HEED-115 Personal and Community Health
This course will synthesize the important facts and concepts of a variety of college level courses including biology, physiology, anatomy, ecology, psychology, and sociology into a meaningful dialogue that will motivate the student to modify their health practices to a high level of effective and enjoyable living.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- 1. Identify the dimensions of health and wellness and summarize their relationship to a positive
lifestyle. - 2. Apply concepts related to the prevention of chronic disease, including exercise, nutrition,
weight management, and stress, and develop one’s own opinion on what it takes to
develop/maintain a healthy lifestyle. - 3. Assess and evaluate current levels of health and wellness and develop a personalized
wellness program to promote a healthy lifestyle. - 4. Identify the cause, prevention, societal implications, and treatment of sexually transmitted
diseases, including AIDS. - 5. Summarize the negative effect of substance abuse on the human body.
- 6. Review the evidence to evaluate health-related claims for valid and credible wellness
information.
Course Objectives
- 1. Identify the dimensions of health and wellness and summarize their relationship to a positive
lifestyle. - 2. Apply concepts related to the prevention of chronic disease, including exercise, nutrition,
weight management, and stress, and develop one’s own opinion on what it takes to
develop/maintain a healthy lifestyle. - 3. Assess and evaluate current levels of health and wellness and develop a personalized
wellness program to promote a healthy lifestyle. - 4. Identify the cause, prevention, societal implications, and treatment of sexually transmitted
diseases, including AIDS. - 5. Summarize the negative effect of substance abuse on the human body.
- 6. Review the evidence to evaluate health-related claims for valid and credible wellness
information.