Health

An introductory course dealing with the current critical issues involved in promoting and maintaining a wellness lifestyle. Emphasis is placed on viewing health in a multidimensional manner and assuming responsibility for maintaining one’s health. Major issues to be addressed include stress, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, drugs, nutrition, environmental health, and physical conditioning.

This course introduces students to the basics of nutrition and nutritional trends and the role of supplementation and lifestyle in maintaining and promoting health as well as disease prevention. It explores the role of oxidative stress and antioxidants on health and disease, and introduces students to lifestyle changes to retard the aging process, enhance quality of life, and manage weight.

Develops functional first aid capabilities to provide the initial emergency care necessary to sustain life support to victims of accidents or sudden illness. Students will be eligible to become certified in CPR and First Aid by satisfying the requirements established by the American Heart Association or National Safety Council.