Course Description
The course is designed to assist students in planning a lifestyle conducive to
activating and improving one's optimal health and wellness. The course is an introductory
survey course covering much breadth and limited depth concerning health information.
Course Objetives
- Discuss the dimensions of wellness and their relationship to one's own life in maintaining
a healthy balanced life.
- Utilize an effective personal program for managing stress.
- Recognize challenges to psychological health and employ strategies for the management
of various psychological disorders.
- Incorporate effective communication strategies into one's relationships.
- Describe the important psychological and biological elements and processes
relating to human sexuality.
- Identify the major drug categories and how they impact the body.
- Describe preventative strategies that a person can use to defend against
STD’s, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, and cancer.
- List and apply strategies aimed at maintaining a balanced and nutritious diet.
- Implement an effective personal program for getting and staying physically fit.
- Identify ways to become a careful health care consumer.
- Recognize ways to prevent unintended and intended injuries.