Uganda Christian University. Department of Foundation Studies

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1 Uganda Christian University Department f Fundatin Studies Curse Title Health and Whleness Curse Cde FS 2104 Credit Hurs 3 Cntact Hurs 4 Cre / Elective Cre Lecturer Francis Kyakulaga Tutrial Asst. varius Phne Phne Ext 415 fundatins@ucu.ac.ug 1. Curse Descriptin This curse teaches principles f health prmtin (nutritin, hygiene, sexuality/hiv preventin, sanitatin/water, maternal/child health and fitness) and interventins with peple wh are sick r injured (first aid and early interventin, infectius diseases, and sexually transmitted infectins, addictins) and finally, building a healthy sciety. It des this within a cntext f whleness, in which health is nt the absence f disease but a state f physical, emtinal, scial, and spiritual wellbeing. The curse is applied, causing students t reflect n hw t apply lessns t their wn lives r the lives f family and friends. 2. Curse Objectives Specific bjectives: By end f curse students will: Define and apply cncepts in health and whleness, including relatinships f physical, mental/emtinal, scial, and spiritual health factrs Identify and describe (subjectively) hw persnal behaviurs and chices affect shrt and lng term health f self and family Develp persnal gals and make recmmendatins t family, friends r a lcal cmmunity fr imprving health Identify and apply cncepts in preventin (hygiene, nutritin, healthy sexuality, maternal/child health, fitness) Identify and apply cncepts in interventin (first aid and early interventin, infectius disease, sexually transmitted infectins, addictin) Identify and apply cncepts in cmmunity/envirnmental health (sanitatin, water and land use as well as scial tpics that influence the health f sciety. 3. Required Readings Health and Whleness: a UCU Fundatin Curse Study Guide Assigned Readings in Reading Schedule FS 2104: Health and Whleness 1

2 4. Curse Cntent 4.1 Curse Outline and Cntent Descriptin This curse prepares students t becme health seekers and health leaders in their wn cntext. UCU graduates shuld seek that which is healthy and gd fr them, and encurage the same fr their family, cmmunity, and sciety. Gals fr the curse include: Students will be encuraged tward better health seeking behaviur. Students will knw strategies t maintain and prmte health and seek help with health prblems. Health is nt autmatic, ne must wrk t attain and then keep it. Students will acquire knwledge, skills and abilities that are intended t prmte a lnger, healthier and mre cmplete and hly life. Health and whleness is a key t success in what they pursue. Students will acquire basic health tls, skills, knwledge t carry fr their entire lives. Students shuld recgnize that health and whleness is a prduct f individual, family and cmmunity factrs, including knwledge, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviurs. We live and make decisins in families, and live and wrk in cmmunities. Hw we live affects thers; hw thers live affects us. Students will understand hw the Christian cncept f the whle persn is integral t cmplete health. Christian values influence health; ethics and mral decisins have direct and lng lasting effects n health. The Bible is full f useful guidelines fr imprving health. Students will recgnize their rle as health leaders even if they are nt emplyed specifically in health services r prgrams. A health leader will encurage thers tward healthier and hlier lifestyles. A health leader will use resurces at their dispsal t encurage and prmte health. 4.2 Weekly Schedule Week Tpic Required Reading Assignments 1 Intrductin Cmmunity Health, Ch. 2, 4 Cmmunity Health Wrkers Manual, Appendix 2 Nutritin Cmmunity Nutritin fr East Africa, Ch. 1-3, 6-13, Annex Hygiene Cmmunity Health, Sectin 8.4 (pgs ). Cmmunity Health Wrkers Manual, p n bugs, rats, pests 4 Sanitatin, Water, Land Use Cmmunity Health, Ch. 8 Shaffer, Dr. AMREF Radi Talks, ch. 7, Trees, Terraces, and Bulldzers 5 Cmmn Occurring Illnesses Cmmunity Health Wrkers Manual, Ch 8-10 Essay 1 Due 6 Sexually Transmitted Infectins and HIV/AIDS 7 Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Preventin Reading Packet available in the library Reading Packet Mid-Semester Test 8 First Aid/Early Interventin Cmmunity Health Wrkers Manual, Chapter 8-10 Discussin Grup Assg.Scrap bks due FS 2104: Health and Whleness 2

3 9 Maternal and Child Health Cmmunity Health Wrkers Manual, Ch. 5, 6 Cmmunity Health, Ch. 9, Sectins , and Ch Fitness Reading packet Essay 2 due 11 Addictin Reading packet 12 Leadership fr a Healthy Sciety 4.3 Assignment Explanatins Tutrial-based discussin. Students shall cmplete a grup assignment in class each week during tutrials. Attendance and participatin is required. Essay 1 shall be a 500 wrd essay n integrating spiritual health with physical, emtinal, and scial health issues. Essay 2 shall be a 500 wrd essay n health leadership within an individual s wn cntext. Scrapbk: Read thrugh articles n health frm any frm f media papers, fr example newspapers, magazines, weekly articles frm varius health perating rganizatins, etc. Lk fr any articles related t the tpic cvered that week under health and whleness. Each week select an article that relates t the tpic fr that week r a previus week. Cut r phtcpy the relevant articles and stick them in either a file r an exercise bk. They shuld be in the rder f the lessn tpics. Write the surce and date f the article n the article, e.g., New Visin, p.3, Write 3 paragraphs abut the subject. Paragraph 1: brief summary f the article. Paragraph 2: describe impact it has n sciety Paragraph 3: Yur pinin, cnclusin, r recmmendatin. Prepare at least eight articles fr the scrap bk. Any student wh prepares mre than thse eight will be awarded extra credit fr the effrt used. 5. Assessment Criteria [include tests, cursewrk, essay assignments, participatin, etc.] Prgressive Assessment: (cmbined must equal 50%) 1. Scrapbk 10% 2. Tutrial participatin and grup assignments 10% 3. Essays 15% 4. Mid-Semester Test 15% Final Exam 50% FS 2104: Health and Whleness 3

4 6. Faith in Teaching Faith is integrated in three ways. First, the cre definitin f the title Whleness is A state f persnal physical, emtinal, scial, and spiritual health, in which a persn knws their value in the eyes f Gd, their families and their cmmunities, and where they are empwered t make gd health decisins. This definitin is wven thrughut the curse, e.g. even fitness includes spiritual fitness (spiritual strength, flexibility, and endurance). Secnd, each week there is a Bible passage entitled The Whle Truth selected fr each week s tpic. This passage is in student wrkbks and is read and discussed during class. Third, students cmplete an essay in which they reflect n the integratin f spiritual health with ther physical, scial, and emtinal health. 7. Bibligraphy In Library: Burgess, A. (1994). Cmmunity Nutritin fr Eastern Africa. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Wd, C, de Glanville, H., Vaughan, JP, Eds. (1997). Cmmunity Health. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Wd, E. (1998). Cmmunity health wrker s manual (2 nd ed). ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Other Resurces: Green, E. (2004)/ Rethinking HIV Preventin: Lessns frm Develping cuntries. Bulder, C. Greenwd Press. Kenya Episcpal Cnference (2001). HIV/AIDS: Manual fr facilitatrs/trainers. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Paulines Publicatins Africa (Daughters f St. Paul). Lankester, T. (2002). Setting up cmmunity health prgrammes: A practical manual fr use in develping cuntries. ISBN Oxfrd, UK: Macmillan Educatin. Mabuntana, P., and McDnald, H. (1979). Helping peple t gd health. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Evangel Publishing Huse. Mullen, KD, McDermtt, RJ, Gld, RS, and Belcastr, PA. (1996). Cnnectins fr Health. 4 th ed. ISBN Bstn, MA: McGraw Hill. Nyamwaya, D, Munguti, KK, and Akuma, P. (1994). A guide t health prmtin thrugh water and sanitatin. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Otaala, B., Davitz, L., Otaala, L., Davitz, J. (2004). 20 Tugh Questins Teenagers ask abut HIV/AIDS and 20 tugh answers. ISBN Lansdwne, Suth Africa: Juta Gariep Pty Ltd. Pst, S. and Neimark, J. (2007). Why gd things happen t gd peple. New Yrk: Bradway Bks, pp Rukunga, G. (ed). (2001). Envirnmental Health fr East Africa. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Shaffer, R. (1990). Dr. AMREF radi talks. Nairbi, Kenya: Stanfield, P., Balldin, B., and Versluys, Z. eds. (1999). Child Health: A manual fr medical and health wrkers in health centres and rural hspitals. 2 nd ed. ISBN Nairbi, Kenya: Wrld Bank (2005). Imprving health utcmes fr the pr in Uganda: Current status and implicatin fr health sectr develpment. Africa regin human develpment wrking series N. 89. Washingtn, DC: The Wrld Bank. FS 2104: Health and Whleness 4

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