HLTH 1101 Personal Wellness

Description

Personal Wellness focuses on individual wellness from a holistic perspective. This course surveys personal health concerns within each of the five human health dimensions - physical, social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. This course also emphasizes the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of a positive lifestyle. Designed for anyone interested in enhancing his/her well-being and is often a required component of programs in health, human service, and education careers.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

STSK 0090 or placement by multiple measures

Topics to be Covered

1. Holistic Health and Wellness Defined

2. Mind-Body Connections 

3. Intellectual Health

4. Affective Health

5. Spiritual Health

6. Physical Health

7. Social Health

8. Illness/Disease/Un-wellness

9. Health Helpers

Learning Outcomes

1. Define the basic concepts and terminology in the field of personal health and wellness

2. Compare the holistic nature of his/her own health with its physical, social, intellectual, affective, and spiritual dimensions

3. Identify the interconnectedness of his/her own health to the environment and the health of others

4. Evaluate his/her own current level of health

5. Explore the profound impact of lifestyle and the illness/disease consequences of poor health choice-making

6. Identify sources of health information and critically evaluate the accuracy, quality, and reliability of health-related data

7. Explore the health-related activities of several types of health agencies and health professionals and investigate the availability, delivery, and cost of their services

8. Describe his/her health decision-making capabilities and wellness skills

9. Become sensitive to the diversity of attitudes, values, beliefs, and practices surrounding the processes of individual wellness and seek to eradicate bias and prejudice related to the personal health choice-making of others

10. Explore selected areas of concern/controversy in the personal health field and, in doing so, appreciate the pervasiveness and complexity of contemporary health issues

11. Examine how to esteem his/her wellness as a lifelong value worth pursuing

12. Explain how to proactively and responsibly engage in improving his/her own personal well-being and to respectfully promote well-being in others

13. Identify and implement at least one personally relevant and practical wellness strategy

Credit Details

Lecture: 3

Lab: 0

OJT: 0