HE 250 - Personal Health

3 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):

WR 115 or designated placement.

WR 115Q as required.

Course Description: Examines personal and societal health topics including consumer health issues, major disease patterns, and the elements of good health. Students are required to internalize the topics on a personal level and relate them to daily life.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify the key factors and behaviors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
CLO#2: List environmental and genetic stressors.
CLO#3: Identify common infectious and chronic disease patterns as well as diseases that are sexually transmitted.
CLO#4: Evaluate personal health practices/levels of wellness relating to fitness and nutrition: create a “wellness-oriented” diet plan with optimal health practices.
CLO#5: Create and implement behavioral modification goals based on student’s self-evaluation of personal health practices/levels of wellness in fitness, disease and health risks, personal safety, nutrition and stress levels. (ILO: Critical Thinking)

Typical Required and Recommended Equipment and Materials: None

ACTI Code and Course Type
100 Lower Division Collegiate

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (30) and a standard RCC delivery of (33) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (36) hours per term.