Full course description
Whole Health (WH) is a global initiative at HSC that seeks to empower individuals to discover, receive, and participate in care for their body, mind, spirit, and environment within and through their communities. This course focuses on patient-centered care that emphasizes personalized health strategies in areas such as mindfulness, health resources, conventional and complementary care, prevention, and treatment, as well as the community and its resources. Various whole health models currently in use will be explored.
Requirements
Participants must be 18 or older to fully participate in this course.
Course Faculty:
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Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams is the seventh president of HSC. Before joining HSC, Dr. Trent-Adams served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health from January 2019 through August 2020. She shared responsibility with the Assistant Secretary for Health planning, coordinating and directing substantive program matters; policy and program development; and determining and setting legislative and program priorities. Dr. Trent-Adams served from 2015 to 2018 as the Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She was a trusted advisor to the Surgeon General, providing support on a variety of critical issues, including efforts to combat the opioid crisis. |
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Emanuel George, III, PharmD Dr. Emanuel George, III, also known as DrEG3, is a pharmacy leader, speaker, and high-performance coach. Dr. George serves as the Associate Dean of Students and Alumni Affairs and an Associate Professor in the HSC College of Pharmacy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, TX. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. George is a graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and is a graduate of Luther Rice College and Seminary with a master’s in leadership. Before joining the college, Dr. George worked in multiple pharmacy practice settings including regional pharmacy supervisor for a community pharmacy chain. Dr. George has experience and expertise in operationalizing healthcare events, such as mass immunization clinics, health, and wellness events, and interprofessional education and training. |
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Misti Zablosky, Ph.D., LAT, DipACLM, CHWC Dr. Zablosky is the Chair and Assistant Professor at the Department of Lifestyle Health Sciences, School of Health Professions. Before joining HSC, she worked as an Associate Professor of Health and Wellness at Paul Quinn College. At PQC, she developed and implemented curriculum for a new Bachelor’s degree program in Health and Wellness. Dr. Zablosky is interested in how health and wellness coaching can be used to help others implement physical activity into their daily lives.
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Emily Spence-Almaguer, PhD, MSW Dr. Emily Spence is the Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Health Equity and Associate Professor at the School of Public Health. She has served as lead evaluator or investigator for several large community initiatives associated with interpersonal violence, health coaching, poverty, mental health, health disparities, financial stability, homelessness, and mentoring. She has published books, journal articles, and community manuscripts in the areas of evaluation, community assets and needs, intervention development, technology use in human services, health equity, and interpersonal violence. |
