PEH 181: Health and Wellness

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Class Program

Exercise Science

Credits

0 Lecture Hours 5 Lab Hours 0 Clinical Hours 0

Independent Project Hours

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091846

Meets Degree Requirements For

Diversity,

General Elective

Description

This class is designed to develop health knowledge and values with the goal of promoting a healthy and fulfilling life for each individual. With an emphasis on how race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and other social determinants shape health and wellness opportunities. Areas of focus include nutrition, physical fitness, sleep hygiene, stress management, sexual wellness, behavior change, healthy weight management, cardiovascular health, diabetes and cancer, substance use and misuse, and environmental health.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

none

Course Learning Outcomes

Understand and apply actionable steps to create healthy behavior change.

Program Learning Outcomes

Integrate a holistic personal application with disciplined based knowledge.

Level

Beginner
Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Summarize psychosocial health attributes, skills to managing stress, and Identify discrimination-related stress.

Program Learning Outcomes

Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Level

Beginner
Integrate a holistic personal application with disciplined based knowledge.

Discover healthy nutrition, practice weight management & identify food equity challenges.

Program Learning Outcomes

Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Level

Beginner
Integrate a holistic personal application with disciplined based knowledge.

Explain the importance of personal fitness and access to physical activity.

Program Learning Outcomes

Integrate a holistic personal application with disciplined based knowledge.

Level

Beginner
Apply knowledge of the human body to determine various health and exercise parameters for oneself and other individuals demonstrating proficiency in measuring and evaluating human performance variables.

Discuss cancer prevention and equity in screening and cancer treatment.

Program Learning Outcomes

Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Level

Beginner

Define sexual wellness and reproductive health options.

Program Learning Outcomes

Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Level

Beginner

Summarize substance use and misuse (drugs, tobacco & alcohol). Identify targeted marketing within marginalized communities.

Program Learning Outcomes

Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Level

Beginner
Integrate a holistic personal application with disciplined based knowledge.

Describe environmental health attributes and understand climate justice issues.

Program Learning Outcomes

Improve health and wellness knowledge to enhance students’ health and lifespan.

Core Topics

Promoting healthy behavior change
Psychosocial health & managing stress
Nutrition & healthy weight management
Physical fitness & health
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Sexual wellness
Drug use and misuse (drugs, tobacco and alcohol)
Environmental wellness