LOS ANGELES TRADE-TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SPRING 2006
HEALTH 11 – PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHFUL LIVING
DESCRIPTION:
MEETING PLACE, DAYS AND TIMES:
D 301: MONDAY & WEDNESDAY 8:35-10:00
TEXTBOOK:
“Focus on Health” – 7th Edition by Dale B. Hahn & Wayne Payne
OTHER MATERIALS:
1. Clean/unfolded SCANTRON answer sheets and a #2 pencil for written tests/quizzes.
2. Original article/report, copy or computer printout required for some reports/assignments.
INSTRUCTOR:
Richard L. Wells, Asst. Professor, Physical Education and Health
Office: J201
Hours: M-Th 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Phone: 213/763-3737
OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify and describe components of a healthy lifestyle toward attaining and maintaining an optimal wellbeing throughout life.
2. Identify components of a nutritionally balanced diet and describe effects of specific nutritional problems on health.
3. Describe the relationship of fitness to personal health, optimal wellbeing and lifestyle management.
4. Identify major drugs, effects and abuse patterns throughout the human lifespan.
5. Describe major forms of contraceptives and advantages and disadvantages of each.
6. Identify and describe components of a healthy sexuality, pregnancy, and parenting decisions.
7. Identify disease risk and prevention strategies for communicable, sexually transmitted, cardiovascular, cancer and other chronic diseases.
8. Describe aging changes, myths, lifestyle risk factors and the implications of death and dying.
9. Identify problems in health care delivery and environmental health issues.
CLASS REQUIREMENTS:
CLASS FORMAT:
This class is primarily designed as a lecture class. Students may be required to participate in discussions and/or physical assessment activity sessions. Students are also required to spend time outside of class for preparation of assignments, required reading in textbook and additional reading topics, preparation for tests, quizzes, etc.
ATTENDANCE:
If a student stops attending classes or withdraws from school, proper notification must be given to the Admissions Office and instructor.
Students are expected to attend every class and may be dropped if more than three class sessions are missed. Students who arrive to class late or miss a class will be expected to get any missed lecture and/or additional information (assignments, etc.) from other class members and/or materials distributed by the isntructor after class.
MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS, TESTS/QUIZZES:
1. No make-up sessions will be available for class sessions.
2. No make-up tests/quizzes: 10% of total test/quiz will be substracted from total possible. Must be made up within one week. No make-ups after one week. Make-ups need to be scheduled during instructor office hour time.
3. No make-ups will be given on the written Final Exam.
EVALUATION:
WRITTEN TESTS/QUIZZES: 80%
TERM PAPER REPORT: 20%
TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS:
1. Students are to bring narrow SCANTRON and #2 Pencil
2. No Dictionaries to be used during test.
3. Print Name, Social Security Number, Test Date, and Class meeting time.
4. Please do not fold; punch holes, wrinkle, or put extraneous marks on Test or Scantron.
NOTE: INCOMPLETE ERASURES WILL BE MARKED WRONG!!
A. Missed Test Policy --- No Make Up!
B. Term Paper equals 20% of Final Grade. Term Paper “Components of Wellness” three to five pages long. Examine each Wellness Component. Describe how you are achieving wellness in each component and what you can do to promote a higher level of wellness in each component of wellness, social, physical, intellectual, career, emotional and spiritual…(See Text Pgs. 10, 11)
C. Final Grade Determination – Average of four Test Grades plus Term Paper.
CLASS READING ASSIGNMENT AND TEST
WEEK 1 Orientation – Adds
CHAPTER 1 Discussion – What is Health, Most Critical Health Issues – Video: “Warning Medicine May Be Hazardous to Your Health”
WEEK 2 CHAPTER 2 – “Achieving Emotional Maturity”
Emotional and Psychological Wellness.
Lecture: Self-Esteem – Hardiness (Changing for the Better, Pg. 20)
Mid-life and Elderly Adults
Less Than Optimal Level of Emotional Wellness
Enhancing Wellness – Improving Communication
Video – “Mental Illness”
WEEK 3 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Spiritual or Faith Development, Creative Expression
Managing Stress – Stress and Stressors (pg. 46)
Variation in Response to Stressors – Disease States
General Adaptation Syndrome
Coping: Reacting to Stressors
Unit One Test
WEEK 4 CHAPTER 4 – Becoming Physically Fit
1. Components of Physical Fitness
Aging Physically
Developing a Cardio respiratory Fitness Program
CHAPTER 5 – Physical Education Area Tour
Understanding Nutrition and Diet
WEEK 5,6 Nutrients and Sources – Food Groups – Pyramid
Personal Assessment (Seven Day Diet Study – Pg. 110)
Food Additives, Labels and Vegetarian Diets
CHAPTER 6 – Maintaining Healthy Weight
Body Image and Self-Concept
Overweight and Obesity
Healthy Body Weight/Body Composition
Personal Assessment – Weight Loss Program (Pg. 140)
Eating Disorders/Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia
UNIT 2 TEST
WEEK 7,8 CHAPTER 13 – Understanding Sexuality
Lecture: Psychosocial Bases
Gender Identity – Gender Preference
Gender Adoption – Gender Identification
Transsexualism – Androgyny
Sexual Response Pattern
Patterns of Sexual Behavior (P.S. Sexual Attitude – Pg. 327)
Recognizing Unhealthy Relationships (P.S. Compatibility – Pg. 331)
Love, Friendship, Marriage, Divorce, etc.
Sexual Orientation
WEEK 9,10 Sexual Biology, Birth Control
Pregnancy and Parenting
Video: Miracle of Life
TEST 3
WEEK 11, CHAPTER 7, 8, 9 - Substance Use and Abuse
12,13 Lecture: Addictive Behavior
Common Aspects; Exposure, Compulsion, Loss of Control
(P.S. Recognizing Drug Abuse – Pg. 158)
Drug Classifications:
Synergistic Drug Effect (Combination Drug Effect)
Video: “Lost in Lowell” – Classroom Activities
WEEK 13 Alcohol Use – Take Control
Lecture: How to Use Alcoholic Beverages – P.A. 181)
Tobacco Use
WEEK 14 Cancer, Accepting Dying and Death
WEEK 15 FINAL EXAM