Clemson University College of Health, Education, and Human Development Department of Public Health Sciences SYLLABUS Spring 2010 Course Title and Number: Health Appraisal Skills (Hlth 398) Class Meeting Times: Section 2 Monday 1:00 4:00 Section 3 Tuesday 1:00 4:00 Credit: 1 credit (0,3) Placement in Curriculum: Junior/Senior Prerequisites: Hlth 298 Instructor Information: Kathleen Meyer, M.Ed. Office Hours: Tuesday 10:00-11:00 Senior Lecturer Wednesday 9:00-11:00 Room 531 Edwards Hall (other times by appointment) Phone: (864) 656-1898 Fax: (864) 656-6227 Kathm@clemson.edu Course Description: Utilizes laboratory experiences to measure health risk, interpret laboratory health data, and design personal and client health appraisals. Methods and techniques utilized in this course also provide students with the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, American Red Cross Preventing Disease Transmission (PDT) certification, and the CholesTech certification. Restricted to health science majors only. Course Objectives: 1. Assess personal health risks. 2. Indentify the major health problems in the United States. 3. Understand the benefits and significance of participating in a comprehensive wellness program. 4. Learn to assess resting heart rate and blood pressure. 5. Define body composition and understand its relationship to assessment of recommended body weight. 6. Explain the difference between essential fat and storage fat. 7. Describe various techniques used to assess body composition. 8. Understand the importance of BMI and Waist Circumference in the assessment of CVD. 9. Demonstrate care for life-threatening emergencies. 10. Identify signals of breathing emergencies and cardiac arrest and how to provide appropriate care. 11. Explain how the EMS system works and what signals and situations require a person to call for an ambulance. 12. Explain the laws associated with legal liability when dealing with emergencies. 13. Demonstrate the proper method of glove removal. 14. Acquire the American Red Cross Preventing Disease Transmission (PDT) certification, American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification, and CholesTech certification through successful completion of the required training. 1
15. Identify the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and describe how to control them, including physical inactivity, abnormal cholesterol profile, hypertension, homocysteine, c-reactive protein, diabetes, and smoking. 16. Explain the importance of a health lifestyle in preventing cardiovascular disease. 17. Complete the CholesTech skills test on yourself and on a peer. 18. Explain the meaning of the CholesTech results and identify proper behavior modification techniques to improve the lipid panel. 19. Learn to use the USDA MyPyramid guidelines for healthier eating. 20. Describe the functions of the nutrients-carbohydrates, fiber, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water in the human body. 21. Learn the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 22. Conduct a comprehensive nutrient analysis and implement changes to meet the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. 23. Identify enabling and risk factors for lifetime bone health. 24. Perform selected health assessment skills on a client. 25. Develop both a personal and client-based health appraisal with recommendations for modification and risk for disease (counseling report). Teaching Strategies: Text and supplemental readings Lecture and class discussion Computer based self-study and tests Guided practice Demonstration of skills Community Outreach Required Materials: Principles and Labs for Fitness and Wellness, 10 th Edition, Wadsworth Publishers. ( (2008/2010). American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, (2006). Related necessary materials: ARC Resuscitation Mask ($10.00)* BLS certification card- ($3.00) ARC PDT certification card- ($5.00)* American Red Cross PDT book ($2.00) *These American Red Cross materials will be purchased in class. Please pay $17.00 by January 25/26. (Check or money order only payable to American Red Cross). Attendance: Attendance is expected at all class meetings and will be taken each class. It is the responsibility of the student to secure materials and to make immediate arrangements to make up work if class is missed. Excused absences may be given if the instructor is notified before the class meets. Unexcused absences will result in a reduction of 1 full letter grade for over 2 unexcused absences. It is the student s responsibility to check that the absence is recorded and excused. Instructor late arrival: Students are expected to wait 15 minutes for the instructor or her substitute to arrive, after which time, they are excused. 2
Academic Integrity Policy As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson s vision of this institution as a high seminary of learning. Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Furthermore, we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts from the value of a Clemson degree. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing in any form. When in the opinion of a faculty member, there is evidence that a student has committed an act of academic dishonesty, the faculty member shall make a formal written charge of academic dishonesty, including a description of the misconduct to the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Services. At the same time, the faculty member may, but is not required to inform each involved student privately of the nature of the alleged charge. Grading Scale: A = 90-100 B = 80-89.9 C = 70-79.9 D = 65-69.9 F = Below 65 Note: Grades will not be rounded up! Participation: Participation is expected at each class meeting. Your final participation grade will come from contribution to class discussions, successful completion of skill tests and chapter outlines, and documentation of participation in the community health event(s) scheduled. Online Tests: Students will be expected to complete their tests online via the Blackboard course management system. Each test will vary in point values based on chapter content and number of questions. Online tests will open at NOON on Tuesdays and remain open until NOON on the following Mondays. The tests are meant to be an assessment of the student s knowledge, thus tests must be taken independently, without notes, outlines, or textbooks. Any student who does not complete the test in the allocated time limit will receive a 5 point reduction of their test grade. Please see the announcement in the Hlth 398 Course Information section in Blackboard regarding instructions for online test taking to minimize your chances of not completing the online test in the time limit allocated. If a student is suspected of academic dishonesty in the online test taking policy, proper academic integrity protocol will be followed (see Academic Integrity Policy above). Determination of Grades Tests (9) Demonstration Exam Participation Personal Health Appraisal Total 320 points 100 points 50 points 20 points 490 points 3
Hlth 398 Class Schedule Monday/Tuesday DATE(S) TOPIC ASSIGNMENT ONLINE TEST Class 1 Jan 11/12 Introduction to Course Introduction to Assessments Chapter 1 - Physical Fitness and Wellness Jan 18/19 MLK Observance NO CLASS! Class 2 Jan 25/26 Blood Pressure Assessment Body Composition Assessment Chapter 4 - Body Composition Techniques Ch. 1 Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Jan 19 until NOON on Mon, Jan 25 (40 points); Ch. 1 & Ch. 4 Notes due for class Jan 25/26 Ch. 4 Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Jan 26 until NOON on Mon, Feb 1. (30 points) Class 3 Feb 1/2 Tour: (Joseph F. Sullivan Center) Preventing Disease Transmission (PDT) PDT Video Read PDT booklet PDT Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Feb 2 until NOON on Mon, Feb 8 (60 points) Class 4 Feb 8/9 America Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Liability Issues Moving Victims Checking the Victim Taking pulse, signs of life How CPR works Cardiac Emergencies Breathing Emergencies Rescue Breathing - Adult, Child, Infant Performing CPR - Adult, Child, Infant Read BLS Parts 1-5 Read Heart Attack Articles on Blackboard Watch Heart Attack video online (link on 'Heart Attack' notes outline) Class 5 Feb 15/16 BLS Airway Obstructions Conscious and Unconscious Choking - Adult, Child, Infant CPR - Adult, Child, Infant Read BLS Parts 6-10 Heart Attack Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Feb 16 until NOON on Mon, Feb 22 (20 points) 4
Class 6 Feb 22/23 Class 7 Mar 1/2 Class 8 Mar 8/9 BLS AED Essentials Training Adult AED Child AED CPR/AED Individual Skills Test Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Coronary Heart Disease Risk Profile Cholesterol Guidelines Cardiovascular Risk Reduction CholesTech Guidelines and Techniques Preventing Cardiovascular Disease CholesTech skills test Cholesterol, Triglycerides, & Glucose Screening, OMC Check-off Must FAST after 8:00 the morning of the CholesTech Screening Review ALL BLS materials and chapters. Chapter 11 - Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Cholesterol Explained video CholesTech online certification (video & test) Chapter 3 - Part 1: Nutrition for Wellness Mar 15-19 SPRING BREAK NO CLASS! BLS Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Feb 23 until MIDNIGHT Mon, Mar 1 (40 points); You must receive at least 85% on the BLS test in order to receive certification Ch. 11 Notes due for class Mar 1/2 Ch. 11 TEST will be available from NOON on Tues, Mar 2 until NOON on Mon, Mar 8 (40 points); Ch. 3 Part I Nutrition Notes due for class Mar 8/9 Ch. 3 Part 3 Nutrition notes due for class Mar 22/23 Class 9 Mar 22/23 Nutrition for Wellness Proper Nutrition for Lifetime Health Bone Health Osteoporosis Screening Meet at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital in Easley 2:00 to 3:15pm Chapter 3 - Part 3: Nutrition for Wellness Ch. 3 Part 1 Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Mar 8 until NOON on Mon, Mar 22 (30 points); Ch. 3 Part 2 Nutrition Notes due for class Mar 29/30 Class 10 Mar 29/30 Nutrition for Wellness Hemoglobin Screening MyPyramid Nutrients Balancing the Diet Chapter 3 - Part 2: Nutrition for Wellness Ch. 3 Part 3 will be available from NOON on Tues, Mar 23 until NOON on Mon, Mar 29 (30 points) 5
Class 11 Apr 5/6 Class 12 Apr 12/13 Nutrition for Wellness Nutrient Analysis Food Labels Choosing Healthy Foods Demonstration Exam *See Below Bring a client of your choice for testing They must have fasted for at least 6 hours. Ch. 3 Pt. 2 Test will be available from NOON on Tues, Mar 30 until NOON on Mon, Apr 5 (30 points) Personal Health Risk Appraisal Due April 12/13 Bring this to your demonstration appointment Client Health Risk Appraisal due April 15 **Demonstration Exam: Demonstration Exams will be 20 minute individual appointments with a client of your choice. (This cannot be another student from HLTH 398). This panel of tests is offered at no charge to your client. Appointments are scheduled from 7am-9am or 1pm-4pm on April 12/13. Consists of: BMI, BP, Lipid Panel plus Glucose, Height, Weight, Waist Circumference, Pulse, Hemoglobin Screening, *Counseling Report/Health Appraisal. *Counseling report should be a concise, but detailed report of all individual test findings with appropriate advice for modification of behavior and risk for CVD. This is considered to be the client s health appraisal with recommended health programs, behavior modification advice (physical activity, nutrition, blood pressure/cholesterol hints, etc.), and risk profile for developing cardiovascular disease. Community Health Screening Event: You must complete one screening event during this semester. Here are three opportunities (more will be announced as they become available): 1. Oconee Medical Center Wellness Center, each Monday, Wednesday, & Friday from 9:00am- 11:00am; 1 student per hour to take blood pressures. 2. Oconee Medical Center Know Your Number Disease risk Assessment, Feb 15-19, 2010 6am- 10:30am (See Blackboard for more information) 3. Oconee Medical Center Community Cholesterol Screening, TBA 6