Health Education

• HED 1201: Concepts of Fitness and Health
• HED 2206: Community Health
• HED 3645: Health Education in the Elementary School
• HED 4650: Drug Education and Prevention
• HED 4730: Teaching Stress Management and Emotional Health
• HLTH 4305: Class Management in Health Occupations

HED 1201: Concepts of Fitness and Health

Self-paced Online and Correspondence

This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental aspects of healthful living. You will participate in determining the health status of your core family and analyze lifestyle risk factor and disease patterns that may exist. You will then develop a personalized risk-reduction plan that explores health-related topics such as nutrition and weight control, chronic diseases, stress reduction, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases. Also, you will learn techniques for researching, preparing, and writing a scientific term paper.

• Instructor: Jill Miller, MPH
• Credit-granting Institution: Winston-Salem State University
• Credit Hours: 2
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• View a sample course syllabus for the online course.
• View a sample course syllabus for the correspondence course.

Required Text for the Online Version:

• Insel and Roth, Core Concepts in Health, 10th edition (2006), ISBN 978-0072972306

Required Text for the Correspondence Version:

• Insel and Roth, Core Concepts in Health, 10th edition update (2008), ISBN 978-0073529639

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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HED 2206: Community Health

Self-paced Online

Students will examine in depth the issues, responses, ramifications, and potential solutions to a variety of community health problems. This course has no final exam.

• Instructor: Jill Miller, MPH
• Credit-granting Institution: Winston-Salem State University
• Credit Hours: 2
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• McKenzie, Pinger, and Kotecki, An Introduction to Community Health, 5th edition (2005)

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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HED 3645: Health Education in the Elementary School

Self-paced Online

Health Education in the Elementary School is an introduction to the content and methods of health education. The course will survey basic wellness issues such as nutrition, fitness, sexuality, drug abuse, stress management, death and dying, and communicable and chronic diseases. The theory and practice of health education programs at the elementary level is studied and discussed, including the use of a variety of methods and the development of relevant materials. This course has no final exam.

• Instructor: John Janowiak, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: Appalachian State University
• Credit Hours: 3, upper level
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Edlin and Golanty, Health and Wellness (2004)

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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HED 4650: Drug Education and Prevention

Self-paced Online

The primary focus of this course is to introduce the complex social, psychological, pharmacological, cultural, and political aspects of drug use, abuse, dependency, treatment and education. The methods, materials, and theories of drug abuse prevention in the school and community will be presented.

• Instructor: John Janowiak, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: Appalachian State University
• Credit Hours: 3, upper level
• Submitted Assignments: 8
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Texts

• Hanson, Venturelli, and Fleckenstein, Drugs and Society, 9th edition (2006), ISBN 978-0-7637-3732-0
• Perrin, Pocket Guide to APA Style, 2nd edition (2007), ISBN 978-0-618-69119-7, or an equivalent printed guide to APA style

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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HED 4730: Teaching Stress Management and Emotional Health

Self-paced Online and Correspondence

This course will explore the factors associated with the development of emotional health and the management of stress as a basis for understanding the healthy personality. Emphasis will be directed towards teaching stress management and emotional health within an educational setting. Practical aspects of health education and program planning will be discussed. Students will be encouraged to deepen their commitment to effective teaching by applying the principles of self-esteem building, behavior self-management, communication, and accessing appropriate resources. This course has no final exam.

• Instructor: John Janowiak, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: Appalachian State University
• Credit Hours: 3, upper level
• Submitted Assignments: 10
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Seaward, Managing Stress: Principles and Strategies for Health and Wellbeing, 4th edition (2004)

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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HLTH 4305: Class Management in Health Occupations

Self-paced Online

The purpose of HLTH 4305 is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions regarding a class management plan and appropriate responses to behaviors in a classroom setting. The course introduces strategies in teaching and managing behavior in K–12 classrooms, and is designed to provide a general understanding of a variety of behavior management techniques, theories, and strategies for effectively teaching in a classroom or related clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on designing positive learning environments and selecting and implementing behavior management strategies. Students will make decisions about pedagogical rationale, methodology, knowledge base, and the learner.

Specifically, the course is directed at the health occupation education professional to provide the skills necessary to manage student behavior in clinical settings. This class is a requirement for provisional licensure, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, career-technical education/health occupations education.

• Instructor: Victor Aeby, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: East Carolina University
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 24
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Edwards, Classroom Discipline & Management, 5th edition (2008), ISBN: 9780962936067
• Wong and Wong, The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher (2005), ISBN: 9780470087572.

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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