UM SPH Academic Courses

HBEHED627 Chronic Illness Interventions: Infancy to Young Adulthood

Fall term(s)

3 Credit Hour(s)

Instructor(s): Connell, Cathleen

Offered every year

Last offered Fall, 2008

Prerequisites: Perm. Instr.

Description: This course examines intervention efforts aimed at the self-management of chronic illness from a lifespan perspective with a focus on infancy, childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. Theoretical and conceptual frameworks for viewing chronic illness in the context of individual and family development will be discussed. Specific examples of health education interventions for selected chronic illnesses and school-based approaches to cardiovascular risk reduction will be examined. The appropriate developmental tasks and psychosocial and cognitive stages for individuals and their implications for the self-management of chronic illness will be described. The format of the course will rely heavily on structured and informed discussion. A brief overview will be provided each week, followed by exchange generated by discussion questions for each week's reading assignments as well as small group exercises. Student presentations based on a wide variety of chronic illnesses will be scheduled throughout the course.

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