PHED 1512: Health Education

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Recognize the multidimensionality of one's health and wellness as depicted in the Wellness Model.
• Understand the importance of the concepts of balance, moderation, and variety in one's lifestyle.
• Utilize strategies to identify and modify behaviors that are creating an imbalance in one's health and wellness.
• Understand health-related information which will enable one to identify potential problem areas that could interfere with one's health and wellness.
• Describe the underlying reasons that foster the potential for one to develop a variety of acute and chronic conditions and diseases.
• Understand the importance of developing positive health and wellness behaviors, for oneself and others, so that those behaviors will become an integral part of one's lifestyle throughout one's lifespan.
• Access reliable and valid information that will support the active involvement in one's own health (physical and emotional), nutrition, fitness, wellness, and self-care. Become aware and comfortable with many reliable and valid health websites.
• Gain an understanding of exercise and fitness programs, including cardiovascular and muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body composition; and realize the importance of individuality in fitness needs.
• Act as a knowledgeable consumer through the utilization of one's increased informational foundation and understanding of health and wellness concepts which, in turn, will enhance one's decision-making skills regarding health and wellness-related issues.