THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE
FACULTY
SENATE
Senate
Document Number 8510S
Date
of Senate Approval 05/06/10
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
APC
Document 70: Change course
number and description for HWP 325
Effective
Date: Fall 2010
1. Delete: On
page 156, the entry for HWP 325:
325 Pathophysiology
of Chronic Conditions and Illnesses (3)
The study of chronic conditions and
illnesses that could be improved or prevented through lifestyle choices. Topics
include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, COPD, overweight and obesity,
hypertension, HIV/STDs, arthritis, back pain, osteoporosis, tobacco addiction,
alcoholism and other drug addiction, eating disorders, depression, stress and
anxiety, suppressed immune function. Emphasis is placed on etiology, current
assessment and treatment protocols and efficacy, the use of health risk
appraisals, and overlap with health promotion initiatives. Also emphasized are
the effects of prolonged stress on immune function and health behavior.
Includes research and practice of stress, anxiety, and depression management
strategies. The course is designed to prepare students to operate screening
programs and make appropriate health care referrals and/or develop individual
lifestyle plans. HIPAA requirements are emphasized. Prerequisite: BIOL 223 or
338. Spring.
Add: On
page 159 in place of deleted entry:
455 Pathophysiology of Chronic Conditions and
Illnesses (3)
The
study of chronic conditions and illnesses that could be improved or prevented
through appropriate lifestyle choices. Topics include heart disease, cancer,
stroke, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, obesity, hypertension, arthritis,
osteoporosis, depression, stress and anxiety, and suppressed immune function.
Emphasis is placed on etiology, course of disease, current assessment,
evidence-based treatment protocols, and health promotion initiatives. This
course includes evaluation of research and efficacy of treatment strategies.
Prerequisites: BIOL 223 or HWP 284; BIOL 338 or HWP 294; STAT 185. Spring.
Impact:
This class was offered at the 300-level and
one to three sections have been taught for the last 3˝ years. It will now be
offered at the 400-level. Two current faculty members have taught the course
and will continue to do so. Therefore, staffing and resources are not expected
to be impacted significantly. The addition of two more prerequisites, human or
mammalian physiology a new core course in the HWP major and STAT 185 (already a
major requirement) will encourage students to take HWP 455 in one of their
final two semesters. These changes are not expected to change students’ time to
graduation as the courses predecessor HWP 325 is a requirement in the current
major.
Rationale:
With the change in prerequisites, this
course can better focus on pathophysiology of chronic diseases, rather than
first teaching normal physiology (as proposed in HWP 294) and then moving on to
the abnormal processes of diseases. STAT 185 will help students evaluate the
current scientific and medical research related to chronic diseases. In
addition, due to the complex content of the course, the department determined
that this course would be more appropriately listed as a 400-level course.