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Subject:
Overview
Welcome to the course! In this three
credit course, you will identify and explore current health
issues that are of special interest or are unique to women.
Topics will include emotional well-being, stress management,
health problems related to female anatomy and physiology,
violence against women and issues of reproduction and
childbearing.
These issues touch all of our lives in some way and it is
critical that we empower ourselves with knowledge so that we can
be aware of such things as disease symptoms, our changing
emotional health, threats to our livelihoods, and ways to
promote continual wellness.
Subject:
Course
Objectives
The objectives of the course are
as follows:
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To
identify health related issues of special interest to women. |
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To
study health problems related to the anatomy and physiology
of women. |
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To
develop an understanding of complications related to
sexually transmitted infections. |
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To
analyze chronic degenerative diseases unique to women in
their etiology or prognosis. |
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To
assess emotional health states and how they are affected by
social, cultural, genetic, and role-related demands in
women. |
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To
understand violence against women, its impact, and coping
resources and skills. |
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To
understand the choices available in female contraception and
childbirth planning. |
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To
evaluate the impact of wellness behaviors in women, such as
fitness and nutrition. |
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To
assess the role of the media in female body image issues and
its relationship to eating disorders. |
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To
build an awareness of the potential outcomes of
health-harmful behaviors. |
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