SRJC Course Outlines

3/28/2024 4:31:21 PMHLE 50 Course Outline as of Fall 1997

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  HLE 50Title:  HEALTH CHOICES  
Full Title:  Health Choices
Last Reviewed:2/6/2023

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled08 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:
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Examination of current health issues and application of theory to every day life situations and decisions. Topics such as fitness, diet, stress, substance abuse, sexuality, as well as environmental health are explored and discussed. Stresses student evaluation of practices and attitudes that affect their health status throughout life.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:


Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Current health issues & application of theory to everyday life situations & decisions. Topics include: exercise, diet, stress, substance abuse, sexuality & environmental health.  Students evaluate practices & attitudes that affect their health status throughout life.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 ELifelong Learning and Self DevelopmentFall 1981
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1981Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 2010Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will:
1.  Demonstrate the theme of the text--that each individual can take
   charge of his/her health and life--by utilizing text information
   in current health choices, participating in discussions, role-playing
   and written problem-solving situations,& completing a term paper.
2.  Define terms specific to physical, psychological, emotional,
   spiritual, environmental and social wellness.
3.  Commit to change 3 poor health habits, following a specific
   motivational, decision-making plan.
4.  List 4 theorists in personality development and describe their
   theories.
5.  Describe the 5-step framework for setting goals and objectives and
   for making choices that lead to better decisions.
6.  Describe 5 characteristics of a healthy mind and 3 coping mechanisms.
7.  Describe 2 positive ways of dealing with anxiety, guilt, depression,
   loneliness, and anger.
8.  Discuss several psychological disorders, i.e., personality, anxiety,
   schizophrenia, and psychotherapy alternatives.
9.  List 5 diseases related to stress and 3 methods of defusing stress.
10. Analyze personal nutritional status and develop a plan for optimal
   nutrition.
11. Identify structures and functions of the musculoskeletal, nervous,
   reproductive, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, & urinary
   systems of the body.
12. Determine personal body fat measurement and ideal weight by 2 methods
   describing the methods used.
13. Describe 3 undesirable methods of weight control.
14. List 6 health benefits of physical fitness, and define muscular,
   cardiovascular, and respiratory fitness.
15. Develop a personal fitness program.
16. Discuss 2 myths and common problems involved with aging.
17. List risks and rewards of intimacy.
18. Demonstrate 5 effective and 3 ineffective methods of communication
   between intimate persons.
19. Describe "fighting fair".
20. Discuss choices, risks, and consequences of sexual practice in
   relation to contraceptives, AIDS, abortion, and responsible
   sexual actions.
21. Describe pregnancy pre-planning steps and physical and psychological
   changes during pregnancy, and mother's and father's responses to
   these changes.
22. List the stages of fetal development, the stages of labor, and 2
   pregnancy and delivery complications.
23. Discuss motivations for drug, alcohol, and tobacco use.
24. List types of psychoactive drugs and nature of alcoholic beverages.
25. Identify 4 effects of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use on the body.
26. Compare symptoms and physiology of 3 cardiovascular diseases and
   control of major risk factors.
27. Describe 2 types, causes, diagnoses, and treatments of cancer,
   kidney, respiratory, and neuromuscular-skeletal diseases.
28. List and describe 4 common infectious and sexually transmitted
   diseases
29. Discuss stages of dying and grieving.
30. Identify 6 sources of environmental pollution and methods of
   alleviation.
31. Participate in and/or report on current community health issues.

Topics and Scope
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1.  Health and Wellness.
     A. Taking charge of your health.
2.  Psychological Health.
     A. Characteristics of the healthy mind; B. Theories of personality
        development; C. Understanding needs and feelings; D. Clarifying
        values; E. Goal setting and decision-making; F. Coping
        mechanisms; G. Self-esteem; H. Dealing with anxiety, guilt,
        depression, shyness, loneliness, anger, and sleep problems.
3.  Psychological Disorders.
     A. Facts and myths about mental illness; B. Depression; C. Suicide;
        D. Personality disorders; E. Anxiety disorders; F. Eating
        disorders; G. Schizophrenic disorders; H. Seeking help;
        I. Psychotherapy.
4.  Stress Management.
     A. The nature of stress and stressors; B. Reacting to stress;
        C. Stress and disease; D. Defusing stress.
5.  Nutrition.
     A. Basics of nutrition; B. Planning for optimal nutrition; C.
        Nutrition and the consumer; D. Special nutritional consideration.
6.  Body Systems.
     A. Musculoskeletal system; B. Nervous; C. Endocrine system; D.
        Special senses; E. Digestive system; F. Respiratory system;
        G. Cardiovascular system; H. Urinary system.
7.  Weight Control.
     A. Determining body composition; B. Causes of obesity; C. Successful
        weight control techniques; D. Undesirable methods of weight
        control.
8.  Physical Fitness.
     A. Health benefits; B. Muscular fitness; C. Cardiovascular
        fitness; D. Respiratory fitness; E. Developing and maintaining
        a fitness program; F. Preventing problems.
9.  Aging.
     A. Multidimensional perspective; B. The nature of aging; C. Facts
        and myths; D. Common problems.
10. Human Relationships and Sexuality.
     A. Risks and rewards of intimacy; B. Family formation and
        communication; C. Parenting; D. Alternatives to marriage.
11. Sexual Response and Behavior.
     A. Sexual development and gender identity; B. Human sexual
        response; C. Sexual preferences; D. Sexual dysfunction;
        E. Atypical sexual behavior; F. Choices, risks, and consequences.
12. Pregnancy and Birth.
     A. Planning and choices; B. Infertility; C. Pregnancy and fetal
        development; D. Pregnancy and delivery complications; E. Labor
        and delivery; F. Parenting.
13. Chemical Choices.
     A. Psychoactive drugs; B. Alcohol; C. Tobacco.
14. Cardiovascular Disease.
     A. Cardiac function; B. Diseases; C. Controlling major risk
        factors; D. Advances in cardiovascular medicine.
15. Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases.
     A. Cancer; B. Diabetes mellitus; C. Kidney diseases; D. Respiratory
        diseases; E. Neuromuscular-skeletal diseases.
16. Communicable Diseases.
     A. Agents of infection; B. Common infectious diseases; C. Sexually
        transmitted diseases.
17. Death and Dying.
     A. Denial; B. Experiencing death; C. Stages of dying; D. Stages
        of grief; E. Euthanasia; F. Planning.
18. Environmental Health.
     A. Population growth; B. Toxicity; C. Water and air pollution;
        D. Noise pollution; E. Nuclear risks.

Assignments:
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l.  Read an average of 50-100 pages per week.
2.  Complete 5-10 questions from 14-18 chapters or chapter project.
3.  Give 2-4 (2-15 minute) individual and group presentations pertaining
   to personality development theorists, nutrition plans, fitness
   plans, or term paper.
4.  Facilitate small group discussions & reports utilizing problem-solving
   steps & choice analysis on various topics.
5.  Complete 1-3 health-change contracts.
6.  Complete computer analysis of personal nutritional status and
   develop plan for improved nutritional choices.
7.  Participate in and report on current community health issues - oral
   and written presentations.
8.  Develop a 6-15 page research paper involved with a current community
   health issue or personal health issue.
9.  Develop personal plans for effective communication, physical fitness,
   and stress reduction.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.Writing
20 - 30%
Written homework, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.Problem Solving
30 - 40%
Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
45 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.Other Category
0 - 0%
None


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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AN INVITATION TO HEALTH by Dianne Hales. Benjamin/Cummings Co., 7th
ed., 1996.

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