Health and Personal Wellness

Recommended Grade Level: 9 - 12

Course Credits: 0.5

Course Price: $285.00

Price $285.00

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Course Details:

This comprehensive health course provides students with essential knowledge and decision-making skills for a healthy lifestyle. Students will analyze aspects of emotional, social, and physical health and how these realms of health influence each other. Students will apply principles of health and wellness to their own lives. In addition, they will study behavior change and set goals to work on throughout the semester. Other topics of study include substance abuse, safety and injury prevention, environmental health, and consumer health.

Required Materials:

Technical Requirements

The multimedia lessons should be viewable on multiple devices and browsers with no additional players. Below the multimedia lessons you will find PDF versions of the lessons. A PDF reader is required to view this. Most devices come equipped with a PDF reader.

Syllabus:

Unit 1: Health Choices

1 What is Health?

In this section you will be learning about health and wellness. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Interpret the World Health Organization’s definition of health
Contrast the leading causes of death between the 1900s and today
Examine the purpose and goals of Healthy People initiative
Explain the difference between controllable and non-controllable risk factors
Demonstrate what risk factors and health habits are and how they affect the individual

2 Decision-Making Skills

In this section you will be learning about stages of change, decision making, and goal setting. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Analyze the stages of change model and explain its importance
Apply the decision-making model to your life
Compose personal goals by using the action plan model

Unit 2: Mental Health

1 Mental Health & Emotional Health

In this section you will be learning about mental and emotional health. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Distinguish between spiritual, emotional, and intellectual wellness
Analyze your own personality
Explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Classify mental disorders

2 Coping Skills

In this section you will be learning about healthy ways to cope. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy coping mechanisms
Explain when and how to seek help for mental problems
Analyze the Stages of Grief

3 Stress & Time Management

In this section you will be learning about managing your time and your stress level. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Classify stress, stressors, and the effects of stress as positive or negative
Summarize the physical, emotional, mental, and behavioral stress response
Select effective stress management techniques
Assess appropriate time management techniques

Unit 3: Social Health

1 Healthy Relationships

In this section you will be learning about healthy relationships. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Distinguish between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship
Demonstrate the characteristics of healthy relationships with friends and family
Summarize the importance of marriage and the responsibilities of parenthood
Explain what abuse is and how to prevent and avoid it
Master effective refusal skills

2 Communication

In this section you will be learning about effective communication. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Demonstrate effective communication by utilizing proper speaking skills, listening skills, and body language
Integrate correct conflict resolution techniques into one’s life
Illustrate how to validate others

Unit 4: Physical Health

1 Physical Wellness

In this section you will be learning about physical activity. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Describe the benefits of physical fitness
Differentiate between the various components of physical fitness
Illustrate the Physical Fitness Pyramid
Formulate an exercise prescription

2 Nutrition

In this section you will be learning about nutrition. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Determine the elements of a proper diet
Classify food primarily as carbohydrates, proteins, or fats
Illustrate proper weight management techniques
Recognize the warning signs of a fad diet
Differentiate between types of eating disorders
Identify various elements of food labels

3 Reproductive Health

In this section you will be learning about changes that take place during adolescence and reproductive health. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Examine the changes that occur during adolescence
Determine how to practice abstinence
Identify the organs of the male and female reproductive systems
Summarize the miracle of life

Unit 5: Diseases & Drugs

1 Disease Transmission & Prevention

In this section you will be learning about infectious disease. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Distinguish between the causes of infectious diseases
Summarize the characteristics of common STDs
Identify how HIV is transmitted, treated, and prevented

2 Drugs & Alcohol

In this section you will be learning about drugs and alcohol. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Identify the harmful effects of substance abuse
Understand the negative consequences of tobacco use
Classify the types and effects of drugs
Explain the risks of e-cigarettes

Unit 6: Health & Safety

1 Consumer & Environmental Wellness

In this section you will be learning about consumer and environmental health. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Identify the warning signs of quackery
Assess whether health information is valid and from a credible source
Differentiate between different types of health insurance
Develop ways to help improve the quality of the air, land, and water
Identify a variety of advertising techniques
Summarize different concerns for internet safety
Consider whether or not an online relationship is healthy
Explain how to protect your privacy while online

2 Safety & Injury Prevention

In this section you will be learning how to prevent injuries and what steps to take in case of an accident. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following:

Identify behaviors that can help prevent accidents
Implement safety precautions to avoid acts of violence
Understand how to respond in emergencies
Categorize different forms of bullying
Develop skills to prevent bullying and help those that are being bullied

Unit 7: Health Interventions

1 Health Behavior Interventions

In this section you will be learning about behavior theories and health interventions. By the end of this section you should be able to do the following: