Health Education
Overview
1. Definitions and guiding frameworks
1.1. Comprehensive school health education
1.1.1. Models
1.1.2. Approaches
1.1.3. Role of the teacher
1.2. Definitions and components of health
1.3. Scope and sequence of health topics in BC PHE curriculum in relation to developmental readiness of learner
2. Teaching and Curriculum
2.1. Health Behaviour
2.1.1. Causes and determinants
2.1.2. Theories
2.1.3. Inequalities
2.1.4. Risk assessment
2.2. Building respectful relationships, positive self-identity, self-determination, and mental well-being
2.2.1. Stress management
2.2.1.1. Signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression
2.2.1.2. General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
2.2.1.3. Sources of stress and coping
2.2.1.4. Pressure and influence
2.2.1.5. Daily physical activity
2.2.1.6. Sleep routines
2.2.1.7. Educating about stress management
2.2.2. Addiction and addictive behaviour
2.2.2.1. Defining addiction
2.2.2.2. The addictive process
2.2.2.3. Types of addiction in school-aged children
2.2.2.4. Drug dynamics
2.2.2.5. Types of drugs used in school-aged children
2.2.2.6. Educating about drug use
2.2.3. Informed decisions that support personal and community health and safety
2.2.3.1. Healthy physical and social environment
2.2.3.2. Consequences of harm
2.2.3.3. Inter-personal relationships
2.2.3.4. Educating about personal responsibility
2.2.3.5. Healthy reciprocal personal relationships
2.2.3.6. Healthy community relationships
2.2.3.7. Responding to and protecting from harm
2.2.3.8. Educating about sexual health
2.2.4. Creating environments that promote well-being
2.2.4.1. Personal responsibility
2.2.4.2. Social responsibility
2.3. Physical health
2.3.1. Nutrition
2.3.1.1. Basic principles of healthy eating
2.3.1.2. Canada's Food Guide and serving size
2.3.1.3. Food labels
2.3.1.4. Growth and development
2.3.1.5. Relationship between physical growth and nutritional needs
2.3.1.6. Effects of puberty and sex differences in relation to nutritional needs
2.3.1.7. Childhood malnutrition
2.3.1.8. Over-nutrition and under-nutrition
2.3.1.9. Nutritional needs for active living
2.3.1.10. Nutrition demands for exercise and physical activity
2.3.1.11. Energy balance and child obesity
2.3.1.12. Hydration
2.3.1.13. Teaching personal planning
2.3.1.14. Leveraging nutrition environment
2.3.1.15. Assessing nutrition literacy
2.3.2. Alcohol
2.3.2.1. Physiologic and behaviour effects of alcohol on developing brains
2.3.2.2. Educating about alcohol use
2.3.3. Tobacco
2.3.3.1. Tobacco and social issues
2.3.3.2. Physiological effects of tobacco on developing bodies
2.3.3.3. Health hazards of tobacco use
2.3.3.4. Methods of smoking
2.3.3.4.1. Direct
2.3.3.4.2. Indirect
2.3.3.4.3. Vapor inhalation
2.3.3.5. Educating about tobacco use
This is a fully on-line course.
Using an on-line learning platform as a virtual classroom students will be led through guided discovery via print, on-line material and participation in discussion groups where they will apply contextual health inquiry through reading assignments and field observations.
Evaluation will be carried out in accordance with Douglas College policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation may include the following:
Self assessment 10-25%
Inquiry into practice 30-45%
Annual planning 30-45%
Total 100%
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify definitions and guiding frameworks for implementing comprehensive school health education.
2. Identify the role of the teacher in integrating Physical and Health Education (PHE) curriculum within comprehensive school health.
3. Describe the many aspects of well-being including physical, mental and social health.
4. Identify health behaviour strategies for risk management using age- and grade-specific PHE curriculum integrated into practice.
5. Create a developmentally appropriate annual comprehensive health education plan.
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Requisites
Prerequisites
Enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Physical and Health Education.
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
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Institution | Transfer Details for SPSC 5591 | |
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There are no applicable transfer credits for this course. |