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Healthful Living
Course: HES100

First Term: 2025 Fall
 Lecture   3.0 Credit(s)   3.0 Period(s)   3.0 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load


Description: Examines health-related behaviors and issues associated with a modern lifestyle. Explores current topics of interest related to mental, physical, social and environmental health such as stress management, nutrition, and fitness. Identifies and evaluates personal and community strategies to promote an optimal lifestyle.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Assess one’s personal health status and identify influencing factors. (I)
2. Analyze internal and external influences that impact health. (I, II, III, IV)
3. Use health information and research to create evidence-based solutions for improving health status in a variety of areas such as mental, physical, social and environmental health. (I-VII)
4. Create a plan to promote and support personal health. (I-VII)
5. Examine the relationship between personal behaviors and health conditions and diseases. (II, III, IV, VI, VII)
6. Explain various health conditions and diseases. (II, IV, V, VI,VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Health behavior change
   A. Models and theories of behavior change
   B. Personal health assessment
   C. Goal setting
II. Mental health
   A. Psychosocial health
      1. Developing positive psychosocial/spiritual health
      2. Psychological conditions
         a. Depressive conditions
         b. Anxiety conditions
         c. Eating disorders/body image
   B. Stress
      1. Impact of stress on the body
      2. Evaluating stress
      3. Stress management techniques
   C. Technology
III. Healthy behaviors
   A. Evaluating health resources
      1. Health literacy
      2. Library resources
   B. Nutrition
      1. Essential nutrients
      2. Caloric needs
      3. Building a balanced diet
      4. Nutrition trends
   C. Fitness
      1. Benefits of physical activity
      2. Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type (FITT) Principle
         a. Cardiorespiratory
         b. Muscular strength/endurance
         c. Flexibility
         d. Body composition
      3. Barriers to exercise
   D. Sleep habits
      1. Impact of poor sleep habits
      2. Optimal sleep
IV. Chronic and infectious conditions
   A. Obesity
   B. Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
   C. Cancer
   D. Diabetes
   E. Communicable diseases
   F. Immune system function
   G. Other
V. Relationships and sexuality
   A. Sexual health
      1. Sexual anatomy/physiology
      2. Contraceptive methods
      3. Pregnancy
      4. Sexually transmitted infections
   B. Relationships
      1. Building positive relationships
      2. Effective communication
      3. Abusive
         a. Sexual
         a. Other (such as emotional, physical or mental)
   C. Personal safety
      1. Campus safety
      2. Safety online
      3. Vehicle safety
      4. Recreational safety
VI. Addiction
   A. Characteristics of addiction
   B. Commonly misused and abused substances
      1. Alcohol
      2. Tobacco
      3. Other drugs
   C. Behavioral addictions
VII. Environmental health
   A. Pollution
   B. Global challenges
   C. Sustainability
   D. Other issues
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 10, 2024

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