HLTH 155 Health & Wellness
This course provides an overview of current health topics relevant to
students. It stimulates awareness of personal health decisions and their
relationship to optimal self-care patterns and lifestyles.
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
HLTH 155Health & Wellness
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
Health, Recreation & Fitness
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
48
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course provides an overview of current health topics relevant to
students. It stimulates awareness of personal health decisions and their
relationship to optimal self-care patterns and lifestyles.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Identify Define the purpose of lifelong wellness
- Plan Create individual goal(s) addressing at least one dimension of wellness
- Reflect Demonstrate the ability to engage in careful thought about beliefs and behaviors impacting lifelong wellness
- Practice Apply wellness knowledge to act on individual goals addressing at least one dimension of wellness and nutrition project
- Students will understand and apply intellectual dimension of wellness through curiosity and research something they are curious about
- Students will understand and apply spiritual dimension of wellness through random acts of kindness
- Students will understand and apply emotional dimension of wellness as a daily activity through a stress
- Students will understand and apply physical dimension of wellness through workout design plan
- Students will understand and apply social dimension of wellness through meeting three new people
- Students will understand and apply environmental dimension of wellness through an environmental project
- Students will understand and apply financial dimension of wellness through a financial wellness project
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
UNIT 1: Finding the Right Balance
Chapter 1: Accessing Your Health
Chapter 2: Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
Chapter 3: Managing Stress and Coping with Life’s Challenges
Unit 2: Building Healthy Lifestyles
Chapter 9: Eating for a Healthier
Chapter 10: Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Chapter 11: Improving Your Personal Fitness
Unit 3: Avoiding Risks from Harmful Habits
Chapter 7: Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Abuse
Chapter 8: Drinking Alcohol Responsibility and Ending Tobacco Use
Unit 4: Preventing and Fighting Disease
Chapter 12: Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
Chapter 13: Protecting against Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Unit 5: Facing Life's Challenges
Chapter 14: Preparing for Aging, Death, and Dying
Chapter 15: Promoting Environmental Health
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
1. stress reflection, workout design and nutrition project, meet three new people, random acts of kindness, curiosity assignment, environmental and financial project
Required Exams
1. Behavior Change Project
2. Pre and Post Survey for Be Well Objectives
Required Text
1 Health the Basics, 11th ed - Rebecca J. Donatelle. ISBN# 13: 978-0321910424
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
1. stress reflection, workout design and nutrition project, meet three new people, random acts of kindness, curiosity assignment, environmental and financial project
1. Behavior Change Project
2. Pre and Post Survey for Be Well Objectives