HLED 130: Healthy Sexuality
Catalog Description: This course examines a variety of topics and issues related to healthy sexuality. This is an elective course which is targeted toward freshmen. Methods include lecture, discussion, individual and group learning activities as well as use of the Internet.

HLED 177/178179: Special Topics
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied.

HLED 210 Standard Americal Red Cross First Aid
Catalog Description: For all students interested in accident prevention and in the development of the knowledge and skills essential for the immediate care of the suddenly ill or injured. Readings, lectures and practical works. Certificates for Standard first aid and for cardiopulmonary resuscitation are awarded upon successful completion of the requirements each.

HLED250 Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases
Catalog Description: This course will introduce students to common communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Identifying risk factors and prevention strategies will be emphasized. Methods include lecture, discussion, small group activities and the use of Web resources.

HLED 270: Principles of Health Education
Catalog Description: This course will provide students with an understanding of the professional roles and competencies of the Health Educator. Course content will address professional development, code of ethics, application of health education theory, and recommendations for practice. Methods will include: lecture, student presentations, cooperative learning, and observation of professional practice.

HLED 2777/278/279: Special Topics
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied.

HLED 302 From Host-to-Host: The Communicable Diseases
Catalog Description: Various types of communicable diseases — childhood and young adulthood, skin, upper respiratory, gastrointestinal and sexually transmitted—their causes, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment, complications and means of control. Lectures, discussions, readings and audio-visual materials.

HLED 305: Current Health Issues I
Catalog Description: This course offers a broad overview of several health education issues, including consumer health education, environmental health education, intentional injury, unintentional injury and emotional health. The course is intended for those entering the health education profession. Methods include lecture, discussion, active learning projects, and advocacy.

HLED 315: Current Health Issues II
Catalog Description: This course offers a broad overview of several health education issues, physical activity, nutrition, dental health and the prevention of communicable and non-communicable disease. The course is intended for those entering the health education profession. Methods include lecture, discussion, active learning projects, and developing web resources.

HLED 320 Health Education in the Elementary Grades
Prerequisite: sophomore standing; admission to the teacher education program
Catalog Description: This course is for students preparing to teach primary and intermediate grades. It focuses on the eight-component Coordinated School Health Program (CSHP) and how teachers can utilize this program for health promotion and disease prevention for their students. Methods include lecture, discussion and the use of Web resources.

HLED 325: Instructional Skills and Strategies for Health Education
Prerequisites:  HLED 270 and HLED 305 or HLED 315
Catalog Description: This course is designed to prepare health minors to plan and implement instructional programs of quality comprehensive health education. Emphasis will be placed on development of materials as well as methods and strategies used to effectively teach k-12 health education.  Methods include: lecture, cooperative learning, student presentations, and peer evaluation.

HLED 340 Health Education and Nutrition: Enhancing Health and Fitness
Catalog Description: This course offers a broad overview of nutrition and its application to enhancing healthy lifestyles. This course is intended for those entering health education or fitness-related fields who will have responsibility for educating future students or clients. Methods include lectures, discussion, personal dietary analysis and the use of Web resources.

HLED 350 Scientific Foundations in Health Education
Catalog Description: This course will familiarize students with the scientific foundations of disease prevention and health promotion, focusing on risk and protective factors for leading causes of death and disability. This course is designed for health minors. Methods include lectures, discussion, personal health risk analysis and the use of Web resources.

HLED 355: Health Education Program Planning
Prerequisites:  HLED 270 and HLED 305 or HLED 315
Catalog Description: This course is designed to prepare health minors to understand and develop the skills necessary to identify health needs, plan, implement, and evaluate health education programs in the schools and in the community.  Methods include: lecture, cooperative learning, and student presentations.

HLED 377/378/379: Special Topics
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied.

HLED 380 Psychosocial Health and Service Learning
Prerequisite: HLED350
Catalog Description: The mental/intellectual, psychological/emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of health will be explored as they affect the health of the human being; specifically to physiological functioning. Students will explore self-assessment for aspects of their psychosocial health and complete a service-learning project.

HLED 399: Teaching About AIDS
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: A course for prospective teachers, nurses, or others who want to examine the issues pertaining to teaching about AIDS prevention. Includes curriculum, methods and resources.

HLED 402 Selecting Health Products and Services
Prerequisite: sophomore standing
Catalog Description: The development of skills in making wise selections of health products and services. Characteristics of the health consumer, consumer protection agencies and laws, quackery, evaluation of health products and services.

HLED 420: Health and Aging
Catalog Description: A study of some of the major physiological aspects of aging. A review of the basic systemic anatomy and physiology necessary to understand the major aspects of biological aging and the chronic diseases associated with aging.

HLED 450: Health Education Assessment
Prerequisite: HLED 325
Catalog Description: This course provides an introduction to the use of assessment strategies for health education. Methods include lecture, discussion, and active learning projects.

HLED 460: Concepts of Sexuality Education
Catalog Description: This course examines the biological and behavioral dynamics of human sexuality and sexuality education with the identification and examination of contemporary issues.  Emphasis will be placed on sexuality education in schools and the community. Methods include: lecture, small group discussion, computer applications, and student presentations.

HLED 477/478/479 Special Topics
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: An exploration and study of topics not covered in other departmental offerings. Students may elect more than once, provided different topics are studied.

HLED 480: Stress Management for Teachers
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: This course will introduce students to the relationship between stress and health. Stress management techniques will be emphasized. Methods include lectures, discussion, cooperative learning strategies, personal exploration, lesson plan creation, and using web resources.

HLED 481: Life Loss Education for Teachers
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: This course is designed to familiarize the student with the complicated experiences of grief and loss through the lifespan. Life/loss issues are related to one’s own life and explored in terms of how they will impact one’s role as an educator.

HLED 482: Conflict Resolution for Teachers 
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: This course is designed to familiarize teachers and pre-service teachers with the skills needed for healthy and peaceful resolution of conflict. Methods include: lecture, discussion, cooperative group activity, self-awareness activities, and use of the World Wide Web.

HLED 490: Drug Use and Abuse
Catalog Description: This course offers a broad overview of drug use.  Historical perspectives of current problems, pharmacology of drugs commonly used and abused, physiological and psychological factors related to abuse, substance abuse prevention programs, treatment, and drugs and the law are all addressed.  Methods include: lecture, small group discussion, student presentations.

HLED 495 Health Education for Diverse Populations
Catalog Description: This course is designed to help students identify, and develop, effective health education programming that will lend to the reduction of health disparities which exist in diverse populations. Methods will include lecture, discussion and classroom activities designed to enhance application of course content.

HLED 497/498/199 Directed Study
Prerequisite: Departmental Permission
Catalog Description: Directed study in areas not covered in other course offerings, or greater depth of study in areas in which the student has a continuing interest. Students will be assigned to select faculty members for direction, consultation and evaluation of the completed study or project. Open only to department majors and minors who have attained junior standing, with a GPA of 3.0 or above, and who have completed the appropriate background courses.