Course Syllabus

HFST 1300 Personal and Family Health

Course Description

This course is an overview of health issues affecting the individual and the family. Discussion focuses on improving personal lifestyle decisions and preventing rather than curing illnesses.

Justification

HFST 1300, Personal and Family Health, is an introductory course on concepts of overall physical, emotional, and collective wellness. This course serves an an elective for students desiring information and skills for personal and professional use. Elementary Education majors, Exercise Science majors, Family Science majors and student athletes find this course especially applicable to their current and future interests.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will understand the factors that can help you achieve better health for yourselves and for your families.
2. Students will begin to implement behavior changes in your own lives to improve your total wellness and health
3. Students will become a more educated consumer and be able to better distinguish between health fads and myths and the proven scientific information available to modern consumers.
4. Students will gain experience in researching current diet trends and health information.
5. Students will be able to implement self-help health procedures that can optimize a healthy lifestyle.

Course Content

This course will include topics that explore through the lens of family systems, lifespan development, cultures. A few topics include achieving personal health, managing stress, maintaining emotional wellness, choosing a nutritious diet, managing weight, and other relevant topics. This course is vital in understanding and explaining various health related issues for people of all backgrounds and cultures. Health related concerns are unique to different cultures, and among other things, this course addresses them.