Curriculum
Health is designed to study and explore various topics associated with the health and welfare of the students and others around them. The course introduces and discusses positive and negative aspects of hygiene, stress, fitness, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, nutrition, disease and first aid through lecture and class discussion.
The varied offerings of the department are grouped within these categories:
• Personal Health and Wellness
• Fitness/Cardiovascular Activities
• Health Education Courses
• Disease (mental and physical)
• Relationships
• Alcohol and Drugs
• CPR and First Aid
Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Articulate their individual health and wellness.
2. Recognize the potential for improving one’s health and wellness.
3. Describe the role of wellness in their own lives and be able to develop an individual plan towards improving their health
4. Demonstrate knowledge of negative influences that exist and could impact their health
5. Recognize how health and wellness impact others
Freshman and Sophomore Core Curriculum
| Chapter |
Topics (2014 Edition) |
| 1 & 14 |
Making Healthy Decisions & Personal Care |
| 2 |
Personality, Self-Esteem, & Emotions |
| 3 |
Managing Stress |
| 4 |
Mental Disorders & Suicide |
| 5 |
Family Relationships |
| 7 |
Preventing Violence |
| 8 |
Food & Nutrition |
| 9 |
Making Healthy Food Choices |
| 13 |
Excercise & Lifelong Fitness |
| 15,16, & 17 |
Alcohol, Tobacco, & Preventing Drug Abuse |
| 21 & 23 |
Infectious Disease, Chronic Disease, & Disabilities |
| 26 |
Preventing Injuries First Aid Appendix
CPR & First Aid Training
- First Aid Basics
- Medical Emergencies
- Injury Emergencies
- Enviromental Emergencies
|
Optional Course Cirriculum
| Chapter |
Topics (2014 Edition) |
| 6 |
Building Healthy Relationships |
| 11 |
Movement & Coordination |
| 12 |
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Health |
| 20 |
Adolescence and Adulthood |
| 24 & 25 |
Safeguarding the Public, a Healthy Community & Enviroment
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