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medicine approach, we examine the role of carbohydrates, proteins
and amino acids, fats, vitamins, and minerals in health and illness.
As a result of the course students will be able to communicate the
scientific reason for their nutritional recommendations. In an
embodied learning model, food sharing is part of this course as we
educate our minds and palates.
hhe 5012 effective Communication a:
emotional dynamics 3
This course is an introduction to some basic principles and practices
of effective communication. Students explore the use of
communication in day-to-day life, relationships, counseling,
teaching, employment settings, and in other contexts for working
with people. Topics include presence, centering, listening skills, and
discriminating between content and process. Prerequisite: PyC 4235
hhe 5013 effective Communication B:
intersubjectivity 3
This course continues to practice skills and principles of effective
communication: topics include emotional dynamics, conflict
management, and the importance of communication in social and
global issues. Prerequisite: HHE 5012.
hhe 5120 integrative health 2
This course provides a foundation in Integrative Health by exploring
the development of Western Medicine. We examine historical
perspectives that influence the current state of healthcare, explore
the scientific basis of integrative approaches, and address the
challenges of integrative health care. This provides a context for
connecting Western medical practice to holistic practice as a basis
for building bridges of communication between traditional and
alternative practitioners. Prerequisite: HHE 5001.
hhe 5125 energy Models of healing 2
This course presents an integrally-informed view from many
disciplines and traditions that contribute to understanding how health
and wholeness may be defined and worked with in energy terms. We
look at energy from the perspectives of thinkers and researchers such
as spiritual healers, clairvoyants, quantum physicists, biologists,
consciousness and psi researchers, poets, and mystics and create a
new framework that can integrate these. We also review some of the
most prominent approaches and methods of energy healing,
including Homeopathy, TCM, and use of Flower Essences, as well as
systems that address the chakras and energy bodies; hands-on, and
“spiritual” methods of healing, such as reiki and prayer. Experiential
activities are included, focusing on “perceiving the world in energy
terms.” Prerequisite: HHE 5225; PHr 3405
hhe 5126 asian approaches to healing 2
Two of the oldest holistic healing systems of medicine—Chinese and
Ayurvedic—are presented in this introductory course. Their basic
philosophies, principles, and standards of treatment are explored
both didactically and experientially. Each system is outlined with
emphasis on their spiritual roots, cultural and social perspectives,
and their growing appeal as global alternative approaches to healing.
The role of these modalities within the framework of an integrated
medical system is also explored, and recent efficacy research is
reviewed. Prerequisite: PHr 3405.
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hhe 5130 The Collective Body 3
This course enables students to understand and critique social and
cultural constructions of the human body, and how such
constructions influence social policy, health systems, and individual
behavior, as well as their own ideas and beliefs about the body. The
approach is interdisciplinary, drawing upon numerous fields of study
to examine the collective body, including (but not necessarily limited
to) sociology, anthropology, critical race theory, gender studies, legal
studies, economics, and epidemiology and public health. In addition,
the discourse of the body will provide a way of exploring various
issues related to holistic health education from a critical perspective.
Prerequisite: COr 3145.
hhe 5135 healthcare economics and Politics 2
Can we create greater health with more access to quality health care?
In this course we explore how and why our health care system has
developed as a paradox of excess and deprivation. We consider the
advantages and problems of national health insurance and examine
medical systems in other industrial democracies as we identify the
benefits and disadvantages of our American health care system. We
look at the business trends that have pushed Americans to spend
more on pharmaceuticals than the people in many other countries.
We move beyond the issue of access to health care and into the
question of access to what kind of health care and how we can change
the orientation from disease treatment to health promotion.
Prerequisites: HHE 5200, HHE 5505.
hhe 5140 Culture, Community, and health 2
This course examines the influence of culture and community on
health status and health outcomes in diverse settings. Through a
“whole systems” lens we consider the multiple ways in which a broad
range of social and cultural factors shape health, well-being and
healthy development in a pluralistic society. We explore the role of
community in promoting health among diverse populations. We also
explore how culture and community shape the thinking and practice
of health professionals, and implications for evidence-based practice.
Paying attention to human potential, as well as human problems, we
explore effective approaches to holistic health education.
Prerequisite: HHE 5158.
hhe 5145 health, environment and Sustainability 2
The earth is a primary determinant of our health. Healing, while
intensely personal, occurs within the context of the physical
environment, as well as the community in which individuals live
daily. This course considers the ecology of health—the human
impact on the environment—and the health of ecology—the impact
of the environment on our health. We also focus on sustainability, a
principle providing an ethical imperative for maintaining and
supporting ourselves, our communities, and the environment. The
course offers students an opportunity to consider our relationship
with the larger world, coming to an acceptance and inclusion of the
diversity of life forms. This class integrates aspects of nature,
community and personal healing, balancing global perspectives with
local environmental awareness. Prerequisite: COr 3145, HHE 5225.
hhe 5147 health education for the 21st Century 3
This course maps out the field of health education, and explores the
history of the health education role, the philosophical basis of health
education, and directions for the future of the profession. Practical
skills needed by health educators are covered, and students have
opportunities to practice some of them, including developing a
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