William Paterson University College of Science and Health DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HealthyU Syllabus

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1 William Patersn University Cllege f Science and Health DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HealthyU Syllabus 1. Title & Number f Curse: PBHL HealthyU (3 Credits) 2. Department f Public Health: Department Secretary: Ms. Geri Suppa Office: Wing 132 Phne: Semester: Winter Instructr: Jdi Inglis, MA inglisj@wpunj.edu Phne: Required Text: Sparling, P.B. & Redican, K.J. (2011). ihealth: An Interactive Framewrk 2nd t Editin). McGraw-Hill: New Yrk. With access t CONNECT CONNECT Registratin: 6. Curse Objectives: The bjectives f this curse are t: Prvide students with the skills and knwledge necessary t adpt health enhancing behavirs Enable students t change unhealthy behavirs. 7. Student Learning Outcmes: As a result f this curse, students will be able t: Describe verbally and in writing, hw they can achieve well-being in the seven dimensins f health based n readings, internet assignments, and class discussin. Identify barriers t their wn well-being in ne dimensin f health thrugh self- assessments and analysis f their behavir change lgs. Develp, implement and evaluate a persnal behavir change plan utilizing the health literature that will enable them t prgress tward well-being in ne f the dimensins f health. Explain hw persnal well-being is impacted by and interacts with the many aspects f the envirnment in their persnal behavir change prject and n ther class assignments. Page 1 f 8

2 8. Tpical Outline f the Curse Cntent: Determinants f health Behavir (Lifestyle) Bilgy (Heredity/Genetics) Envirnment Dimensins f health Physical Emtinal Scial Spiritual Intellectual Envirnmental Occupatinal Health decisin making Chsing a healthy diet Chse My Plate Real versus prcessed fds Fd labels Physilgic measures HDL/LDL Glycemic index Calries Weight management Nn-invasive appraches Invasive appraches Fd chices Fast fd Fd stres Campus fd Embracing fitness Exercise versus physical activity Cmpnents f fitness Understanding addictin Alchl, tbacc and ther drugs Gambling Internet/gaming Respecting sexuality Enhancing mental health Cardivascular Disease Cancer Diabetes Cmmunicable Diseases Anatmy and physilgy Sexual rientatin Gender identity Gender rle Fertility cntrl Birth cntrl Pregnancy Relatinships Cmmunicatin Vilence Safer sex Psitive mental health esteem cncept Stress management Spectrum f md Anxiety cntinuum Depressin cntinuum 9. Teaching Methds: A variety f teaching methds will be used in this curse, including nline class discussins, persnal health assessments, quizzes, internet activities and a Real Age. 10. Curse Expectatins: Reading Assignments: Yu are respnsible fr thse chapters in the text that crrespnd t the infrmatin being addressed during the assigned days. Timeline fr the Submissin f Assignments and ther Wrk: All assignments are t be submitted by yu n the assigned due date. I d nt accept late wrk. Unless there is a technical issue with CONNECT I will nt repen any quizzes r assignments after the date. Quizzes will be given fr each chapter thrughut the semester. Yu have 3 days t cmplete the quiz befre it clses. These quizzes are timed. Yu will have 30 min nce yu pen the quiz t cmplete it. Once the alltted time is ver yur quiz will clse. The quizzes range frm questins. The quizzes are available thrugh CONNECT. Article Readings/Vide and Questins- Every chapter has article sand r vides t review with questins t answer. These are available n the dates listed. These are nt timed and yu may wrk at yur wn pace. I encurage yu t use the utline I cmpsed t help yu keep up with the wrk that yu need t cmplete. They are nly available during the 3 day windw that every chapter is given. s are assigned fr every chapter f text. The assessments are nt timed and available n CONNECT. They are nly available during the 3 day windw that every Page 2 f 8

3 chapter is given. Real Age - Using the Real Age Test n yu will assess yur persnal health and write a paper n it. Please see directins belw. This MUST be submitted as an attachment thrugh the Real Age link in BlackBard. If yu d nt knw hw r are unsure hw t submit wrk thru BB, please read tutrial n hw t submit wrk thru BlackBard. 10. Curse Expectatins (cn t): AND BLACKBOARD USE-This curse uses Blackbard. Yu must use yur WPU accunt and check it regularly t succeed in this curse. It is pssible t change the settings n yur WPU t frward it t an alternate address if yu prefer. Yu are respnsible fr infrmatin prvided electrnically. All students have access t and Blackbard thrugh WPU. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the cpying frm a bk, article, ntebk, vide, r ther surce material whether published r unpublished, withut prper credit thrugh use f qutatin marks, ftntes and ther custmary means f identifying surces r passing ff as ne s wn the ideas, wrds, writings, prgrams, and experiments f anther, whether r nt such actins are intentinal r unintentinal. Plagiarism will als include submitting, withut the cnsent f the prfessr, an assignment already tendered fr academic credit in anther curse (William Patersn University, 2010.) This is plagiarism: 1. Cutting and pasting frm websites withut citing the surces. 2. Cpying verbatim r paraphrasing withut citing the surce. 3. Cmpleting an assignment in a grup that was nt assigned as a grup prject and then handing in the results fr individual credit. 4. Submitting graded wrk frm ne class in anther class fr credit, withut the permissin f the prfessr. 5. Cpying hmewrk frm a fellw student. 11. Grading: A variety f assignments are required fr this curse. All submitted materials MUST be typed and duble spaced. Resubmissin f papers is nt permitted. EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS ARE NOT GIVEN Yur final grade will be determined by the number f pints yu earn, based n the table belw. Up t twenty-five (25%) percent f the pint value f the assignment will be deducted fr pr writing, typs, etc. Pints will be deducted fr assignments that are nt duble spaced. Page 3 f 8

4 The grading scale is as fllws: A % A % B % B 83-86% B % C % C 70-76% D % D 60-66% F 0-59% Chapters 1-9 Quizzes- 50pts. each (9 ttal) Article/Vide Reviews- 40 pts. each (9 ttal) Self s- 10 pts. each (9 ttal) Real Age 450 pints 360 pints 90 pints 100 pints 1000 Pints 12. Additinal Infrmatin: The Writing Center, lcated in the Atrium, is an excellent resurce if yu need assistance with yur written cmmunicatin skills. The Academic Supprt Center, lcated in Hunziker Wing n the 2nd flr, is available t assist yu with strengthening yur study skills, nte taking, etc. These academic supprt services are free, make use f them! Curse Timeline Schedule Sun Mn Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat *1 st day *Read and review syllabus *Get bk *Create Cnnect accunt and explre 27 Chapter 1 pens Questins Chapter 1 clses Chapter 2 pens Questins Page 4 f 8

5 Chapter 2 clses Chapter 3 clses Chapter 4 clses Chapter 3 pens Chapter 4 pens Chapter 5 pens Questins Questins Questins Chapter 5 clses Chapter 6 pens Chapter 6 clses Chapter 7 pens *Real Age Assignment due Chapter 7 clses Chapter 8 pens Chapter 8 clses Chapter 9 pens Questins Questins Questins Questins Chapter 9 clses Page 5 f 8

6 Chapter dates: Ch 1-12/27-12/29 *Ch 2-12/29-1/31 Ch 3-12/31-1/2 *Ch 4-1/2-1/4 *Ch 5-1/4-1/6 *Ch 6-1/6-1/8 Ch 7-1/8-1/10 Ch 8-1/10-1/12 *Ch 9-1/12-1/14 All Chapters 12:01 am and 11:59 pm n the listed dates. *These weeks have vide and article questins, all thers just have articles and questins. Real Age Assignment due n 1/9/12- Directins belw Page 6 f 8

7 PBHL 1100 Healthy U William Patersn University Prfessr Inglis Assignment: Cmprehensive Health The purpse f this assignment is t evaluate yur health behavir. RealAge ( is a website develped by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Rizen t help yu determine if there is a difference between yur chrnlgical age (yur actual age measured in years) and yur bilgical age (the physilgical age f yur bdy, r yur RealAge ). This is dne by cmpleting a cmprehensive nline assessment f yur lifestyle and current state f health. Here is hw yu d it: G t (Make sure t set aside at least 30 minutes fr the test.) Once at the website, click the menu item that says RealAge test Next, enter yur address and create a passwrd that yu will remember. Next, cmplete the infrmatin n the RealAge Registratin page. Nte: if yur birth year des nt appear in the drp dwn menu, speak with yur instructr befre cntinuing with this assignment. Next, the website will ask if yu wuld like t becme a RealAge Member. In rder t d this assignment, yu d nt need t becme a RealAge member. Next, starting with the My Health Histry page, begin filling ut yur RealAge prfile. Read the instructins carefully as yu are directed t answer questins abut yur health, feelings, diet and fitness. If yu are ever uncertain abut the answer t a questin and I dn t knw r nt applicable are nt given as ptins, read the hints next t the questin t guesstimate the best answer fr yu. When yu are finished answering the questins, it will ask yu if yu want t send the test t yur family and friends. Yu may chse t skip this step. After cmpleting the test, yur RealAge will be displayed. Yu shuld then click View and Print Full Plan lcated abve yur RealAge. Yur persnalized RealAge Plan will list all f the things that yu are ding which benefit yur health and all f the behavirs that have a negative effect n yur health. After thrughly reading the reprt, create a typewritten list f ALL f the negative behavirs indicated in yur plan and rank them (with #1 being the behavir that yu want t change the mst). Include this list with yu prject. In 2 pages discuss yur results. Include what yu were already aware f, and what was new. Frm yur results, identify the health behavirs yu wuld like t change and explain why yu think it is imprtant t address these. Als include HOW yu plan t change these behavirs r habits. Detail, Detail! Page 7 f 8

8 In additin t the 2 pages, yu will chse a tpic fr yur Behavir Change Prject. Include 1-2 paragraphs detailing what yu chse and WHY yu chse this tpic. In additin t the 2 pages, at the end f the paper please include 1-2 paragraphs that reflect n what yu have learned frm this exercise. Cpy and paste f the results frm t yur paper, nt included in the 2-3 pages. Just the tp sheet, nt the 18 page reprt. Please refer t the curse syllabus in regards t late assignments. This assignment is wrth 100pts. Page 8 f 8