The course is an in-depth study of health teaching, health promotion, and disease prevention in diverse populations across the life span. It builds on the goals of Healthy People initiative and is predicated on a working knowledge of growth and development, cultural awareness, socioeconomic forces, and health assessment. Course content includes diversity of health beliefs, health promotion and belief models, assessing individuals, families, and communities, barriers to healthy behaviors, at risk populations, and health care education program development, implementation, and evaluation. The course is based on the creation by the nurse of a helping relationship characterized by presence, respect, mindfulness, and therapeutic use of self.