HE415: Child and Adolescent

HealthInstructor Janet Roberts

Janet Roberts“Janet is an excellent health instructor. Her years of personal experience working in hospitals and her obvious passion for children’s health qualifies her as a top instructor in her field at Western Oregon University. Janet is among the best teachers I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.”

-Johanna Henrikson(Former Student)

(Not WOU’s Janet Roberts)

Class Specs

Title: Child and Adolescent Health

Prerequisite: none Credit Hours: 4 Class available at

Western Oregon University

Course Description

A study of the physical, emotional, social and environmental health issues affecting children. Emphasis on the impact of these health problems on learning and the role of the school in their prevention, discovery and referral for treatment.

What to know before

Basic health terminology

Any basic health class would be adequate preparation for HE415

What will you learn?

Major health issues in youth today

Leading factors in childhood obesity epidemic

National and Oregon’s health statistics

SHOULD TAKE HE415!!

If you are going into a health related field, or…If you are entering the teaching profession, or…If you are or plan on becoming a parent, or…If you plan on being involved with your community in any way…

This has been a presentationBy Johanna Henrikson

References

http://www.wou.edu/~robertsjl/HE415.html

http://www.wou.edu/provost/registrar/catalog/western_oregon_current_catalog.pdf