3 lecture hours / week (45 lecture hours / trimester)
3 credit hours (45 total contact hours)

Course Description:
Wellness requires active patient participation. It is a process of achieving the best health possible given one’s genetic makeup by pursuing an optimal level of function. The goal of wellness is to maintain the most favorable balance between internal and external environments. This course is designed to address the internal and external environmental issues that contribute most significantly to wellness. The course stresses the health of the whole person: physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual. Topics include stress management, diet, exercise, relaxation, disease prevention, and health risks.

 

Course Missions and Goals:
As discussed in the Mission Statement of the College, Doctors of Chiropractic serve as primary health care providers. One of the goals of the Wellness Course is to provide a greater understanding of methods for prevention of disease, develop a patient centered practice, maintaining health and fostering wellness. The following are the overall goals of the Wellness Course:

1. To understand the role of Chiropractic in wellness and the current trend and importance of the wellness paradigm.
2. To become knowledgeable of the strategies and importance of promoting patient selfcare.
3. To understand key health promoting activities and habits.
4. To understand the high health risk behaviors and how they can be minimized or avoided.
5. To understand the latest strategies for disease prevention.
6. To review the health risks associated with the private practice of chiropractic and understand the methods of minimizing those risks.
7. To understand the practical ways of implementing wellness strategies for patient care private practice.
8. To review the research supporting the unique role of the chiropractic profession as it relates to wellness.

Prerequisites: Public Health MP 4303