Name of Course: Community Health

Course Name & Number: KINE 1305

Section Number & Synonym:

 

Instructor Name: Jamee Stewart

Office: Room 2104 Northridge campus

Phone: 223-4814/223-4784

Email: jstewart@austincc.edu

Assistants: Zhna Sharp and Ursula Garza, email vazrazhenye@yahoo.com

Office Hours/Appointments: 

 

Course Description: The principles of  personal health: nutrition, mental health, stimulants and narcotics, exercise, sleep and rest; includes community health, sanitation, community services and public health agencies.

Community health explores the principles of community health sanitation, community services, and public health agencies.  Key topics covered include:

 

·        Organizations that contribute to community health

·        How communities measure disease, injury and death

·        Control of communicable and non-communicable diseases

·        How communities organize and solve health problems

·        Community health in schools

·        Health needs of mothers, infants and children

·        Health needs of special populations

·        Community mental health

·        Abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

·        Health care delivery system

·        Environmental health problems

·        Intentional and unintentional injuries

·        Occupational health and safety

 

Text/Materials:

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, Anchor Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1994. ISBN 0-385-47956-5

Community and Population Health by Green, Lawrence and Judith Ottoson, 8th edition, McGraw-Hill, 1999, ISBN 0-8151-2542-9

 

Orientation packet to be given out during orientation: includes course syllabus; testing center information; degree program information; volunteer list; study guide.

 

Instructional Methodology: This class is a print based course that will include a typed book report on The Hot Zone and the completion of 5 exams as well as required contacts with your instructor. All exams will be taken a monitored ACC or VCT

testing site.

You are also required to attend orientation per information available in your course syllabus and the ACC website.

 

Required contacts with instructor: You are required to make a minimum of two (2) contacts with your instructor or assistants during the course of the semester either by telephone, email, mail or in person.  The deadline for the first contact is ______ and the deadline for the second contact is ______.

 

Course Rationale: Community Health examines the principles of community health as it relates to personal health; nutrition; mental health; stimulants and narcotics; exercise; and sleep and rest. Community Health explores sanitation, community services and public health agencies.

 

Departmental Objectives:

1.To learn the fundamentals of community health

2. To understand how comnunity health practices affect one personally as well as those around them.

3. To understand how Kinesiology relates to a healthy individual lifestyle.

A=720-800 points

B=640-719 points

C=560-639 points

D=480-559 points

F=0-479 points

 
 
                         

Grades:      A= 90-100%              

                        B= 80-89%                

                        C=70-79%                 

                        D=60-69%                 

                        F=0-59%                   

 

 

Grades are based upon your report and tests. If you have any questions concerning grading, please ask your instructor. The specific grading requirements for this course are as follows:

 

Point system:

Test 1               100 points

Test 2               100 points

Test 3               100 points

Test 4               100 points

Test 5               100 points

Report              300 points

Total                800 points

 

 

 

 

Report:  Read The Hot Zone by Richard Preston and write a 8-page minimum type written book report. It is to be divided into two parts: one part will be your opinion of the book (minimum of one page); the second part proving that you have read the book by giving a summary of each chapter (not each part of the book). The report format requires font no larger than 12 point, 1.25 inch margins maximum and 1.5 lines spacing (no double spacing with a minimum of 300 words per page). You must attach a cover page that includes your name, the title of your book report, course section, date, and method for contact. Please do NOT use any Internet resources for this paper. I want your opinion not that of someone else. Any reports identified as using Internet sources will be returned.

 The printed book report is due on ______. Turn your paper in to the Kinesiology Office, Room 2104, building 2000 of the Northridge campus. The report may also be turned into the Northridge Mail/Duplication Room #1107 of Northridge building 1000 in Jamee Stewart’s mailbox or mailed to NRG-KINE from any ACC campus mailroom in an intercampus mail envelop. This is not an optional assignment. This assignment is worth three test grades.

 

Tests: 

Test 1 Part 1-Ch. 1, 2, 3, 4

Test 2 Part 2-Ch. 5, 6, 7, 8

Test 3 Part 3-Ch. 9, 10, 11, 12                        Deadline:

Test 4 Part 4-Ch. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17     

Test 5 Part 5-Ch. 18, 19, 20, 21                      Deadline:

 

Each test has 25 questions. You may retest each exam once if you wish to improve your grade. All tests are required for this course.

 

Course Policies: 

Students will write a book report on The Hot Zone, learn the; fundamentals of community health and successfully complete the exams.

 

Attendance: All students are expected to attend classes.  Non-attendance will have an impact on the student’s grade. The specific attendance policy for this particular class is as follows:

 

Withdrawal:  It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from a course.  Instructors are allowed to withdraw students but students must not rely on their instructor to withdraw them if they wish to withdraw.

 

Incomplete: An incomplete (I) will be granted to a student in rare circumstances. Generally, to receive a grade of I, a student must have completed all examinations and assignments to date, be passing, and have personal circumstances that prevent course completion that occur after the deadline to withdraw with a grade of W.

 

Austin Community College policies for Academic Freedom, Scholastic Dishonesty, Student Discipline, and Students with Disabilities are as follows:

 

Scholastic Dishonesty: Acts prohibited by the College for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework” (Student Handbook, 2002-2003, p. 32). Penalties for scholastic dishonesty will depend upon the nature of the violation and may range from lowering a grade on one assignment to an F in the course and/or expulsion from this institution.

 

Academic Freedom: Each student is strongly encouraged to participate in class. In any classroom situation that includes discussion and critical thinking, there are bound to be many differing viewpoints. These differences enhance the learning experience and create an atmosphere where students and instructors alike will be encouraged to think and learn. On sensitive and volatile topics, students may sometimes disagree not only with each other but also with the instructor. It is expected that faculty and students will respect the views of others when expressed in classroom discussions. Students may achieve their course goals by more than one method. 

 

Student Discipline:  Classroom behavior should support and enhance learning. Behavior that disrupts the learning process will be dealt with appropriately, which may include having the student leave class for the rest of that day. In serious cases, disruptive behavior may lead to a student being withdrawn from the class. ACC's policy on student discipline can be found in the Student Handbook, 2002-2003, p. 32.

 

OSD (Office of Students with Disabilities) Statement: Each ACC campus offers support services for students with documented physical or psychological disabilities.  Students with disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the Office for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do this three weeks before the start of the semester” (Student Handbook, 2002-2003, p. 14).

 

Extra Credit: You may earn up to 10 points for volunteer work up to 10 hours. Written verification on the letterhead of the agency with a contact person and phone number is required in order to receive points. Extra credit and documentation must be received by _________. At your orientation you will be issued a study guide. DO NOT WRITE ON YOUR STUDY GUIDE. You must return it at the end of the semester in order to receive a grade. **Please also turn in a copy of your test results.** All work and your study guide is turn in at ACC Northridge campus room 2104, or the NRG mailroom in Jamee Stewart’s mailbox, or any ACC mailroom via intercampus mail address to NRG-KINE. Our mailing address is: ACC- NRG Kinesiology, 11928 Stonehollow Dr. Austin TX 78758.