Includes health risk appraisals, skinfold tests, blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, flexibility and fitness testing, and techniques for counseling and feedback sessions. They then design and administer health assessments and screenings to individuals at fourteen Purdue Residence Halls and Purdue Employee Wellness Screenings as well as numerous sites in the Lafayette community. Students are able to demonstrate that they have acquired basic screening skills, and they are able to evaluate programs using real data. They serve 700-800 individuals by providing information about their health risks and what the individuals can do to deal with those risks. Each team consists of a mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors and will have members from different disciplines.
Projects are of at least one year duration.
In general, students are expected to participate in a project team for at least two consecutive semesters. Projects are intended to solve real problems, and are defined in consultation with project partners from community agencies. Each project team meets for a two-hour lab where faculty and TAs provide support and advice, but the team members define and distribute tasks and work with agency representatives to identify and solve problems. Spanish Level V cr. Some students choose to serve as interpreters for local organizations, and they discuss their experiences with their professor.