HLTH 1120 - Personal Health
3 Credits
Introduces a variety of health topics and how they relate to personal lifestyle choices. Emphasis on wellness and making wise lifestyle choices and consequences of poor choices.
Major Content Areas
Addictions and drugs: 10% Environmental health: 10% Aging: 10% Personal health promotion: 10% Physical fitness: 10% Genetic research advancements: 10% Stress and emotional well-being: 10% Health risks and disease: 10% Nutrition and weight control: 10% Sexuality, reproduction: 10%
Learning Outcomes
Recognize that health is an individual responsibility Define the parameters to adopt a healthier life style List the warning signs, effects, and coping methods associated with stress Write a health journal integrating family history health issues and analyze it as it relates to your health Develop and apply critical thinking skills, making choices Describe the process of infectious disease and indicate the role that immunization plays in prevention of infectious disease Recognize current health choice options for treatment of disease Classify the health problems associated with aging Establish a dietary history and design a new dietary plan using a computer program Discuss your positive/negative impact on the environment and make a list of changes you can make toward a healthier environment
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