The request to revise NURS/GRNT 6275 Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults

Date: April 3, 2012
To: College of Health and Human Services
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: April 3, 2012
Implementation Date: 2012

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Catalog Copy

PROPOSED CATALOG COPY. NURS 6275. Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults. (3) Cross-listed as GRNT 6275. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor. This course will explore self-care measures and health promotion practices with an emphasis on nutrition, that promote a healthy lifestyle in later life. Included are principles of teaching and learning adapted to diverse older adults’ needs and learning styles. Common barriers to health care and appropriate nutrition in older adults are also examined. Current findings from research will be integrated throughout the course. A foundational knowledge of human development is expected. Self-care measures and health promotion practices to promote a healthy lifestyle are discussed. Included are principles of teaching and learning adapted to the older client needed by health care and other professionals who teach and plan programs for the older client. Common barriers to health care of older adults are examined. (On demand) (Even summers, online)

GRNT 6275. Health Promotion, Nutrition, and Wellness for Older Adults. (3) Cross-listed as NURS 6275. Pre-requisites: Graduate Standing or Permission of Instructor. This course will explore self-care measures and health promotion practices with an emphasis on nutrition, that promote a healthy lifestyle in later life. Included are principles of teaching and learning adapted to diverse older adults’ needs and learning styles. Common barriers to health care and appropriate nutrition in older adults are also examined. Current findings from research will be integrated throughout the course. A foundational knowledge of human development is expected. Self-care measures and health promotion practices to promote a healthy lifestyle are discussed. Included are principles of teaching and learning adapted to the older client needed by health care and other professionals who teach and plan programs for the older client. Common barriers to health care of older adults are examined. (On demand) (Even summers, online)