PHE 230 - Healthful Living

3 Credit(s)

Healthful Living will allow students to learn how to ensure they are working towards a healthy approach to life both physically and mentally. This survey course will examine the anatomy and body systems required for physical wellness, along with dietary choice and behaviors. Coping strategies will be explored to prepare students to remain healthy despite challenges in their lives.

Course Type: Lecture
Tuition Tier: Base
Delivery Method:
In-Person
CORE42 MOTR Number - Name:
MOTR IDSE 102-Wellness for the Individual

Course Learning Outcomes:
CLO 1) Students will apply evidence-based information toward the development of appropriate individualized goals that promote wellness through routine physical activity and exercise programs, improvement of dietary choices and behaviors, and stress reduction through the implementation of appropriate relaxation and coping techniques.

CLO 2) Students will describe the health-related components of fitness and the benefits associated with consistent participation in physical activities for increasing cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility; managing weight and body composition; reducing stress; and promoting long-term health and wellness.

CLO 3) Students will evaluate social characteristics and behaviors associated with the development of disease, premature death, and socio-cultural health disparities.

CLO 4) Students will explain fitness and the impact on body structures, including well-being maintenance and the mitigation of disease.

CLO 5) Students will explain multicultural traditions and their relationship to health and wellness.

CLO 6) Students will evaluate the credibility and evolution of health-related information throughout medicine and media.