In Fall quarter, the UW College of Nursing will be offering NMETH 210: Science, Evidence, and Health: Mastering Health Information and Personal Health Technologies. This course is open to all undergraduate students. The course explores health topics of interest to undergrads: cannabis, vaping, diet, exercise, health care, access, disparities and equity. The goal is to help students develop skills and knowledge they need to become critical consumers of health information in their daily lives. Students will analyze smartphone apps for health and behavior change, and will review sources of health information like blogs and health advice written by influencers via social media with a goal of critically appraising the sources of information students use to make their own health decisions.
The course is 4-credit course (with an optional 1 credit “project” lab for a total of 5 possible credits) that fulfills the NW, I&S, and DIV requirements. The course is intended for undergrads generally, and is not tailored for pre-nursing or nursing majors. Details of the class are:
Mon/Wed 10:30-12:30 in DEN 303
Optional 1-credit Seminar:
Every Weds 2:00-2:50 in MGH 295
SLN: 5 credit: 19432
SLN: 4 credit: 19433
