Injury Prevention and Safety Education

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will introduce the concept of safety, the causes and effects of injuries, and strategies for reducing injuries through education, engineering and legislation. Specific study of injuries, their causes, and preventive measures and programs is reviewed, as well as community orientations to injury prevention. Through class work and group work, students will examine how injury prevention is an integral component of health promotion. COREQUISITES: IPHE 4900 RESTRICTIONS: Restricted to School of Health and Human Performance students; others by permission of instructor, with priority to Health Professions students FORMATS: Lecture | Discussion