 100 points
Behavior Change Project: Choose a behavior to change to improve your health. 3 assignments. 50 points
Health in the News: 2 current event reflections. 25 points each. 50 points
Special event attendance: Attend at least 2 scheduled presentations, events, or campus meetings and submit a one-page reflection paper for each event. 50 points
Campus Campaign: Participate in the planning and implementation of 2 peer health promotion activities (assist in campus campaigns for Wellness Week & GAS, post flyers around campus, develop a bulletin board, develop a fact sheet, etc.) Write a short reflection paper on what task you worked on and what you perceive as the value of task. Both completed no later than December 15th. 25 points each. 50 points
Health Topic Powerpoint: This project will be the final. Research a health topic and develop a power point that could be used as the basis for a presentation. Will include a rationale, disease or topic information and prevention strategies. Project topic/partner must be cleared by instructors in advance. 100 points
Grading: 500 total points 449-435: B+ 399-385: C++ 349-301: D
500-465: A 434-416: B 384-365: C <300: F
464-450: A- 415-400: B- 364-350: C-
Special Accommodations: Students with documented disabilities who may need accommodations, who have any emergency medical information the instructor should know of, or who need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, should make an appointment with the instructor as early as possible, no later than the first week of the term.
Academic Honesty: Linfield College has a policy regarding academic honesty. All students enrolled in this course are expected to follow it. The policy can be found in the Student Handbook and Planner. If unsure about whether your work reflects an appropriate level of “academic honesty” do not hesitate to discuss the matter with the instructor before the work is started.
Illness/Medical Policy: As you have undoubtedly been reading, the H1N1 flu has not taken a summer break and has continued to spread. It is just another flu lasting a week to ten days), but this flu targets children and young adults. To this will be added the “normal” seasonal flu that usually arrives in November. Linfield has established a flu alert page on the web: http://www.linfield.edu/flu.html and we will be hosting flu shot clinics for students, faculty and staff.