Health Education

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Examine and be able to utilize critical thinking skills to assess health information presented through health products, fitness endeavors and other sources.
• -Explain the basic concepts of Health and Wellness
• -Identify all dimensions of the individual and relate them to overall health.
• -Evaluate their current status of Health in all dimensions of the individual.
• -Identify characteristics of mental illness and understand treatment options for specific illnesses.
• -Recognize the components of a healthy diet and avoid diet misconceptions.
• -Apply training principles to a fitness program and avoid fitness misconceptions.
• -Interpret and recognize signs of anorexia and bulimia.
• -Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy behaviors in relationships.
• -Identify structures and functions of the male and female reproductive anatomy.
• -Identify the phases of human sexual response.
• -Appraise the various birth control methods for effectiveness and understand how they work.
• -Illustrate knowledge of pregnancy and birth.
• -Recognize various drug properties and the effects of specific drugs on the body.
• -Analyze the ways in which disease can be transmitted and treated.
• -Recognize symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases.
• -Relate the differences between viruses and bacteria.
• -Describe the effects of alcohol and the dangers to health.
• -Recognize symptoms and treatments for cancer and heart disease.
• SLO #2: Articulate the importance of lifestyle choices as a determinant toward disease prevention and leading a happier, healthier life.
• Measure and assess the effects of negative health habits and positive health habits on both short and long term health.
• Relate specific negative health habits to the health problems that they create.
• SLO #3: Employ goal-setting and motivational techniques to one's own health objectives to affect behavioral changes for improvement in one's life.
• Create short term, medium, and long term goals geared toward behavioral changes for improved health.
• Evaluate and apply motivational techniques when implementing a behavioral change plan.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• SLO #1: Actively engage in intellectual inquiry beyond that required in order to pass a course of study (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 4).
• Discuss and outline a proposal of study (that can be accomplished within one semester term) with a supervising instructor qualified within the discipline.
• Design an independent study (to be completed individually or by collaboration of a small group) to foster special knowledge, skills, and experience that are not available in any one regularly scheduled course.
• Use information resources to gather discipline-specific information.
• SLO #2: Utilize modes of analysis and critical thinking to apply theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study to significant problems and/or educational activities (College Wide Learning Outcome – Area 3).
• Analyze and apply the knowledge, skills and experience that are involved in the independent study to theoretical perspectives and/or concepts in the major discipline of study.
• Explain the importance of the major discipline of study in the broader picture of society.
• SLO #3: Communicate a complex understanding of content matter of the major discipline of study (College Wide Outcome – Area 3).
• Demonstrate competence in the skills essential to mastery of the major discipline of study that are necessary to accomplish the independent study.
• SLO #4: Identify personal goals and pursue these goals effectively (College Wide Outcome – Area 4).
• Utilize skills from the “academic tool kit” including time management, study skills, etc., to accomplish the independent study within one semester term.