WHES 2026 - Healthy Lifestyle Choices for Future Health Care Providers

Credit Hours: 3.00

Objectives:

1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
2. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to discriminate between skill sets needed to be a: Respiratory Therapist, Medical Assistant, Surgical Technologist, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, Registered Nurse, Nuclear Medical Technician and Clinical Lab Assistant.

Objectives:

1. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
2. Explain various health assessments, measurement techniques and statistical analysis using the concepts of norms, averages, variables, probability and population.
3. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.
4. Discuss Patient Advocacy, the patient as a consumer and how to encourage good health practices for patients.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to define health risks in the work environments encountered by health care providers.

Objectives:

1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
2. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
3. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.
4. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.

Outcome 4: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to describe their own strengths and weaknesses as they pertain to the skills and demands of various health care professions.

Objectives:

1. Apply knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices to themselves.
2. Describe competent and safe patient care practices.

Outcome 5: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain a variety of health care practices based on patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds.

Objectives:

1. Define personal characteristics, bias and ethics in relationship to the diversity of the patient backgrounds and medical needs.
2. Explain various health assessments, measurement techniques and statistical analysis using the concepts of norms, averages, variables, probability and population.
3. Describe competent and safe patient care practice s.
4. Define professional responsibility as it relates to public health, patient care and licensing organizations.
5. Discuss Patient Advocacy, the patient as a consumer, and how to encourage good health practices for patients.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Health & Well-Being
   1. Taking Care of Your Health
      1. Define health and wellness.
      2. Outline the dimensions of health.
   2. Emotional & Spiritual Well-Being
      1. Identify the components of emotional health.
      2. Discuss the ways in which positive psychology enhances quality of life.
2. Stress & Nutrition
   1. Stress Management
      1. Outline the types of stress and the effects of stress on people.
   2. Personal Nutrition
      1. Analyze the recommendations of the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
      2. Identify the six categories of essential nutrients.
3. Weight Management, Fitness, & Communication:
   1. Body Composition & Weight Management
      1. Identify ways to assess body composition.
      2. Summarize differences in weight among different populations in America.
      3. Explain the factors that have contributed to the obesity epidemic.
   2. Physical Fitness
      1. Explain the relationship between the dimensions of health and physical fitness.
      2. Summarize the health risks of inactivity and the need for physical exercise.
      3. Outline current physical activity recommendations.
      4. Discuss the overload, FITT-VP, and reversibility principles of exercise.
   3. Communication
      1. Explain the meaning of the term social health, using examples.
      2. Outline various ways of communicating.
      3. Examine how relationships contribute to the social health of individuals.
4. Sexual Health & Diseases
   1. Describe a person’s sexual health, their sexual anatomy, and the role of sex hormones in the development of gender identities.
   2. Specify the aspects of healthy sexual relationships that lead toward responsible sexuality.
   3. List the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
   4. Summarize the risks and signs of metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
5. Healthcare
   1. Assess the impact of health insurance legislation on access to health care.
   2. Understand the benefits and terms of health insurance policies.
   3. Explain the significance of personalized health care.
   4. Describe what it means to be a savvy health-care consumer.
   5. Outline your rights as a healthcare consumer.
6. Healthier Environment
   1. Analyze the relationship between individual health and the health of our environment.
   2. Assess the impact of pollutants on the surrounding environment.
   3. Enumerate the health threats posed by polluted air.
7. Final Exam