Health 1 - Assignments & Schedule

Assignments & Schedule

Spring 2016 Section DE5



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January 19-24 Module 1: Course Introduction
   •   Read: About the Course
   •   Do: Print Course Procedures Handbook
   •   Do: Module 1 Learning Activities due Jan 24
   •   Do: In the Bookmarks/Favorites section of your web browser (Explorer, Firefox, Safari etc.), create a folder called "Health Resources." As you participate in Health 1, add Web sites that are helpful to you. Begin by adding the Health 1 Web site. You can access this site at any time during the course and in the future.

January 25-31 Module 2: Understanding Personal Health
   •   Read: The Definition of Health
   •   Read: Lifestyle Diseases
   •   Read: Breslow-Ornish Behaviors
   •   Do: Wellness Assessment, due Jan 27
   •   Do: Learning Activities for Module 2, due Jan 30
   •   Do: Learn to Anchor and practice Anchoring
   •   Do: Review options for Course Projects

Jan 31-Feb 6 Module 3: Healthy Communication/Social Support
   •   Read: Social Support and Health
   •   Read: Social Support
   •   Read: Effective Communication
   •   Read: Effective Listening
   •    Do: Project Declaration, due Feb 3. Choose EITHER a Health Behavior Change Project OR a Personal Health Project
   •   Do: Module 3 Learning Activity: Listening Exercise, due Feb 6
   •   Do: Practice Anchoring
   •   Do: BEGIN collecting data for Personal Vital Statistics, due Feb 29

February 7-26 Module 4: The Mind and Health
   •   Read: The Mind and Health
   •   Read: Stress
   •   Read: Test Taking
   •   Read: Test Anxiety
   •   Do: Review Project Timeline
   •   Do: Time Audit during the week of Feb 8; write-up de Feb 13
   •   Do: Anchoring during the week of Feb 12; write-up due Feb 21
   •   Do: Progressive Muscle Relaxation, during the week of Feb 22; write-up due Feb 26
   •   Do: Project Research, due Feb 24.
   •   Do: Learning Activities for Module 4, due Feb 26
   •   Do: Personal Vital Statistics, due Feb 29

Feb 27-March 16 Module 5: Nutrition and Health
   •   Read: Getting real about the high price of cheap food
   •   Read: The oil in your oatmeal: a lot of fossil fuel goes into producing, packaging, and shipping our breakfast
   •   Read: Nutrition Basics
   •   Read: Readings imbedded in Module 5 Learning Activities
   •   Do: Personal Vital Statistics, due Feb 29
   •   Do: Food Diary, data collection during week of Feb 29; write-up due March 7
   •   Do: Health Behavior Change Project Plan OR, Personal Research Project Plan, due March 3
   •   Do: Fast Food Restaurant Research, due Mar 12
   •   Do: Learning Activities for Module 5, due Mar 16

March 17-27 Module 6: Weight Management & Physical Activity
   •   Read: Weight-loss Diets Don't Work
   •   Read: Sensible Weight Management
   •   Read: Physical Activity and Health...from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
   •   Read: Physical Activity Among College Students
   •   Do: Learning Activities for Module 6, due Mar 27

March 28-April 1: SPRING BREAK

April 2-24 Module 7: Environmental Health
   •   Read: Vaccines
   •   Read: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Web page on Antibiotic Resistance
   •   Do: Health Behavior Change Project START YOUR ACTIVITY on Apr 4.
OR -- NOT BOTH -- Personal Health Project BEGIN RESEARCH AND WRITING on Apr 4
   •   Do: Health Behavior Change Project Progress Report #1, due Apr 11
   •   Do: Personal Health Project Progress Report #1, due April 11
   •   Do: Health Behavior Change Project Progress Report #2, due Apr 18
   •   Do: Health Behavior Change Project Progress Report #3, due Apr 25
   •   Do: Personal Health Project Progress Report #2, due Apr 25
   •   Do: Module 7 Learning Activities due Apr 24

Apr 25-May 1 Module 8: Drug Use and Abuse
   •   Read: Drugs and Medicines
   •   Read: Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction...from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (your tax dollars at work).
   •   Read: Alcohol and Your Health.....from the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (your tax dollars at work).
   •   Do: Health Behavior Change Project Write Up due May 1
   •   Do: Personal Health Project Write Up due May 1
   •   Do: Learning Activities for Module 8, due Apr 30

May 9-15 Module 9: Sexuality and Health
   •   Do: Wants and Needs Questionnaire, due May 12
   •   Do: Learning Activities for Module 9, due May 14

Final Assessment due via return e-mail May 25

Course Ends May 27