Root - HEA 150 Weekly Lessons

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HEA150 Lessons Page

  • Lessons Page, Fall-Winter-Spring- Quarters
  • Lessons Page, Summer Quarter
  • On-Line Orientation
  • Canvas Courseware System
  • E-mail Instructor
  • E-mail Distance Learning Office

HEA150: Start Here

  • Orientation: students complete the orientation activities before any work will be accepted
  • Syllabus: available  here in pdf format
  • Class Schedule: each week is organized to start on Tuesday and end the following Monday, with most weekly homework due on Fridays and Mondays. Midterm and final exam due dates are different from this schedule.
  • Homework Calendar: the calendar shows due dates for the whole quarter at a glance
  • Lessons Page: The page you are viewing is the Lessons Page and includes all weekly reading and homework activities. It is embedded in the Canvas "Home" tab. To view this page separately, click here.

Dimensions of Wellness & Behavior Change

  • FIRST ITEM TO COMPLETE - Orientation
  • On-line Reading: Dimensions of Wellness
  • On-line Reading: Determinants of Health
  • On-line Reading: Stages of Change Theory
  • Homework: Search and Report
  • Homework: Discussion
  • On-line Reading: Prevention

Personality

  • On-line Reading: Formal Approaches to Personality
  • On-line Reading: Trait Theories & Informal Approaches to Personality

Stress  Management

  • On-line Reading: Stress: An Introduction 
  • On-line Reading: Sources of Stress
  • On-line Reading: Stress Management Techniques
  • Homework : Discussion
  • Homework: Search and Report
  • Homework: Quiz

Emotional/Intellectual Health

  • On-Line Reading: Emotional Health and Anxiety Disorders
  • On-Line Reading: Mood Disorders
  • On-Line Reading: Schizophrenia

Cardiovascular Health

  • On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
  • On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Disease
  • On-line Reading: Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors
  • Homework: Discussion
  • Homework: Search & Report
  • Homework: Project

Cancer and Other Chronic Disorders

  • On-line Reading: Cancer
  • On-line Reading: Diabetes
  • On-line Reading: Respiratory Disorders

Nutrition

  • On-line reading: Nutrition - Carbohydrates, Fats, Proteins
  • On-line reading: Nutrition Pyramids and Assessment Tools
  • Homework: Search & Report
  • Homework: Discussion
  • Homework: Quiz

Weight Management

  • On-line Reading: Nutrition - Vitamins, Minerals, Antixoxidants, & Water
  • On-line Reading: Genetically Modified Foods
  • On-line Reading: Body Composition
  • On-line Reading: Causes of Obesity
  • On-line Reading: Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
  • Homework: Search & Report
  • Homework: Discussion

Alcohol

  • On-line Reading: Alcohol
  • On-line Reading: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & Related Disorders
  • Homework: Search & Report
  • Homework: Discussion

Psychoactive Drugs

  • On-line Reading: Psychoactive Drug Classifications
  • On-line Reading: Psychoactive Drugs and the Brain
  • Homework: Search and Report
  • Homework: Quiz
  • Homework: Discussion

Contraception

  • On-line Reading: Contraception, Reproductive Anatomy
  • On-line Reading: IUD's, Sterilization, Fertility Awareness Methods (Natural Family Planning)
  • On-line Reading: Contraception--Barrier Methods
  • On-line Reading: Contraception--Hormonal Methods
  • Homework: Search & Report
  • Homework: Discussion

Communicable Disease/Sexually Transmitted Disease

  • On-Line Reading: Communicable Disease 
  • On-Line Reading: Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Homework: Search & Report
  • Homework: Discussion
  • Homework: Quiz

Aging

  • On-Line Reading: Osteoporosis
  • Aging Information (PowerPoint or pdf)
  • Homework: Optional Final Exam