California State University, Chico

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

HCSV 160, Chronic and Communicable Disease (11758)               Spring 2005

 

Dr. Roland J. Lamarine

Butte 623; phone 898-6265; email rlamarine@csuchico.edu

 

Office hours: TR:  11:20-12:20; 2:00-3:30p.m.

 

Writing Proficiency

 

Completion of this course with a C- or better certifies the student as passing CSUC’s Writing Proficiency requirement.  Writing is an integral part of HCSV 160 and includes frequent submissions of your written work and opportunities to revise and rewrite your papers, except for the homework assignments.  Late papers will not be accepted

 

REQUIRED READING

 

Hamann, B.  (2001).  Disease: Identification, prevention, & control. (2^nd ed.)  Boston: McGraw-Hill.

 

Hacker, D. (1997). A pocket style manual (2^nd ed.), Boston: Bedford Books. 

 

Packet of readings (# 15) to be purchased from Mr. Kopy, 119 Main St. 895-3035.

 

RECOMMENDED READING

 

Chin. J. (2000).  Control of communicable diseases.  (18^th ed.) Washington, D.C.:

            American Public Health Association.

 

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

 

1.  Complete three examinations over the course content and readings.

 

2.  Attend class regularly (see attached attendance policy).

 

3.  Answer “Questions for Review” at the end of each chapter of Hamann. All answers must be typed, double spaced, & turned in by the assigned dates to be counted for credit.

 

4.  Complete ten abstracts of articles in your reading packet as described elsewhere in this syllabus.

 

5.  Develop a disease “fact sheet.”

 

6.  Write a two page Critical Analysis paper as described elsewhere in this syllabus.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1.  identify and evaluate the characteristics of major chronic and communicable diseases.

2.  define, classify, describe the etiology, incidence, and prevalence of major diseases.

3.  describe risk factors related to gender, race, ethnicity, and lifestyle for major diseases.

4.  identify the major diagnostic and treatment protocols for common diseases of humans.

5.  assess psychosocial influences upon diseases including diet, physical activity, rest, and

     related lifestyle variables.

6.  determine the impact of major diseases on the quality of life for the patient & family.

7.  describe historical context of disease and health in the U.S.

8.  identify the role of public health, past and present, in the control of communicable and

     chronic disease.

9.  compose a well-crafted, abstract of a professional research article.

 

EVALUATION

 

The following point scale will be used to assign final grades:

 

A  =   93% or higher                 B- =   80%                   D+ =  67%

A- =  90%                               C+ =  77%                   D   =  60%

B+ =  87%                               C   =  73%                   F   = <60%

B   =  83%                               C-  =  70%

 

Sources of points for the final grade include:

 

3 tests (100 points each)                       300  points

10 abstracts (5X2)                               100  points

                                                            600  points possible

 

DATES TO REMEMBER

 

Abstracts:  Readings # 1, 8, 19, 22, & 27 (1^st abstract Thursday, February 3)

 

Critical review: Thursday, February 24

 

Test 1: Thursday, March 3 (review questions due)

 

Disease Fact Sheets: Thursday, March 10

 

Test 2: Thursday, April 14 (review questions due)

 

Test 3:  Thursday, May 19, 2:00-3:00 p.m. (review questions due)

 

COURSE OUTLINE AND STUDY GUIDE

                                                                                                                   Readings

 

UNIT 1: History of Health and Disease                                        Chapter 1 (Hamann)

              (Qs:1,2,4,9,13,14,16,18,22,24)                                    Readings 1, 2

 

UNIT 2: Health & Disease Concepts                                          Chapter 2

               (Qs: 1,3,4,7,8,13)                                                       Reading 3

 

UNIT 3: Anatomy & Physiology: Inflammation                           Chapter 3       

               & Immunity                                                                Readings 4-6

              (Qs: 2,8,9,17,20)

 

UNIT 4: Communicable Disease                                               Readings 7-10

(Qs: 3,7,15)                                                                  Chapter 4

                                     

                                                            Test 1

UNIT 5: Pathogenic Microorganisms                                         Chapters 5-10

  (Ch5: 1,8,10,12,15,22)                                               Readings 11-17

  (Ch6: 2,3,5,7,10,12,14,15,21,24,25)                   

              (Ch7: 1-3,5,14,17,24)   (Ch8: 1-5,7,10,11,18,21,25)

              (Ch9: 1,3-6, 11,13,14,20,23)

 

UNIT 6: Animal Parasites                                                           Chapter 11

   (Qs: 2-4,9,10,19)                                                        Readings 18-22

 

UNIT 7: Neoplastic Disease                                                      Chapters 13, 14

              (Ch13: 3,4,6,7-9,12,13,17,18,21,23,24,28,2935)

              (Ch14: 1,3,8,9,16)

                                                                                               

UNIT 8: Diseases of the Heart & Circulatory System                 Chapter 12

              (Qs: 1,2,4-6,9-11,13,15,18,19)

 

UNIT 9: Respiratory Diseases                                                   Chapter 15

 

UNIT 10: Reproductive & Excretory Systems                       

 

                                                            Test 2

 

UNIT 11: Digestive System Diseases                                        Chapter 15 (Qs: 2-5,15)
                                                                                                Readings 23, 24

    

UNIT 12:  Endocrine Diseases and Disorders                           Chapter 17

                 (Qs: 2,6,8,16,19,21,23,25,26,28,29)                                                                                                                  

 

UNIT 13: Nervous & Musculoskeletal Systems                        Chapters  16, 17

                (Ch16: 1,9,10,12-14,18)                                          Readings 25, 26

 

UNIT 14: Mental Illness                                                            Readings 27, 28

 

UNIT 15:  Living With Disease                                                  Reading 29        

 

                                                            Test 3

 

ATTENDANCE  POLICY

 

Attendance will be taken daily but will not be used to penalize you.  Good attendance, however, will be rewarded.  Attendance is based upon your presence at the time role is taken.  If you leave early or arrive late, that class may not be counted as being present. Also, no excuses will be accepted, since there is no penalty for missing class.  Please do not ask for exemptions or excused absences.

 

 

ABSTRACTS

 

Reading and writing are important skills regardless of discipline.  As a health education course, it is important to assist students in learning to read scientific articles critically.  It is also beneficial for all students to learn to write concisely and accurately in a scientific format.  Students in HCSV 160 are required to submit ten abstracts of articles from their reading packets.  Abstracts should be no longer than 150 words and written as one paragraph without indentation.  Please double space all abstracts.  Examples of acceptable abstracts and further guidelines for writing abstracts will be presented in class. Abstracts will be read carefully with suggestions for improvement, then they will be rewritten and resubmitted for additional review. Note, the following readings already have completed abstracts: #6, 13, 15, 28.    Use these abstracts as models for writing your own abstracts for the assigned articles.

 

 

                                                Abstracts

 

“An abstract is a brief, comprehensive summary of the contents of the article; it allows readers to survey the contents of an article quickly and, like a title, is used by abstracting and information services to index and retrieve articles. Readers frequently decide on the basis of the abstract whether to read the entire article.  The abstract needs to be dense with information but also readable, well organized, brief, and self-contained.  Also, embedding many keys words in the abstract will enhance the user’s ability to find it. A good abstract is: accurate, self-contained, concise and specific, non-evaluative, coherent, and readable.”

 

From Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 1994.

 

CRITICAL ANALYSIS PAPER

 

Write a maximum of two pages in which you compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of two articles.  The first article should be either a newspaper or other popular press report of a disease/drug-related story.  Recent stories about the medications Vioxx, Celebrex, naproxen sodium (Aleve), reports about the benefits of Atkin’s type diets, and the relationship between lack of sleep and weight gain are all examples of appropriate topics.  The second article must be the actual medical report published in a professional journal (e.g. New England Journal of Medicine or Journal of the American Medical Association).  The main thrust of your critical evaluation of the news story should focus on how it significantly differs (if at all) from the research article.  What important information was left out?  What misleading information was included in the news release?  You are free to seek other sources of information as well.  It is especially helpful to find out what leading experts in the field have to say about the news.  Be sure to cite ALL of your sources in your paper.   Attach  copies of both of the articles.

 

DISEASE FACT SHEET

 

Develop a fact sheet on a disease that is relatively common in Western society.  The facts should be derived from scientifically valid sources (professional journals, medical texts, U.S. government agencies).  The fact sheet should be graphically pleasing, limited to one page (back & front if necessary), and contain, at a minimum, the following information:

 

              1.  DISEASE NAME (common & scientific)

              2.  INTERESTING FACTS/BRIEF HISTORY

              3.  IDENTIFICATION

  4.  ETIOLOGY/RISK FACTORS

              5.  MODE OF TRANSMISSION/RESERVOIR (for infectious disease)

              6.  INCUBATION PERIOD

  7.  SYMPTOMS

  8.  DIAGNOSIS

  9.  TREATMENT

10.  PREVENTION (primary, secondary, tertiary)

11.  PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT

 

FACT SHEET TOPICS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE INSTRUCTOR!

Fact sheets will be submitted for review then returned, revised, and resubmitted.

 

HOMEWORK

 

Please TYPE brief responses to the following “Questions for Review” at the end of the chapters:

 

Chapter 1:  1,2,4,9,13,14,16,18,22,24

Chapter 2:  1,3,4,7,8,13

Chapter 3:  2,8,9,17,20

Chapter 4:  3,7,15

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Chapter 5: 1,8,10,12,15,22

Chapter 6:  2,3,5,7,10,12,14,15,21,24,25

Chapter 7:  1,2,3,5,14,17,24

Chapter 8: 1-5,7,10,11,18,21,25

Chapter 9:  1,3-6,11,13,14,20,23

Chapter 10:  no questions

Chapter 11:  2-4,9,10,19

Chapter 12:  1,2,4,5,6,9-11,13,15,18,19

Chapter 13:  3,4,6,7-9,12,13,17,18,21,23,24,28,29,35

Chapter 14:  1,3,8,9,16

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Chapter 15:  2-5,15

Chapter 16:  1,9,10,12,13,14,18

Chapter 17:  2,6,8,16,19,21,23,25,26,28,29

Chapter 18:  no questions

                       

Student  Outcome  Assessment

 

            A.  Learning objectives (course performance requirements).  HCSV 160 meets the

                  Following Program Learning Objectives in the Department of Health and

                  Community Services.  (Please see http://www.csuchico.edu/hcsv/hed.obj.html

                   for a complete listing of the Program Learning Objectives).  Learning

                   objectives are based on the Competency-Based Framework for the

                  Professional Development of Certified Health Education Specialists, The

                  National Commission for Health Education Certification, Inc.

 

                        1.  Assess individual and community needs for health education (Resp.I)

                             b.  distinguish between behaviors that foster and those that hinder

                                  well-being

                             c.  infer needs for health education on the basis of obtained data

 

                        2.  Acting as a resource person in health education (Resp.VI)

                             a.  utilize computerized health information retrieval system

                                  effectively

                             c.  interpret and respond to requests for health information

                             d.  select effective educational resource materials for dissemination

 

            B.  Assessment Level (requirement and standards of evaluation)

                  1.  Students will be evaluated on the above competencies based on the

                       following weights/points:

 

                                    see description on page two of this syllabus