This course will examine a variety of behaviors college students can perform in order to improve their health, wellness, and success in college. Each unit will be centered on scientific evidence of the relationship between a behavior and wellness and college success, and will involve a practical experience where the student will work on behavior change and evaluate its impact. (0.25 course.)
- Teacher: Michelle Iselin
This course will provide students with an introduction to the field of Epidemiology, which is the study of the distribution and determinants of health and diseases in populations. Course content will include the history of the field; current tools and use of data to study disease; descriptive epidemiology; association and causation; analytic epidemiology; and applications to public health and policy. No pre-requisite required. (One course.)
- Teacher: Blake Haas
This course will introduce students to the field of public health, which focuses on the physical, mental and social well-being of populations. Course topics will include tools for understanding public health; health policy and law; ethics; prevention of disease and disability; healthcare systems; and contemporary public health issues. No pre-requisite required. (One course.)
- Teacher: Sean Schumm
This course will examine a variety of behaviors college students can perform in order to improve their health, wellness, and success in college. Each unit will be centered on scientific evidence of the relationship between a behavior and wellness and college success, and will involve a practical experience where the student will work on behavior change and evaluate its impact. (0.25 course.)
- Teacher: Joan Wertz