PHHP 655 Lifestyle Diseases and Risk Reduction Programs
This course examines the etiology and development of major lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, nutritional disorders, and selected infectious diseases. Emphasis is on identifying risk factors and examining of successful risk- reduction programs. Field experience.
Units: 3
WHO NEEDS THIS COURSE?
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COURSE GOALS
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- Explain the most prevalent lifestyle-related diseases and leading infectious diseases in terms of their incidence, prevalence, risk factors, and impacts on individual and public health.
- Analyze different lifestyle disease programs, issues, and trends.
- Present effective and evidence-based lifestyle interventions currently used to address the growing challenge of lifestyle-related diseases.
- Develop a risk reduction program for a specific lifestyle disease with an integration of Christ’s method of behavior change.
- Conduct a lifestyle disease risk reduction program to a target group at high risk for a specific lifestyle disease.
TOPICS TO COVER
Week 1 | Lifestyle is Powerful Medicine…The Leading Lifestyle Related Diseases…A Journey to Find Healing |
Week 2 | Empowering People to Change…Collaborating, Motivating, Goal-Setting, and Tracking…Risk Reduction for Accidents |
Week 3 | Improving Health Through Exercise….The Nutrition-Health Connection…Risk Reduction for COVID-19 |
Week 4 | Sleep Matters…Stress & Resilience…Risk Reduction for Infectious Respiratory Disease |
Week 5 | Peace of Mind through Trust in God…The Power of Connection…Risk Reduction for Cancer |
Week 6 | Positively Positive…Substance Use Disorder…Risk Reduction for Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease |
Week 7 | Staying the Course: Self Care…Risk Reduction for Type 2 Diabetes, Kidney Disease, Obesity, & GERD |
Week 8 | Lifestyle Education Reform…Lifestyle Medicine Practice…Community Health |
Week 9 | Research Presentation and Final Exam |
FACILITATOR
Richard Nelson, MD MSc RRT FRSPH Dr. Richard Nelson is professor in Public Health and VP for Academic Administration. Before joining AIIAS in 2021, Nelson served for 35 years on the faculty of Loma Linda University Health, USA, and brings a wealth of clinical and applied health education experience to the course. Nelson was the co-pioneer of the first university health program in the Middle East to obtain both USA regional and professional accreditation. Nelson is also known for co-pioneering non-invasive lung ultrasound training for respiratory care practitioners in California. Nelson’s experience in lifestyle education includes speaker at Health Expos in 22 countries, VP for Medical Affairs at Weimar Institute (outpatient and in-residence programs), Program Director for Respiratory Care at Loma Linda University, and Adventist Health director for a five-nation region of the former USSR. Starting from 2022, Nelson has integrated the latest curriculum from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine into this course. |