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1. Course Overview & Introduction
2. Introduction to Personal Health Overview & Objectives
3. Health and Disease, Influence of Family and Community
4. Three Levels of Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
5. Culture, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Stigmatized Illnesses
6. Determinants of Health, Risk Factors, and Prevention
7. Overview & Objectives
8. Nutritional Guidelines: Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins
9. Myths and Misconceptions about Nutrition
10. Ethnic Foods
11. Dietary Supplements
12. Body Composition
13. Obesity
14. Diet and Weight Control
15. Eating Disorders
16. Overview & Objectives
17. Communication
18. Sexuality and Intimacy
19. Marriage and Relationships
20. Loss
21. Parenting
22. Family and Societal Violence
23. Overview
24. Behavioral Presentation of Human Sexuality
25. Sexual Bias and Misconceptions
26. Contraception
27. Reproduction
28. Overview & Objectives
29. The Relationship between Physical Activity and Health
30. Aerobic, Muscle-Strengthening, and Bone-Strengthening Activity
31. Health Benefits of Physical Activity
32. Dealing with Inactivity
33. Safe and Activity
34. Pregnancy and Disabilities
35. Community Efforts to Increase Physical Activity
36. Overview & Objectives
37. Drugs
38. Alcohol
39. Tobacco
40. Misuse of Prescription Drugs
41. Drugs, Abuse, and Addiction
42. Overview
43. Profile of Older Americans
44. Diseases Common in Elderly Population
45. Aging and Mental Health
46. Healthy Aging
47. Safety
48. Ageism
49. End-of-Life Issues
50. Overview & Objectives
51. Introduction to Epidemiology
52. Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders
53. Cardiovascular Diseases and Disorders
54. Cancer
55. Communicable (Infectious) Diseases
56. Immunity and Immunizations
57. Request Access
58. Overview & Objectives
59. Health Literacy
60. Types of Health Care Professionals and Facilities
61. Brand Name and Generic Medications
62. Alternative Medical Practices
63. Health Fraud
64. Health Disparities and Inequalities
65. Overview
66. Psychoneuroimmunology and Stress
67. Dynamics and Sources of Stress
68. General Adaptation Syndrome
69. Burn Out
70. Managing Stress
71. Overview & Objectives
72. Personality and Personality Types
73. Emotional Health and Mental/Emotional Disorders
74. Stigma of Mental Illness
75. Suicide
76. Mental Illness in Children and Adolescents
77. Cultural Diversity and Mental Illness
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