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• HEA 310: Love and Marriage

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Defines love and marriage for the student and teaches the skills essential to fulfilling those needs.
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• HEA 315: Mind, Body, and Health

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Theories and practice of health and healing through the mind/body connection. Emphasis on learning/practicing techniques for health promotion, especially the iconic, evidence-based Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program.
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• HEA 316: ATOD Prevention Education

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to provide health education students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills for the development, implementation and evaluation of K - 12 Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) prevention education instruction and curricula. Prerequisite:    HEA 316 requires students to be Health and Physical Education - Teacher Certification majors only. Other majors need department consent.
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• HEA 325: Stress Management

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Comprehensive survey of stress concepts, theories, and management techniques. Emphasis is placed on personal application.
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• HEA 330: Health Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Individual and group health behavior of children and adults at different levels of wellness and in various settings. Past and current theories of health behavior with methods of application by health professionals will be included.
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• HEA 333: Alternative and Complementary Medicine

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Exploration of alternative, complementary, and/or integrative medical systems and healing practices, such as homeopathy, Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, therapeutic touch, from a consumer and personal viewpoint.
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• HEA 341: Chronic and Communicable Diseases

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of the disease process, including causes, effects, and control of selected diseases with an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion.
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• HEA 342: Program Planning and Evaluation

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Provides an in-depth study of the program planning process and evaluation methods. Needed skills are developed and experience given in writing programs from assessment through evaluation with both hypothetical and real populations. Prerequisite:    HEA 342 requires prerequisites of HEA 242 and HEA 244 and prerequisites or corequisites of HEA 330 and HEA 341.
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• HEA 345: Public Health and the Apocalypse

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The "end of the world" scenarios like eco-disasters and the zombie apocalypse are exaggerated versions of real public health problems like infectious disease pandemics and climate change. Students will explore the core concepts of public health by engaging with various apocalyptic works of art, with the goal of understanding how public health professionals help society prepare for and manage threats. Reading a variety of professional and fiction sources will provide students with a foundation for strengthening their critical thinking and writing skills.
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• HEA 346: Perspectives on Maternal Child Health

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will provide an interdisciplinary perspective on maternal and child health (MCH). This class will ask students to synthesize perspectives from multiple disciplines to promote the health of families. Students will apply critical thinking skills to identify their positions on MCH issues as health consumers and/or health professionals and convey those positions using oral communication strategies. Multiple speaking assignments will enable students to practice and improve their oral communication skills.
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