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Effective Term:
Fall 2019 through Summer 2020
Course Number:
HE 262
Course Title:
Children's Health
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Explores children’s health from biological, socio-cultural, behavioral, and environmental perspectives. Introduces strategies for children’s health promotion and disease prevention. Examines factors impacting children’s health and investigates causes and potential solutions for children's health issues such as environmental toxins, nutrition, epigenetics, illness and disease, trauma, racism, anxiety, and depression. Audit available.

Addendum to Course Description

Prerequisites: (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement. Audit available. This course fulfills the following GE requirements: Social Sciences/AAOT, Social Sciences/AS, Social Sciences/AAS, Social Sciences/AGS, Social Sciences/ASOT-B.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:

  1. Explain significant public health issues related to children’s health and well-being.
  2. Analyze biological, behavioral, and psychological influences on  children's health.
  3. Describe how socio-cultural factors impact children's health.
  4. Evaluate and apply credible, evidence-based, public health approaches to children’s health promotion and strategies for disease treatment and prevention.

Social Inquiry and Analysis

Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to apply methods of inquiry and analysis to examine social contexts and the diversity of human thought and experience.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Written examination
  • Critical analysis of material
  • Journaling and self assessment
  • Group problem solving
  • Class room activities and discussion
  • Oral presentation
  • Health Education lesson presentation

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Exposure to Environmental Toxins
Fetal/Developmental Origins of Disease
Media Literacy
Technology Use
Optimizing Nutrition
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Mental and Emotional Health 
Metabolic Dysfunction
Inadequate Physical Activity
Acute Illness and Infectious Disease
Chronic Health Conditions
Underserved Populations
Social Determinants of Health