Students of the Health Professions at Baccalaureate or Master's level, Nurses, Physicians, Dentists, Physician's Assistants, Health Educators, Teachers of Preventive Medicine . . .
Here is the answer to a comprehensive self-study Public Health and Health Promotion theory-based course on the:
~ History of origin, use, and transport of tobacco
~ Legal/ethical issues concerning manufacture and marketing of tobacco
~ Epidemiological issues related to resultant disease and disability with tobacco use
~ Public health data and response
~ Practical skill-building for intervention
Description of Health Professional's Guide
Standards of cognitive restructuring, behavior modification, teaching/learning strategies, and communications are employed in the content of The Health Professional's Guide to Nicotine Addiction Intervention.
There are principles of:
- the helping relationship,
- teaching/learning theories,
- epidemiology and public health,
- individual and aggregate health promotion,
- the professional role,
- assessment,
- life cycle influences,
- risk to vulnerable populations woven throughout
Unique qualities of this course are:
1. A Case Study upon which to build an intervention,
2. A Community Assessment process upon which to build a group/community,
3. Intervention strategies for a tobacco cessation method for the purpose of documenting personal awareness-building,
4. Related public health statistics,
5. And illustrated models for learning.
The student of this course will carry away upon completion:
1. Social action strategies based on current scientific programs that are working,
2. Behavior modification strategies based on current theory,
3. Education or health promotion plans for individuals or groups, and
4. The ability to create specific individual, group, or community interventions for tobacco cessation.
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Course: 200 pages
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Total Cost for Course Package: $35
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Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HHS Agencies on the Signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0500
President Obama took historic action to save lives, reduce health care costs, and help reduce suffering from heart and lung diseases, cancer, and other tobacco-related illnesses. These illnesses kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, and the new law gives us the tools to effectively address this major public health issue. This is a key step forward and an important part of health reform.
