SKILLS FOR HEALTH: METHODS AND PRACTICUM OF TEACHING HEALTH

KINES 501

Provides an overview of the behavioral, social and cultural factors related to individual and population health and health disparities. Social and behavioral science theories and strategies in health promotion/education will be discussed in relation to preventing disease and promoting health. Provides current knowledge and analysis of issues influencing people's health and well-being from a social and behavioral science perspective. Theoretical frameworks that draw on major health behavior theories provide a better understanding of how individuals, families, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and the larger community influence risk and protective factors. Ethical considerations intrinsic to social and behavioral science efforts designed to produce health-related behavior change will be discussed. Promotes intellectual and collaborative learning through course lectures, readings, class discussions, and individual and group work.

KINES 566

Introduces theories and application of health promotion and health education, specifically, health education specialties and philosophical foundations. Addresses professional issues relating to the history, philosophy, ethics, practice, settings and competence of health education. Includes a focus on skills and techniques in writing, developing health educational materials, public speaking and group dynamics as they relate to community health promotion and health education programs.

KINES 568

Provides the opportunity for the student teacher to put theory into practice under the guidance of a licensed teacher and a university supervisor, allowing the gradual induction into the role of a professional teacher. Feedback and assessment are given in terms of growth in the understandings and abilities needed to assume the responsibilities of a beginning teacher. Emphasis is placed on helping the student teacher become a reflective professional. Cooperation among the classroom teacher, university supervisor, and administrators is encouraged.

KINES 280

Provides knowledge/skills needed to assess a client's wellness-related priorities and support them through development of wellness goals and the process of behavior change. Discussion of behavior change models and theories will provide a foundational understanding of health coaching. Covers principles and practice of motivational interviewing. Provides didactic and experiential training in mindfulness. Defines health coaching as a profession through discussion of scope of practice, the business of health coaching, professional conduct, and ethical considerations. Introduces lifestyle medicine through discussion of stress management, nutrition, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors, in addition to chronic disease and comorbid conditions. Uses elements of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Health Coach University Curriculum.

KINES 150

Provides students with an overview of the personal, interpersonal and broader social factors that contribute to the health and well-being of individuals and populations in the United States. Examinations of contemporary approaches to health education and health behavior interventions including: Foundations of health education and health behavior programs, health indicators, social and structural determinants of health and health disparities, models of health education/health behavior that support interventions for individuals and communities.