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
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BPK 140
• Course Text: Current Issues in Health, 2nd Ed.
Stephen Brown, 2015 ISBN9780864913753
Course Evaluation
• Assignments (2)
• Tutorial attendance
• Tutorial Debate
• Midterm examinations (2 x 20%)
• Final Examination
10%
10%
10%
40%
30%
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Lecture Schedule
DATE
May 12
May 19
May 26
June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
July 7
July 14
July 21
July 28
Aug 4
LECTURE TOPIC
Course Business. The Concept of Health.
Taking Charge of Your Health.
Evaluating Health Claims.
Infectious Disease
Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes.
Cancer
MID-TERM EXAMINATION No tutorials this day
Physical Activity
Nutrition
Body Weight and Weight Management
MID-TERM EXAMINATION No tutorials this day
Mental Health. Drugs
Human Sexuality, STIs, Fertility Management
Health Care Delivery Systems, Environment
CHAPTER
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 & 13
10, 11, 12
14 & 15
FINAL EXAMINATION Tuesday August 17th, 8:30 – 11:30am
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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.
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Tutorial Outline:
BPK 140
Date of tutorial Tutorial description
May 12
No tutorial
May 19
Questions from lecture material
May 26
Questions from lecture material
June 2
Questions from lecture material
June 9
Questions from lecture material
June 16
June 23
Midterm – no tutorial
Midterm review
2015-02
Notes
1st Assignment due – article,
critique
Return assignment 1
July 7
Debate topics given in class
– groups chosen
2 - 3 min presentation of each assignment 2nd Assignment due – article
and presentation
Questions from lecture material
Return assignment 2
July 14
July 21
July 28
Aug 4
Midterm – no tutorial
Debates
Debates
Review
June 30
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Exams
• Midterm 1
• Midterm 2
• Final
20%
20%
30%
June 16
July 14
August 17
Assignments
• 2 assignments
10%
– Assignment #1 (5%) due June 2
– Assignment #2 (5%) due June 30
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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