HLTH 200
Syllabus
I. HEALTH 200 TITLE: PERSONAL HEALTH 3 HRS.
II. Spring 2004 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Chris Jones
OFFICE: Mary Mars Gymnasium Phone Ext. 6252
OFFICE
HOURS: TBA
III. COURSE
PREREQUISITES/CO-REQUISITES/RECOMMENDED ANTECEDENTS
Students
are recommended to take HLTH 230
IV. COURSE
DESCRIPTION/COURSE GOALS
The
goal of this class will be that the students understand total wellness and trends dealing with
health in their daily lives. Some of the
topics to be studied will be
eating disorders, dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse,
lack of physical fitness, environmental problems,
occupational hazards, systems
of the body, and emotional health.
V. RELATIONSHIP
OF THIS COURSE TO CONTENT AREA KNOWLEDGE AND
SKILLS
The
course is designed to contain all objectives, course goals, knowledge and skills dealing
with the critical areas of health in everyday life situations. We will deal with wellness in all phases
including physical, emotional,
and mental so that the student will be able to cope with all health
related situations when this course is completed.
VI. TEXT
Wayne Payne & Dale B. Hahn. Understanding Your Health.
McGraw Hill.
VII. COURSE
OBJECTIVES
These
course objectives will be mastered by the end of the course:
1.
To learn about total wellness and
prevention methods.
2.
To study good nutrition and diet
3.
To become familiar with sexually
transmitted diseases
4.
To cover environmental problems
dealing with the air we breathe, water we drink, greenhouse effect,
etc.
5.
To discuss healthy skin, hair,
nails, and feet.
6.
To discuss healthy teeth, eyes,
and ears.
7.
To learn about systems of the
body.
8.
To cover drug and alcohol abuse
including tobacco and caffeine.
9.
Teenage pregnancy and the
reproductive system will be covered.
10.
Emotional health, suicide,
depression, stress and self-esteem will be
covered.
11.
Physical fitness and its importance
will be discussed.
12.
Aging and death will be covered.
VIII.
OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT/UNITS OF
INSTRUCTION
Week
1 thru Week 3
Total
wellness and prevention methods
Week
4 thru Week 5
Physical
fitness
Reproductive
system
Week
6 thru Week 8
Skin, hair, nails, and feet.
Teeth, eyes, and ears.
Week
9 thru Week 10
Digestive system
Drug and alcohol abuse including tobacco and
caffeine
Week
11 thru Week 13
Emotional health, suicide, depression, stress,
self-esteem
Week
14 thru Week 16
Child accidents, athletic injuries, and the nervous
system
Aging and death
Other issues T.B.A.
Final Examination
IX. REQUIRED
20
articles on the above topics mentioned in the course outline
X. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barnes,
LeRoy W.
Social Problems
Dushkin Publishing
Company.
Ferrini, Armeda F. Health in the Later Years.
William C. Brown Publishers.
Green,
Lawrence W. Community
Health. Time Mirror/Mosby College Publishing.
Memmier, Ruth Lundeen, and Dena Linwood. Structure and Function of the Human Body. J.B. Lippincott
Company.
Wood, Memmier Cohen. The Human Body in Health
and Disease. J. B. Lippincott Company.
XI. METHODS
OF INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING
Motivational
speakers, group work, panels, lectures, videos, and outside readings
XII. COURSE REQUIREMENT/METHOD OF ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION/DOCUMENTATION
Grading will include:
25% outside readings
25% special projects
25% tests
25% participation
XIII. CLINICAL/LABORATORY/FIELD
EXPERIENCES
Health
Departments, Nursing Homes, hospitals, funeral homes, and various other
facilities will be visited by the group.
XIV. DATE
OF REVISION
Spring
2004