Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHTH 865 - Health Promotion, Fitness and Wellness (3)


This course provides foundational knowledge essential to the role of physical therapists in health promotion and wellness, based on epidemiological data reflecting increasing prevalence of chronic disease, disability, and related behavioral risk factors. Students will explore the theoretical basis for health behavior change, as well as strategies for individual and community-based health promotion, including the 8 principles of wellness highlighted by the CREATION health initiative . Topics are selected based on national and global health priorities, as well as prominent health disparities among people with disabilities. These include promotion of exercise and physical activity, weight management, stress modulation, sleep hygiene, nutrition, tobacco cessation, and addressing substance use. Summer