HEA 150 Weekly Lessons

	HEA 150 Weekly Lessons

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Syllabus

On-Line Orientation

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Course Structure and Orientation

	Class weeks run from Tuesday through the following Monday. [See course syllabus for reading schedule]
	Students can see when homework is due at a glance by viewing the Assignment Log.
	All assignments and discussions will be due on Monday, the end of the class week. Be sure to view the Real Media or Windows Media presentation on sending your assignments via email.
	Students must complete the on-line orientation before any work will be accepted

Week One

Dimensions of Wellness & Behavior Change

	On-line Reading: Dimensions of Wellness
	On-line Reading: Stages of Change Theory
	Homework: Internet Search and Report #1
	Homework: Discussion
	On-line Reading: Prevention

Unit 2: Formal and Informal Approaches to Personality

	On-line Reading: Formal Approaches to Personality
	On-line Reading: Informal Approaches to Personality

Week Two

Stress!

Unit 3: Stress Management and Other Mental Health Challenges

	On-line Reading: Stress: An Introduction
	On-line Reading: Sources of Stress
	On-line Reading: Stress Management Techniques
	Homework: Discussion
	Homework: Internet Search and Report
	Homework: Health Quiz #1

Unit 4: Emotional Health

	On-Line Reading: Emotional Health and Anxiety Disorders
	On-Line Reading: Mood Disorders
	On-Line Reading: Schizophrenia

Week Three

heart

Unit 5: Cardiovascular Health

	On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
	On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Disease
	On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
	On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Interventions
	Homework: Assignment
	Homework: Discussion
	Homework: Search & Report

Week Four

If completing online orientation, click here to return to the appropriate orientation page

Unit 6: Cancer and Other Chronic Disorders

	On-line reading: cancer
	On-line reading: diabetes
	On-line reading: respiratory disorders

The Food Pyramid

Unit 7: Nutrition

	On-line reading: Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins
	On-line reading: Food Pyramids
	Homework: Search & Report
	Homework:Discussion
	Homework:Health Quiz #2

Week Five

Weight Management

Unit 8: Weight Management

	On-line Reading: Nutrition
	On-line Reading: Body Composition
	On-line Reading: Causes of Obesity
	On-line Reading: Eating Disorders
	Homework: Search & Report
	Homework: Assignment
	Homework: Discussion

Week Six

Fitness

Unit 9: Fitness

	On-line Reading: Components of Fitness
	On-line Reading: Components of a Workout
	On-line Reading: The FIT Principle
	Homework: Discussion

Tobacco Butt

Unit 10: Tobacco

	On-line Reading: Tobacco
	Homework: Search & Report
	Homework: Health Quiz #3

Week Seven

Unit 11: Alcohol

	On-line Reading: Alcohol
	On-line Reading: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Related Disorders
	Homework: Search & Report
	Homework: Assignment
	Homework: Discussion

Week Eight

Pills

Unit 12: Psychoactive Drugs

	On-line Reading: Psychoactive Drug Classifications
	On-line Reading: Psychoactive Drugs and the Brain
	Homework: Search and Report
	Homework: Health Quiz #4
	Homework: Discussion

Week Nine

Contraception

Unit 13: Contraception

	On-line Reading: Contraception, Reproductive Anatomy
	On-line Reading: IUD's, Sterilization, Natural Family Planning
	On-line Reading: Contraception--Barrier Methods
	On-line Reading: Contraception--Hormonal Methods
	Homework: Search & Report
	Homework: Assignment
	Homework: Discussion

Week Ten

Disease!

Unit 14: Communicable Disease/Sexually Transmitted Disease

	On-Line Reading: Pathogens
	On-Line Reading: STD's
	Homework: Search & Report
	Homework: Discussion
	Homework: Health Quiz #5

Week Eleven

Aging

Unit 15: Aging

On-Line Reading: Osteoporosis

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Last Revised: 10/22/09