BPK 140 Contemporary Health Issues Introduction Jim Carter Bernard Afram

BPK 140 LECTURER: Jim Carter, Ph.D. E-MAIL: carter@sfu.ca WEBSITE: http://www.sfu.ca/~carter Office Hours: Tuesday 12:30 to 1:30pm 2952 TEACHING ASSISTANT: Bernard Afram E-MAIL: bafram@sfu.ca

BPK 140 Course Text: Current Issues in Health, 2nd Ed. Stephen Brown, 2015 ISBN9780864913753 Course Evaluation Assignments (2) 10% Tutorial attendance 10% Tutorial Debate 10% Midterm examinations (2 x 20%) 40% Final Examination 30%

Lecture Schedule DATE LECTURE TOPIC CHAPTER May 12 Course Business. The Concept of Health. 1 Taking Charge of Your Health. May 19 Evaluating Health Claims. 2 May 26 Infectious Disease 3 June 2 Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes. 4 June 9 Cancer 5 June 16 MID-TERM EXAMINATION No tutorials this day June 23 Physical Activity 6 June 30 Nutrition 7 July 7 Body Weight and Weight Management 8 July 14 MID-TERM EXAMINATION No tutorials this day July 21 Mental Health. Drugs 9 & 13 July 28 Human Sexuality, STIs, Fertility Management 10, 11, 12 Aug 4 Health Care Delivery Systems, Environment 14 & 15 FINAL EXAMINATION Tuesday August 17th, 8:30 – 11:30am

Tutorials You MUST attend your correct tutorial group. Tutorial format will vary from week to week and may include: recap of lecture material; discussion of health issues; student presentations, student debates. Attendance -- 10% As participation in discussion groups is an important part of the course, attendance is mandatory. One percentage mark will be deducted for each missed tutorial over one (you can miss one). Tutorial debate: - 10% Students will work in groups of four or five. The group will select a controversial health issue in consultation with the teaching assistant. The group will then split into two groups to debate both sides of the issue. The debate will take 25 minutes to complete. A handout on how to develop and deliver a debate plus the rules of the debate is provided on the website.

Tutorial Outline: BPK 140 2015-02 Date of tutorial Tutorial description Notes May 12 No tutorial May 19 Questions from lecture material May 26 June 2 1st Assignment due – article, critique June 9 Return assignment 1 June 16 Midterm – no tutorial June 23 Midterm review Debate topics given in class – groups chosen June 30 2 - 3 min presentation of each assignment 2nd Assignment due – article and presentation July 7 Return assignment 2 July 14 July 21 Debates July 28 Aug 4 Review

Exams Midterm 1 June 16 20% Midterm 2 July 14 20% Final August 17 30% Assignments 2 assignments 10% Assignment #1 (5%) due June 2 Assignment #2 (5%) due June 30

A first-year no-prerequisite course A science course Focus Course Philosophy A first-year no-prerequisite course A science course Focus content (knowledge) process (how do you know what to know) Understand key concepts

Course Philosophy Class usually very heterogeneous department, years Taking course because Interested in topic Science-breadth requirement Learning by becoming involved – not just showing up for class expecting to be taught

Class Format Announcements Presentation/Application/Feedback Learning happens by engaging with the material ‘Lectures are intended to be illustrative rather than comprehensive; they will not cover everything in the textbook Periodic breaks Questions encouraged

BPK 140 Take Home Messages Don’t smoke Keep a healthy body weight Be physically active regularly (daily) Keep a healthy diet Fruits and veggies, lean meat, unprocessed food Reduce disease transmission/Practice safe sex Practice positive psychology Have a positive outlook on life Be nice to yourself and others

BPK 140 Take Home Messages Moderation is better than excess/deficiency Make sure that you are in control of that which may cause a dependency (ex. alcohol, drugs, gambling, shopping) Nurture quality relationships Prevention is better than treatment Get educated