Health 1

Health 1
Instructor: Sarah Haffey
Credit: One semester class; 5.0 credits

This ADA compliant course will use the Holt Lifetime Health textbook, as well as supplemental
materials to comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention;
demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and
services; demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health-
related risks; analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health;
demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health; and
demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health. Specific topics
include: nutrition, mental health, communicable diseases (HIV/AIDS is a mandated piece of this
section), ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs as mandated by state and federal law), family
life and relationships.
You should expect to spend approximately 10 hours per week on this course. A general
description of the assignments is included below.

Course objectives
1) Demonstrate functional knowledge of the most important and enduring
ideas, issues, and concepts related to achieving good health.
2) Demonstrate accuracy, comprehensiveness, and relationships among concepts
shown and draw conclusion.
3) Demonstrate appropriate use of technology

Contact
Please contact me by email: shatch@sdjccs.net. You can expect a response within 24 hours.
However, please consider that your questions might benefit others and should be asked in the
Q & A section of the class wiki.

Policies
The course is structured into weekly modules. Each module starts on 12:00 a.m. Mondays and
ends at 11:59 p.m. Sundays Pacific Time. Each week there will be readings from the text and/or
articles/cases. I will provide a short audio/video lecture introducing the learning objectives, the
readings/resources, and the activities/assignments that are due. I may also provide some
audio/video presentations on topics that are important, but have not been discussed well in the
book. I will also provide a summary of the weeks learning.
Discussion Boards will be required weekly with the Original Post due Wednesdays at
11:59pm and two (2) replies due Sundays at 11:59pm.
All weekly assignments are due Sundays at 11:59pm
Final Portfolio will be due the last week of class.

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Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is vital in all forms of learning. All assignments submitted must be original
work unless otherwise cited. All media must be cited in some way; a specific format may be
required by your course instructor(s).

Online Interaction
Netiquette: In any social interaction, certain rules of etiquette are expected and contribute to
more enjoyable and productive communication. The following tips for interacting online in e-mail
and/or Discussion Board messages are adapted from guidelines originally compiled by Chuq
Von Rospach and Gene Spafford.
Remember that the person receiving your message is someone like you, someone who
deserves and appreciates courtesy and respect.
Be brief. Succinct, thoughtful messages have the greatest impact.
Your messages reflect on YOU. Take time to make sure that you are proud of their form
and content.
Use descriptive subject headings in e-mail messages.
Think about your audience and the relevance of your messages.
Be careful with humor and sarcasm; without the voice inflections and body language of
face-to-face communication, Internet messages can be easily misinterpreted.
When making follow-up comments, summarize the parts of the message to which you
are responding.
Avoid repeating what has already been said. Needless repetition is ineffective
communication.
Cite appropriate references whenever using someone elses ideas, thoughts,
or words.
Technical Requirements

Headset/microphone for portfolio projects.
Free online accounts for Google, VoiceThread, Glogster, YouTube and other Web 2.0
tools that emerge in the course.
Current web browser with appropriate plugins:
Quicktime Player for Mac or Windows
Windows Media Player
Flash Player
Adobe PDF Reader

Course topics
Module 1: Health and Your Wellness
Discussion
Health Self-Assessment
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Reflection

Module 2: Health and Your Body
Discussion
Nutrition & Exercise Blog
Quiz
Action Plan

Module 3: Drugs
Discussion
Thinglink how drugs affect the body
Reflection

Module 4: Diseases and Disorders
Discussion
Glogster poster of how to reduce risk of lifestyle diseases
Quiz
Action Plan

Module 5: Adolescence, Adulthood, and Family Life
Discussion
Brochure using Google Docs or Microsoft Word explaining stages of life and how to cope
with the changes
Action Plan

Module 6: Reproductive Health
Discussion
Dippity timeline of how a baby develops in-utero
Action Plan

Module 7: Investigative Project
Discussion
Slide Presentation using references on one of the following topics:
How Your Body Works
Healthcare
Environmental Health
First Aid and Safety
Reflection

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Module 8: Portfolio Completion
Discussion
Complete Portfolio
Reflection