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Health & Welness - (HWS201) (DPT): Course Outline

Health refers to a state where the physical body is free from disease, while wellness refers to an overall balance of a person’s physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, environmental and occupational well-being

Course Content

COURSE CONTENTS:
  • A Holistic Perspective For Physical Therapy
  • Healthy People
  • Key Concepts Of Fitness
  • Fitness Training
  • Screening For Health, Fitness, And Wellness
  • Health, Fitness, And Wellness Issues During Childhoodand
  • Adolescence
  • Health, Fitness, And Wellness During Adulthood
  • Women's Health Issues: Focus On Pregnancy
  • Prevention Practice For Older Adults
  • Resources To Optimize Health And Wellness
  • Health Protection
  • Marketing Health And Wellness
 

Course Objectives

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Define Health, wellness and fitness
  • Describe healthy people and role of PT in Health and wellness
  • Explain the key concepts of physical and mental fitness
  • Explain health and wellness issues in child, adolescence and oldage
  • Discuss Women health issues