Course description
This health studies course will give you a clearer understanding of healthcare and global health practices. You will first learn about macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats as well as the various minerals that the body needs. Here, you gain a strong understanding of what these nutrients are and where they come from. You will also study the dietary needs of an individual and the recommended ratio of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins in a healthy diet.
Next, you will learn about the process and stages of human development, the factors that affect it over a lifetime, and how it is measured. You will also study how family and community resources affect the development of an individual over their lifetime. The course will then discuss global health issues, including HIV and AIDS and the common misconceptions about these diseases.
By taking this free health studies course, you will gain a much stronger understanding of the considerations you need to make when deciding what to eat. This simple course is ideal for students, health professionals and volunteers, those involved in community work, and for anyone with an interest in global health issues. They say that you are what you eat. Check out this course today, and learn how to improve your health in no time.
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Training content
Module 1 What is Health
Description: This module discusses what health is, it talks about Primary healthcare and the World Health Organisation. You will learn about macro-nutrients - carbohydrates, proteins and fats - what they are and where they come from, and the various minerals that the body needs.
- Learning Outcomes
- What is health and primary healthcare for all
- Macronutrients
- Minerals
- Lesson Summary
Module 2 Diet and Food Selection
Description: In this module you will learn about the dietary needs of an individual. It reviews the recommended ratio of fats, carbohydrates and proteins in the human diet and examines the consequences of dietary imbalances. You will learn about factors that affect your choice of foods, and what influences an individual or family to change their food choices.
- Learning Outcomes
- Dietary needs of the individual
- Dietary imbalances and diet related disease
- Factors that affect food selection
- Changing food choices
- Lesson Summary
Module 3 Diploma in Health Studies First Assessment
Description: You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Assessment: First Assessment
Module 4 Health and Human Development
Description: This module discusses the process of human development over a life time. You will learn what development is, how it is measured and its different stages. You will learn about factors that affect development over a life time such as gender, environment, culture and more. The module also shows how family and community resources affect development of an individual over their life time.
- Learning Outcomes
- Human development
- Environmental and inherited factors affecting health
- Family and community resources
- Lesson Summary
Module 5 Global and Women's Health
Description: In this module you will learn about the global health issues affecting the world. You will be introduced to the importance and benefits of breastfeeding, how to make a rehydration drink, and the World Health Organisation’s guiding principles. You will learn about Women's health issues particularly related to developing countries.
- Learning Outcomes
- Global health
- Women's health
- Lesson Summary
Module 6: Introduction to HIV and AIDS
Description: This module discusses HIV and AIDS. You will learn about the spread of AIDS and the deaths it has cased in different countries. You will learn about Thailand’s AIDS Education program and their Prevention and Care Project to help stop the spread of AIDS in that country. You will learn about common misconceptions and false understandings about HIV and AIDS and the truth behind those misconceptions.
- Learning Outcomes
- HIV and AIDS - part 1
- HIV and AIDS - part 2
- Lesson Summary
Module 7 Diploma in Health Studies Second Assessment
Description: You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
- Assessment: Second Assessment
Course assessment
- Assessment: Diploma in Health Studies Final Assessment
Certification / Credits
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals and where they come from
- List the dietary needs of the individual and what constitutes a healthy diet
- Explain dietary imbalances and diseases that may be influenced by environmental or inherited factors
- Describe what affects food selection and the changes families can adopt to improve their diet
- Discuss how community resources can impact people's health
- Assess the impact of global health issues including AIDS
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