HED 165 Personal Health Across the Lifespan
Personal Health Across the Lifespan: Study of health principles as they apply to college and adult life, including mental health, sexuality, substance abuse, nutrition, health care, and environmental health. The course increases understanding of underlying causes of and cultural, social, and personal influences on these principles, to move students toward optimal physical, emotional, social and mental health.  3 Credits.

May be used as a UNLV general education social science requirement.

HED 170 Advanced First Aid
Various emergency health problems and their management by the application of emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as recommended by the American Red Cross. No previous first-aid training is needed to enroll.  3 Credits.

HED 200 Multicultural Health
Equips students with a working knowledge of the influence of socio-cultural factors upon health status and health related behaviors. Health-related cultural components and myths related to a variety of ethnic and cultural groups are explored. Meets UNLV general education multicultural requirement.  3 Credits.

HED 280 Introduction to Health Education
Introduction to public schools and community health agencies through field visits, volunteering, and in-class activities.  3 Credits.

HED 305 Consumer Health
Analysis of factors which influence the selection of health products and services; agencies concerned with the control of these products and services, and the evaluation of quackery and health misconceptions.  2 Credits.

HED 320 Public and Community Health
Community health programs: the need for them, problems and issues involved, and possible solutions. Emphasis on comprehensive and comparative health systems. The formation of governmental and voluntary health agencies and their function.  3 Credits.

HED 325 Safety Education
Study of the causes of accidents, development of preventative programs, and safety consciousness.  2 Credits.

HED 407 Stress Management
(Same as PED 407.) Explores such things as the meaning of stress, its effects, how it manifests itself physically, mistakes made in handling stress, and strategies for self-care in managing stress. Particular emphasis on the role of physical activity in controlling stress and the development of a controlled lifestyle that provides a balance between work and play and rest and exercise.  3 Credits.

HED 422 AIDS: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
(Same as NUR 422 and SWK 422.) Interdisciplinary survey of various issues surrounding AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) as viewed from several conceptual, professional, and experimental disciplines. Designed to offer the most cognitive information about AIDS and provide an effective awareness of major issues related to the disease.  3 Credits.

HED 424 Teaching Elementary School Health
Prepares elementary school teachers in the selection and instruction of health topics relevant to elementary school children. Emphasis on curriculum planning, innovative teaching methods, and the screening of common health problems of elementary school students. Prerequisite: Passing scores on PRAXIS I series (PPST). 3 Credits.

HED 427 Methods in Health Education
Gives the prospective health educator a foundation in health education, including curriculum planning, teaching methods, and materials. Prerequisites: Passing scores on PRAXIS I series: Pre-Professional Skills Test (School Health Education Majors only).  3 Credits.

HED 429 Education for Sexuality
A course emphasizing the physical, mental-emotional, and social aspects of sexuality including sexual communication, relationships, gender, decision making and sexual pleasure and function. Structured to prepare individuals to conduct meaningful learning experiences in personal and family life sex education.  3 Credits.

May be used as a UNLV general education social science requirement.

HED 430 Nutrition
Practical application of nutrition principles to diet, exercise, and weight control, food selection, and the overall health of the individual. Nutritional needs throughout the life cycle emphasized.  3 Credits.

HED 435 Health Studies on Dangerous Drugs
Analysis and evaluation of scientific data on effects of tobacco, alcohol, narcotics, and other dangerous drugs. Current problems relating to control of use and abuse of these drugs and the role of education in preventing substance abuse.  3 Credits.

May be used as a UNLV general education social science requirement.

HED 440 Health Promotion and Wellness
(Same as NUR 380.) Assists health educators in developing and implementing effective health promotion and wellness programs in the school, community, and work-site setting. Emphasis placed on establishing and marketing model lifestyle programs related to nutrition, exercise, stress reduction, and health/safety awareness.  3 Credits.

HED 445 Organization and Administration of the School Health Program
Principles and techniques of organizing and administering coordinated school health programs, including facilities, personnel, legal aspects, public relations policies, health services, instruction, and administrative problems. Prerequisites: HED 165 and 427 or consent of instructor.  3 Credits.

HED 450 Supervised Teaching Health Major
Provides opportunities for supervised teaching in an assigned class situation in health education. Must be taken concurrently with HED 470. Prerequisites: Required professional education courses; HED 427 and within six credits of completing all course work.  6 or 12 Credits.

HED 451 Supervised Teaching Health Minor
Provides opportunities for supervised teaching in an assigned class situation in health education. Must be taken concurrently with ICS 460. Prerequisites: Required professional education courses; HED 427 and within six credits of completing all course work.  6 Credits.

HED 470 Clinical Teaching Seminar in Health Education
Bridges the professional sequence and clinical experience of specific applications of teaching methods and techniques. Prerequisites: Must be taken concurrently with either HED 450 or HED 451.  2 Credits.

HED 480 Field Experience
Practicum for extended professional service in community health education at occupational, medical, or volunteer agency work sites. Prerequisites: 29 credits in HED course work and consent of instructor.  1-11 Credits. One must complete 11 credits.

HED 481 Field Experience Seminar
Provides a process link between the professional course sequence and the concurrently taken practicum. Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with HED 480.  1 Credit.

HED 490 Workshop in Health Education
Designed to provide opportunities for study on current topics in the field of health education. For teachers and others interested in gaining further understanding of relevant health issues and the implications for education. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.  1-6 Credits.

HED 499 Special Problems in Health Education
Specialized instruction and/or research designed to develop in-depth understanding of a current health education problem. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and upper-division standing.  1-6 Credits.