Lifestyle Health

Subject Overview

This subject will include a broad understanding of health and wellbeing. Students will learn how important health and wellbeing is to themselves, families and communities.

Students consider their own health as individuals and as a cohort. Students will gain an understanding that health can be influenced by a variety of factors including physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual health and wellbeing. This subject will aim to build health literacy by exposing students to a variety of health related concepts. Students will explore role and function of nutrients for youth and look at how to make healthy food choices and read nutritional labels. Students will look at Youth action areas and the health system in Australia. Students will also look at the benefits of life long engagement in physical activity. 

The practical component of this class aims to increase enjoyment in physical activity participation with a focus on low-intensity non-competitive games and activities. Life long physical activities could include lawn bowls, croquet, bocce, walking, table tennis, down ball and park workouts.