5526 Health Promotion Across The Lifespan (3)
This course is designed to provide students with a strong knowledge base
related to concepts of health promotion and health protection for clients
across the life span. Clients are conceptualized as individuals, families and
populations. An application of various developmental theories for the child,
adult, older adult and family will provide the basis to individualize
health-care needs for various age and family groups. Core concepts for the
course include: theories of health and health promotion and protection,
reasoned action, health belief model, epidemiology, disease and injury
privation, health education, growth and development, nutrition, and family
systems theory. Prerequisites/Co-Requisites: N550 Theoretical Foundations in
Nursing.