Course Overview
Students will be introduced to the fundamental principles of health promotion as they relate to children & adolescents. Beginning with prenatal health, course content will prepare students to identify, understand and respond to issues of lifespan development. Health is presented as a holistic and inclusive construct, in which students are supported to help clients develop strengths to help themselves and their families
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the general principles of health promotion
- Describe and discuss health promotion in the family unit
- Demonstrate an understanding of human growth and development
- Describe and discuss development/health promotion in both prenatal and infancy periods
- Describe and discuss development/health promotion in both toddlers and pre-school years
- Describe and discuss development/health promotion in both school and adolescent years
