WHES 2026 - Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Future Health Care Providers

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
2. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to discriminate between skill sets needed to be a: Respiratory Therapist, Medical Assistant, Surgical Technologist, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, Registered Nurse, Nuclear Medical Technician and Clinical Lab Assistant.

Objectives:

1. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
2. Explain various health assessments, measurement techniques and statistical analysis using the concepts of norms, averages, variables, probability and population.
3. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.
4. Discuss Patient Advocacy, the patient as a consumer and how to encourage good health practices for patients.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to define health risks in the work environments encountered by health care providers.

Objectives:

1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
2. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
3. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.
4. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe their own strengths and weaknesses as they pertain to the skills and demands of various health care professions.

Objectives:

1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
2. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain a variety of health care practices based on patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Objectives:

1. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
2. Explain various health assessments, measurement techniques and statistical analysis using the concepts of norms, averages, variables, probability and population.
3. Describe competent and safe patient care practice s.
4. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.
5. Discuss Patient Advocacy, the patient as a consumer, and how to encourage good health practices for patients.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Lecture: Introduction- First Day Handout, and Schedule
   Discussion of Wellness, Health Occupation Skill Sets
   And Health Self-Assessment
2. Lecture: Review Session 1, and discuss Health Self-Assessment
   Topic: Stress Factors and the Work Environment
3. Lecture: Science and Statistics- discuss Medical Journal Articles
   Critique of Medical Journal Article
4. Lecture: Review Science and Statistics lecture
   Topic: Fitness and Rehab Process/Stress Factors
5. Lecture: Nutrition and Weight Control for personal health and patient care
6. Lecture: Body Composition and Nutritional Goals
7. Mid-term Exam
8. Lecture: Ethics and Nutrition
9. Lecture: Back Injury prevention
   Team Presentation topics given to students
10. Lecture: Why do people come and stay in hospitals, and
    Risk in Personal Health Care Service
11. Student Presentations on Cancer, Diabetes, CVD and Infectious Diseases
12. Lecture: Encouraging Good Health Practices in Patients and Self Honoring Diversity and different health care needs
13. Lecture: Encouraging Good Health Practices in Patients and Self (continued)
14. Lecture: Organ Donation
15. Lecture: Discussion of course topics and student learning
16. Final Exam