HEAL 100 - Essentials of Health Promotion

(3 hours) Prerequisites: ENGL 111, completion or enrollment in MATH 105 or higher, BIOL 226 and BIOL 227 and CHEM 110 or BIOL 220 (all with a grade of “C” or better). Essentials of Health Promotion introduces the student to the core competencies exhibited by health education and promotion professionals. Emphasizing the development of personal value in leading and serving as health promotion professional, the course will prepare students with a strong foundation of knowledge on the core skills and desired traits of a health promotion professional, with focus on enhancing written and oral communication skills, organization, information gathering, ethical practices in health care, and facilitating and managing individual and community relationships and partnerships. This course will prepare students for confident entry into the health promotion profession through an introduction of information informing the student on past and current health care trends, professional standards, available health education and promotion certifications, graduate education opportunities, and employment tracks.