DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES
WOMEN'S HEALTH
HCSV, WMST,
NURS 368-01 Fall 2005
Glenn 212,
Professor: Dr. Diana Flannery Office Hours: T
Office: 635
Office Phone:
898-4993 Mailbox: 607
I.
Course Description
This
course will include an analysis of health issues, which concern women
throughout the life cycle. The
physiological, psychological, cultural, and political impact upon women's
well-being will be addressed. This
course fulfills the Natural Science (Subject Area B) for the Women's Issues Theme (Theme O). You must have completed at least 45 units of coursework in order to receive
theme credit. This course has a 2,500-word writing requirement. Course writing requirements are listed under
Student Responsibilities.
II.
Texts
Ferrini,
A. & Flannery, D. (Eds. 2004). Women’s Health Supplementary Reading Packet
#97 available at Mr. Kopy (
III.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
1. List the types of research utilized in the
study of women’s health, using major research studies as examples.
2. Distinguish the scientific method from
hearsay in interpreting material written about women’s health in popular news.
3. Discuss critical findings and implications of
selected research studies exploring various health and health care issues of
women.
4. Discuss the status and trends in the health
of women and their care, with special attention to the differences among ethnic
and racial subgroups and the impact of poverty.
5. Explore selected physiological changes a
women’s body undergoes (i.e. Menarche, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, aging)
and their psychosocial impact.
6. List and discuss the common diseases and
disorders of women (including STDs):
description, causes, prevalence, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and
prevention measures.
7. Analyze selected factors which serve as
barriers to women’s health status and way that public policy, health
organizations, and women themselves can enhance health promotion behaviors.
8. Explore the history of women’s health and the
effect of feminist movements upon health status, health research, and health
care of women.
9. Gain knowledge and skills to make informed
decisions to enhance personal health status and medical care.
IV.
Theme Objectives
1. Define varied feminist theories, perspectives and methods of studying women as they relate to the discipline in which the course represents.
2. Discuss the historical and current practices, institutions, and belief systems that
maintain the subordination of women.
3. Read materials by feminist writers and researchers.
4. Identify ways women have brought about social, economic, and political change.
5. Explore the impact of class, race, gender, and sexuality on women’s lives and
their place in society.
V.
Course
Outline
|
Day |
Topic |
Reading
Assignment |
|
8/23-25 |
Introduction to Women's
Health Women’s Health
Movement |
OBO. 30 OBO. 31-32 RP.
1-5 |
|
8/30 9/1 |
Women’s Health
Status Science and
Women's Health |
RP. 6-12 RP. 13-18 |
|
9/6-8 |
Women and Drug Use
Alcohol and Tobacco |
OBO. 3,6 RP.25-29 |
|
9/13-15 |
Body Image Disordered Eating |
OBO.1 RP.19-24 |
|
9/20 9/22 |
EXAM #1 Sexuality Survey |
OBO.12 RP. 30-34
|
|
9/27-29 |
Reproductive Cycle |
OBO.13 |
|
10/4-6 |
Reproductive
Choices |
OBO.17-20 RP.
35-42 |
|
10/11-13 |
Pregnancy,
Childbearing, Breastfeeding |
OBO.21-25 RP.
43-48 Activity
Paper #1 |
|
10/18-20 |
Sexually
Transmissible Infections & HIV |
OBO.14-16 RP.
49-54 Silent March Poster Due |
|
10/25 10/27 |
Sexuality and
Relationships EXAM #2 |
|
|
11/1-3 |
Violence Against
Women |
OBO. 8 RP. 55-60 |
|
11/8-10 |
Common
Diseases/Disorders of Women |
OBO. 28, 29, 7 Top Ten Research Paper Due |
|
11/15-17 |
Breast & Heart
Health |
OBO. 2, 4, 5 RP. 61-67 |
|
|
Thanksgiving Break |
|
|
11/29-12/1 |
Health in Mid- and
Late-Life |
OBO. 26-27 RP.
68-72 Activity Paper #2 Due |
|
12/6-8 12/14 |
Panel / Review Final Exam Thursday |
OBO. 9, 11 |
Student Responsibilities
A. Participate in a 3 exams at the appointed time. Dates are listed on the outline.
B. Attend each class prepared and ready to discuss read EACH article and chapter, contribute to class discussions, and participate in planned activities. Attendance will be recorded. For each absence over 3, your final grade will be reduced 1/3 letter grade.
C. Respect: Respect the diversity of experience, values, and thoughts presented and explored in class. Conduct yourself professionally in all classroom interactions.
Submit
high quality assignments on time. Assignments must be submitted at the
beginning of the class session in which they are due
D.
Review daily discussion questions found in the
Mr. Kopy
Reading Packet.
E. Attend 2 Woman Centered Events (25 points
each)
Paper due 1 week after event
Select
an event you can attend in the
Sandra Steingraber October 6 – 7pm BMU Auditorium
Take Back the Night March October 27
F. Top Ten Reasons (50 points)
Research a women’s health issue of concern to you. Gather facts, identify current laws and problems, and investigate prevention factors regarding your health issue.
Subheadings should include: Topics
may include:
Define health problem or condition or
disease Breastfeeding or
BC
Prevalence (National/International) Condition of
pregnancy
Poverty factors Heart
Disease or Obesity
Racial factors Breast
Cancer or other type
Why women are at risk Hormone
Disruption
Corporate/media influence Cosmetics
or Plastics
Public Health & Government Position Alcohol
Advocacy position Violence
Develop
a pro-woman flyer that can be distributed at women center events or used for
tabling, etc…. Final document should be typed and errors free, printed on
hard stock paper, include pictures,
creative fonts, and complete referencing.
Use proper and complete citation for all materials and sources. Ideas and information taken from others MUST be properly cited. Any direct quote must be enclosed in quotation marks and cited (use author/page number).
G. Take Back the Night Poster (25 points) (due October 20)
Create a poster for the silent march. Poster will be graded on creativity, effort, impact, and rape awareness theme.
VI. Evaluation
|
Event Summary #1 |
25 |
A = 94-100 |
A-= 90-93 |
|
Silent March Poster |
25 |
B+= 88-89 |
B = 84-87 |
|
Event Summary #2 |
25 |
B-= 80-83 |
C+= 78-79 |
|
Top Ten Reasons |
50 |
C = 74-77 |
C-= 70-73 |
|
Exam 1 |
100 |
D+=67-69 |
D = 64-66 |
|
Exam 2 |
75 |
D-= 240-251 |
F = 63 or less |
|
Exam 3 |
100 |
|
|
|
Total |
400 |
|
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