1. BPK 140 Contemporary Health Issues
Introduction
Jim Carter
Bernard Afram

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

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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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