HLSC 124

Consumer Health Education

Introduction to the processes and methods of conducting health education within the clinical setting and the integration of educational theory and applied health knowledge specific to common health disorders. Topics to include the dimensions of quackery in health treatments, efficacy of safety standards, and the elements of deceptive advertising and bogus claims. Emphasis on how to distinguish health facts from bogus claims, make effective consumer decisions of health care services, and the basics of self-health care.

Units: 3.0