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HEED-110 Introduction to Personal Wellness

This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the components of wellness. These components will include stress, physical fitness, nutrition, safety, and weight management. The principles, concepts, and practices necessary to improve one's personal wellness will be examined. Students will participate in presentations, laboratories, and assessments designed to evaluate their individual wellness plan to improve areas of concern.

Credits

1

Hours Weekly

1 hour weekly

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Explain the major components of wellness and summarize issues that compromise health.
  2. 2. Assess individual wellness status and develop a plan to improve areas of concern.
  3. 3. Describe the sources and manifestations of stress.
  4. 4. Evaluate personal stress levels and develop stress management techniques.
  5. 5. Identify and evaluate areas of personal safety concerns.
  6. 6. Relate how personal nutrition and weight management affect personal wellness.
  7. 7. Explain the components of physical fitness.
  8. 8. Assess individual status regarding physical fitness and develop a plan to improve areas of
    concern.
  9. 9. Identify and evaluate evidence delineating an issue or topic of concern for your personal
    health, and apply the information to solve the problem.

Course Objectives

  1. 1. Explain the major components of wellness and summarize issues that compromise health.
  2. 2. Assess individual wellness status and develop a plan to improve areas of concern.
  3. 3. Describe the sources and manifestations of stress.
  4. 4. Evaluate personal stress levels and develop stress management techniques.
  5. 5. Identify and evaluate areas of personal safety concerns.
  6. 6. Relate how personal nutrition and weight management affect personal wellness.
  7. 7. Explain the components of physical fitness.
  8. 8. Assess individual status regarding physical fitness and develop a plan to improve areas of
    concern.
  9. 9. Identify and evaluate evidence delineating an issue or topic of concern for your personal
    health, and apply the information to solve the problem.