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HED 610: Health Prep For Teachers

1 credit

Explore health issues such as chronic and communicable diseases, puberty, HIV/AIDS, tobacco, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, physical fitness, child abuse and abduction, mental health and violence. Satisfies NYS mandate in violence prevention, child abuse and substance abuse.

Learning Goals

Upon completion of this course, students will: 1. Cite and discuss the need for comprehensive health throughout a child’s educational experience. 2. Identify the main components of the school health program and their relationship to a child’s health. 3. Discuss the concepts of wellness, prevention and risk reduction and their relationship to health behavior. 4. Demonstrate a knowledge base in the following health content areas: nutrition & physical fitness, chronic & communicable diseases, HIV/AIDS, tobacco, alcohol & other drugs, mental health and stress, child abuse, neglect & prevention and violence prevention, including bullying and NYSED Project SAVE and The Dignity Act. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the difference between health knowledge and health behavior. 6. Devise learner-centered teaching strategies in health education including research, analysis and reflection assignments. 7. Explain concepts and definitions basic to teaching health education: health, wellness, illness, disease, health risk factors, protective factors, health behavior, healthy lifestyle, and levels of protection.

Sections Offered: Fall 2026

Sections Offered: Summer 2026, Summer I

Sections Offered: Spring 2026