Health Education 1510
Instructor: Tony Thompson
Email: tthompson@taft.org
Office: Counseling Center
Phone: 661-763-7740
TEXT: Access to Health, Donatelle, 10th Edition
Dates
You should be covering:
Aug. 25-29
Promoting Healthy Behavior Change, Psychosocial Health:
1,2
Being Mentally, Emotionally, Socially, and Spiritually Well
Managing Stress: Coping with Life’s Challenges, Violence and
3,4
Abuse: Creating Healthy Environments
Healthy Relationships: Communicating Effectively with Friends,
5
Family, and Significant Others, EXAM 1 on THURSDAY,Chapters 1-5
Sexuality: Choices in Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Choices:
6,7
Making Responsible Decisions
2 Projects due: Assess Yourself Questionnaire and Behavior Change
Contract
Start your 7-day Food Journal Project—it is due October 1st
Nutrition: Eating for Optimal Health, Managing Your Weight:
8,9
Finding a Healthy Balance
Sept. 2-5
Sept. 8-12
Sept. 15-19
Sept. 19
Sept. 22
Sept. 22-26
Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Oct. 6-10
Oct. 13-17
Oct. 20-24
Oct. 27-31
Nov. 3
Nov. 3-7
Nov. 11-14
Nov. 17-21
Nov. 24-26
Dec. 1
Dec. 1-5
Dec. 8-11
December 15
Chapter
Personal Fitness: Improving Health through Exercise, FOOD
JOURNAL DUE WEDNESDAY, EXAM 2 on THURSDAY,
Chapters 6-10
Addictions and Addictive Behavior: Threats to Wellness, Drinking
Responsibly: A Lifestyle Challenge on Campus
Tobacco and Caffeine: Daily Pleasures, Daily Challenges
Illicit Drugs: Use, Misuse, and Abuse
Cardiovascular Disease
EXAM 3, Chapters 11-15
Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Risks and
Responsibilities
Noninfectious Conditions: The Modern Maladies
Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Process
FAMILY HEALTH TREE PROJECT IS DUE
Dying and Death: The Final Transition
Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
FINAL EXAM ON MONDAY, Chapters 16,17,18,19,20,21
10
11,12
Exams
Grading Scale
Sept. 11 (100 pts.)
Oct. 2 (100 pts.)
Nov. 3 (100 pts.)
Dec. 15 (125 pts.)
587-675 = A
519-586 = B
452-518 = C
384-451 = D
0-383 = F
Projects
Assess Yourself Questionnaire 50pts
50pts
Behavior Change Contract
50pts
Food Journal
100pts
Family Health Tree
Due September 19th
Due September 19th
Due October 1st
Due on December 1st
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19
20
21