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HLTH-101: Contemporary Health Issues

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HLTH-101: Contemporary Health Issues

This course promotes personal, family, and community well-being through an exploration of contemporary issues in health and wellness including exercise and fitness, nutrition, weight control, stress management, mental health, and substance abuse. You will analyze personal health habits that contribute to the risk of disease, and develop a program of wellness that targets the reduction of risk factors for self, family, and the community.

Medicine
Author
Sally Baldwin
Publisher
Napa Valley College
Source
LibreTexts
Language
EN
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Contents· 125 sections
  1. 1.01: Promoting Good Health
  2. 1.1.01: What does Health and Wellness mean
  3. 1.1.02: A Healthy Population
  4. 1.1.03: Healthy People
  5. 1.1.04: Taking Charge of Your Health- Making Healthy Changes
  6. 1.1.05: Taking Charge of your health - Making Healthy Changes
  7. 1.1.06: End-of-Chapter Material
  8. 1.1.07: Promoting Health- Optional Continued Learning
  9. 1.02: Managing Emotional and Mental Health
  10. 1.2.01: What is Mental Health
  11. 1.2.02: Mental Illness
  12. 1.2.03: Challenges to our Mental Health
  13. 1.2.04: Mental Health Disorders
  14. 1.2.05: Developing and Protecting Individual Attributes
  15. 1.2.06: 2.11 Factors That Influence Psychological Well-Being
  16. 1.2.07: Mental Health - Risks Causes and Treatments
  17. 1.2.08: End-of-Chapter Material
  18. 1.2.09: Emotional and Mental Health- Optional Continued Learning
  19. 1.03: Identifying and Controlling Stress
  20. 1.3.01: What is Stress
  21. 1.3.02: Stress and Disease
  22. 1.3.03: Eustress
  23. 1.3.04: Stress is in the Eye of the Beholder
  24. 1.3.05: Managing Stress
  25. 1.3.06: Exercise and Stress
  26. 1.3.07: Meditation and Health
  27. 1.3.08: Relaxation Techniques
  28. 1.3.09: The Importance of Sleep
  29. 1.3.10: More Strategies for Coping with Stress
  30. 1.3.11: Resilience
  31. 1.3.12: End-of-Chapter Material
  32. 1.3.12.01: Stress- Optional Continued Learning
  33. 1.3.13: Stress- Optional Continued Learning
  34. 1.04: Preventing Injuries and Violence
  35. 1.4.01: Introduction to Intentional and Unintentional Injuries
  36. 1.4.02: Unintentional Injuries
  37. 1.4.03: Intentional Injuries - Violence
  38. 1.4.04: End-of-Chapter Material
  39. 1.4.05: Preventing Violence and Injury- Optional Continued Learning
  40. 1.05: Relationships Sexuality and Contraception
  41. 1.5.01: Relationships and Communication
  42. 1.5.02: Ending and Coping with Failed Relationships
  43. 1.5.03: Sex Gender and Sexuality
  44. 1.5.04: Pregnancy
  45. 1.5.05: Contraception and Abortion
  46. 1.5.06: End-of-Chapter Material
  47. 1.5.07: Relationships Sexuality and Contraception- Optional Continued Learning
  48. 1.06: Recognizing Drugs and Avoiding Addiction
  49. 1.6.01: Drug Use and Drug Addiction
  50. 1.6.02: Drug Facts
  51. 1.6.03: Drug Abuse or Addiction Treatment
  52. 1.6.04: Behavioral Addiction
  53. 1.6.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  54. 1.6.06: Recognizing Drugs and Addiction- Optional Continued Learning
  55. 1.07: Evaluating Alcohol and Tobacco
  56. 1.7.01: The Use of Alcohol
  57. 1.7.02: Health Effects of Alcohol Abuse
  58. 1.7.03: Rethinking Drinking
  59. 1.7.04: Tobacco Use
  60. 1.7.05: Quitting Smoking
  61. 1.7.06: End-of-Chapter Material
  62. 1.7.07: Alcohol and Tobacco- Optional Continued Learning
  63. 1.08: Maximizing Your Nutrition
  64. 1.8.01: What is in the Food You Eat
  65. 1.8.02: Types of Fats
  66. 1.8.03: Sodium
  67. 1.8.04: Carbohydrates (Starch Fiber and Sugar)
  68. 1.8.05: Proteins (Amino Acids)
  69. 1.8.06: Vitamins and Minerals
  70. 1.8.07: Nutrition Facts Label
  71. 1.8.08: The Dietary Guidelines For Americans
  72. 1.8.09: End-of-Chapter Material
  73. 1.8.10: Nutrition- Optional Continued Learning
  74. 1.09: Maintaining a Healthy Weight
  75. 1.9.01: Introduction to Weight Management
  76. 1.9.02: Negative Health Implications of Obesity
  77. 1.9.03: Assessing Body Composition
  78. 1.9.04: Factors Contributing to Obesity
  79. 1.9.05: Weight Loss Strategies
  80. 1.9.06: Body Image Eating Disorders and Low Body Weight
  81. 1.9.07: End-of-Chapter Material
  82. 1.9.08: Healthy Weight- Optional Continued Learning
  83. 1.10: Improving Your Fitness
  84. 1.10.01: Physical Activity Exercise and Physical Fitness
  85. 1.10.02: Health Benefits of Physical Activity and Exercise
  86. 1.10.03: Increase both Physical Activity and Physical Fitness
  87. 1.10.04: Develop an Exercise Program to Build Your Physical Fitness
  88. 1.10.05: Guidance for your Current Level of Physical Activity
  89. 1.10.06: End-of-Chapter Material
  90. 1.10.07: Fitness- Optional Continued Learning
  91. 1.11: Reducing the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
  92. 1.11.01: The Cardiovascular System
  93. 1.11.02: Cardiovascular Diseases
  94. 1.11.03: Treatment for Cardiovascular Diseases
  95. 1.11.04: Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
  96. 1.11.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  97. 1.11.06: Cardiovascular- Optional Continued Learning
  98. 1.12: Preventing Cancer
  99. 1.12.01: Understanding Cancer
  100. 1.12.02: Types of Cancer
  101. 1.12.03: Cancer Screening and Symptoms
  102. 1.12.04: Cancer Risk and Prevention
  103. 1.12.05: End-of-Chapter Material
  104. 1.12.06: Cancer- Optional Continued Learning
  105. 1.13: Protecting Against Infectious Diseases and STDs STIs
  106. 1.13.01: The Immune System
  107. 1.13.02: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS)
  108. 1.13.03: End-of-Chapter Material
  109. 1.13.04: Protecting Health- Optional Continued Learning
  110. 1.14: Making Smart Health Choices
  111. 1.14.01: Health Literacy
  112. 1.14.02: Healthcare
  113. 1.14.03: Health Care Choices - The Affordable Health Care Act (ACA)
  114. 1.14.04: Health Insurance - Key Terms
  115. 1.14.05: Choices in Medical Care
  116. 1.14.06: Health Disparity
  117. 1.14.07: Aging
  118. 1.14.08: Dealing with Death
  119. 1.14.09: End-of-Chapter Material
  120. 1.14.10: Health Care and Aging- Optional Continued Learning
  121. 1.15: Bonus- Environmental Wellness - A Healthy Planet
  122. 1.15.01: Climate Literacy
  123. 1.15.02: Climate Change and Global Warming
  124. 1.15.03: Healthier Home Community Country and World
  125. 1.15.04: End-of-Chapter Material