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HED 200-Principles of Health 

Course Description: Credit: 3 Semester Hours

This course is designed to explore the most important health issues current and past. It will assist students to make responsible decisions that will affect them through out their life. The focus will be on interrelating behavior with one’s own health decisions.

Course Objectives

  • Baselines of Health and Well-Being - The student will understand the differences between health, stress, disease, wellness, and how to implement practical guidelines through a journal to improve their lifestyle.
  • Preventing Major Threats to Well-Being - The student will be able to identify the major health objectives of the nation for the year 2020 as they relate to cardio- vascular disease, cancer, and communicable diseases.
  • Minimizing Negative Health  - The student will be able to identify and understand the impact of negative risks factors and move to a more figurative place of responsibility towards the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
  • Enhancing Positive Health  - The student will learn how to enhance their health/wellness by developing a wellness plan to promote a healthy lifestyle.

 Course Units:

Text:

We will not be using a textbook for this course. All course content is available in Canvas. Students can download course content in the ePub format. See How to Download Course Content page for details on how to do this. If you have questions or concerns, please let me know. 

Instructor:

Dave Johnson

Office: Field house #015

Office Phone: 217-234-5446

E-mail: djohnson@lakelandcollege.edu

Grading Scale

100-90  A

89-80    B

79-70    C

69-60    D

59-0      F

Course Requirements:

Students are expected to access the online environment approximately 6-8 hours per week. The student must be an active participant each week and submit assignments on a regular basis to avoid the possibility of being dropped from the class roster. This course will be using Canvas. Please view the Canvas tutorial to become familiar with the online setting. 

You will be expected to submit online discussions, assignments, and quizzes by the due date. Student must submit the final exam/assignments before the end of the course. Late assignments will result in a five point deduction each day until submitted. After 3 days, the assignment will not be accepted and a zero will be recorded.

Student must understand and abide by the academic integrity policy in the student handbook.  Plagiarism will be dealt with regarding college policies. Refer to the Student handbook. Make sure your answers are in your own words.

The student must be discrete and use a filter that is appropriate and conducive to a classroom setting.  Respect each others opinion. Proofread for correct spelling and grammar.  Do not use texting abbreviations.  End your response with your name. See Netiquette Guidelines. 

If the student cannot complete the course, they must follow the proper procedures in IRIS to withdraw from the course.

The student is advised to contact the Information Systems and Services at 217-234-5261 for any issues that may arise or for support using the technology.

If a student is in need of academic accommodations, please contact the Disability Services Office at 217-234-5259.

 

Changes or additions to the syllabus are at the instructor’s discretion.

 

Course Summary:

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