7 courses with the subject HLTH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HLTH 1110Nutrition3
Introduces basic nutrition as it relates to total health. Personal nutritional health analysis as well as the relationship between diet and disease will be presented. The course includes current and controversial topics dealing with nutrition. The main focus centers on the basic nutrients and how the body uses, stores, and eliminates them. Nutrition and its relationship to exercise and weight control throughout a lifetime are discussed. Major Content Areas Critical issues in nutrition 25% Food safety issues 5% Physiology related to nutrition 60% Nutrition through the life cycle 10% Learning Outcomes Discuss consumer concerns related to food safety. Describe digestion, absorption, transport, eliminations, and metabolism of nutrients. Track and analyze personal nutrition. Identify and describe the functions, recommendations and guidelines for nutrients. Evaluate the reliability of nutrition information. Calculate energy requirements and discuss energy balance for health. Discuss nutritional needs throughout the lifespan.
Introduces a variety of health topics and how they relate to personal lifestyle choices. Emphasis on wellness and making wise lifestyle choices and consequences of poor choices. Major Content Areas Addictions and drugs: 10% Environmental health: 10% Aging: 10% Personal health promotion: 10% Physical fitness: 10% Genetic research advancements: 10% Stress and emotional well-being: 10% Health risks and disease: 10% Nutrition and weight control: 10% Sexuality, reproduction: 10% Learning Outcomes Recognize that health is an individual responsibility Define the parameters to adopt a healthier life style List the warning signs, effects, and coping methods associated with stress Write a health journal integrating family history health issues and analyze it as it relates to your health Develop and apply critical thinking skills, making choices Describe the process of infectious disease and indicate the role that immunization plays in prevention of infectious disease Recognize current health choice options for treatment of disease Classify the health problems associated with aging Establish a dietary history and design a new dietary plan using a computer program Discuss your positive/negative impact on the environment and make a list of changes you can make toward a healthier environment
Assists the student in examining and managing their body’s physiological and psychological responses to stress. Self-assessments will help the student to identify personal stressors. Students will participate in numerous stress management strategies and relaxation techniques including time management, diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, autogenic, progressive muscle relaxation, cognitive reappraisal, behavior modification, journal writing, and other coping techniques. Major Content Areas Developing and Implementing: 10% Psychology of stress: 20% Physiology of stress: 10% Coping Strategies: 30% Relaxation Techniques: 30% Learning Outcomes Discuss numerous stress management techniques including their procedure and the physiological and psychological changes that result Identify personal stressors and responses through self-assessments Evaluate their personal experience with numerous stress management techniques Perform various breathing and relaxation techniques Identify physiological changes that occur during stress Utilize journal entries as a problem solving approach to self-assessment, setting goals, and planning behavioral changes
Provides an overview of the fundamental concepts in drug use and abuse. The course will focus on the drugs of abuse that are most commonly used in the United States and will emphasize the physiological, social, psychological, legal, and health aspects of drug use and abuse. Special attention will be focused on the motivations of drug use/abuse for college students. Critical thinking and communication skills will be emphasized to explain and reinforce personal health choices. This course is open to all students and meets the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) 8710.3200, Subp. 3, Standard K2 8710.2000, Subp. 11, Standard 10E. Major Content Areas Popular Illegal drugs 10% Prevention & treatment 20% Epidemiology, Pharmacology & Drug classifications 5% Over-the-counter & prescription drugs 10% Use, abuse, & addiction 15% Consequences and risks of use to minors 5% Alcohol & drug abuse risk factors 10% The influence of culture, media, technology on substance use/abuse 10% Popular Legal Drugs: Alcohol, Tobacco, Caffeine 10% Drugs and the law 10% Learning Outcomes Discuss risk and protective factors influencing substance misuse Describe substance misuse as a chronic medical illness Demonstrate the cost of substance misuse Describe the relationship between illicit drug use and crime Define and distinguish between substance use, abuse and dependence Summarize current approaches to managing drug abuse, with particular reference to Primary, Secondary and Tertiary prevention. Summarize the stages of motivational change in the process of addictiontreatment Give examples of common substances of abuse and substance induced disorders Explain the public health implications of substance misuse Give examples of personal and societal responsibilities in the onset of substancemisuse
Using a mindfulness approach, examining the dimensions of wellness; including physical, intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, financial, and others. Students will complete self-assessments, breathing exercises, meditation, and physical activity. Goal setting and behavior change will also be discussed. This course may be used to fulfill both the health and physical education requirements for the A.A. degree. Major Content Areas Stress Management - 20% Mindfulness and Meditation Activities - 30% Wellness Dimensions - 15% Nutrition - 10% Fitness Principles and Training - 20% Disease Risk Prevention - 5% Learning Outcomes Describe the dimensions of wellness, explain how each specific dimension plays a valuable role in well-being and disease prevention. Participate in a variety of physical activities, including yoga, Pilates, hiking/walking, and others. Practice meditation and mindfulness exercises to promote multi-dimensional wellness. Discuss the behavior change process as it relates to personal wellness. Explain how food choices affect overall health and wellness. Discuss the relationship between stress and wellness. Examine the role of mindfulness on overall health and wellness.
Studies the dimensions of wellness; including physical, intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and others. Students will do self-assessments and develop a Wellness program, including a fitness plan, to achieve their goals and overcome any barriers. Students will also analyze their personal nutrition and develop strategies for improvement. Risk factors related to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other diseases will also be discussed. This course may be used to fulfill both the health and physical education requirements for the A.A. degree. Major Content Areas Body Composition - 10% Wellness Dimensions - 20% Fitness Principles and Training - 30% Nutrition - 20% Stress Management - 10% Disease Risk Prevention - 10% Learning Outcomes Identify and apply the training variables to a personal fitness program Describe the dimensions of wellness, explain how each specific dimension plays a valuable role in well-being. Identify the fitness components and explain how each component plays an integral role in physical fitness. Discuss the behavior change process as it relates to personal wellness. Explain how food choices affect overall health and wellness. Discuss the relationship between stress and wellness. Examine the role fitness and wellness play on overall health and the implications on disease risk and prevention.
Variable Credits Y Examines selected health topics of current interest in a global society. This course may be repeated under different topics. Major Content Areas Topics and time allotments will vary according to course content and credit Learning Outcomes Identify health concepts or theories related to the course topic Articulate how the health topic impacts the student on a personal level Investigate, research, or study selected health issues Describe potential challenges these issues or developments may present to the individual or society
