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Health and Wellness are key to our happiness and longevity!
Health and Wellness are key to our happiness and longevity!
We will take a skills-based approach to teach students about their health and the decisions that impact their lives. Below are the 7 health skills that we will use throughout the course. As we discuss and dissect health topics, we will use these skills as the lens that we process information and access tools.
In Comprehensive Health and Wellness class, we will ask students to foster and develop tools and strategies to live healthy, productive lives and make positive choices about their current and future lifestyles. Our curriculum specifically focuses on Health Skills. The following health skills are integral for fostering young adults who can utilize critical thinking and informed decision-making to lead healthy lives.
Health Skills:
Analyze Influences
Access Valid and Reliable Resources
Interpersonal Communication
Decision Making
Goal Setting
Self Management
Advocacy for Self and Others
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Instruction in this course will focus on the following teaching and learning objectives:
The 7 Dimensions of Health & Wellness
Mental and Emotional Health
Stress Management
Social Media Awareness
Nutrition
Substance Abuse and Misuse
Comprehensive Sexual Health
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to utilize health knowledge to describe, define, and analyze their actions and how those choices can affect their overall health in a positive or negative way.
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