Factors affecting the level of wellness of the individual are considered. Topics include mental health, nutrition, diet and weight control, physical fitness, smoking, human sexuality, consumer health, alcohol and other drugs, disease, environmental health, and injury prevention.
Athena Title
Health and Wellness
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HPRB 1710E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to define health and wellness, social determinants of health, sustainability, and public health.
Students will be able to identify aspects of the environment that affect health.
Students will be able to discuss basic information on current health issues.
Students will be able to identify behaviors that are detrimental to health and discuss their short-term and long-term effects.
Students will be able to explore attitudes, values, and beliefs about health and lifestyle.
Students will be able to identify and use reliable sources of health information.
Students will be able to identify local, state, national, and global health promotion organizations.
Students will be able to present current and accurate information to facilitate health decision-making.
Topical Outline
Invitation to Health
Personal Stress Management
Caring for the Mind
The Joy of Fitness
Nutrition for Life
Eating Patterns and Problems
Communication and Relationships
Personal Sexuality
Reproductive Choices
Defending Yourself from Infectious Diseases
Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Lowering Your Risk of Cancer
Staying Safe: Preventing Injury
Working Toward a Healthy Environment
Drug Use, Misuse, and Abuse
Tobacco Use, Misuse, and Abuse
When Life Ends
Institutional Competencies
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
