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Personal and Community Health (HLTH 1101)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3
Description:
This course examines modern concepts and practices of health and holistic living as applied to the individual. It includes discussion of selected topics to stimulate students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Personal development, self-discipline, health maintenance, integration of the mind/body concept and drug education is stressed.
Topical Outline:
1. Shaping your health
2. The mind
3. The body
4. Addictive substances
5. Disease
6. Life cycle
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand health and wellness
2. Synthesize and integrate ideas and information within a holistic concept of health and wellness
3. Evaluate their behaviors regarding their own health
4. Obtain knowledge on health issues and see how this information fits into your value system concerning your own health
5. Develop an inner motivation for taking care of your whole self for a lifetime
6. Learn about various cultural beliefs and behaviors in health and wellness