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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