Joel Pins, PhD Course Descriptions Principles of Integrative Health Wellness and Practice Integrative care is an amerging system of health care that seeks a cooperative and coherent approach to health involving many varying health care providers and approaches. It spans the biases of disciplines and cultures by taking an integrated approach to the holistic treatment of the patients as well as the physical disorder by utilizing a variety of delivery models.
Integrative care stresses prevention, self-care and establishing healing partnerships.
This course is designed toprovide the learner with an introduction to the fundamental aspects of Integrative Health Sciences. Emphasis will be given to a holistic approach to health care dealing with the biological, psychological, social and spiritual effects on health. Relevant concerns regarding the integration of wellness concepts in clinical, community and family settings, will be addressed and delivery models explored. This course explores the fundamental concepts of exercise physiology and provides the learner with an understanding of how the variables of culture, age, gender and nutritional needs affect physical activity and how exercise and physical activity affect health. Requires undergraduate, or first professional level biology or physiology or instructor approval.