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1. About This Course
2. Dimensions of Wellness
3. Healthy People 2020
4. Major Health Concerns
5. Risk Factors and Levels of Disease Prevention
6. Behavior Change and Goal Setting
7. Understanding Drug Use and Addiction
8. Health Effects of Drug Abuse
9. Consequences of Drug Abuse
10. Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
11. Synthetic Drugs
12. Alcohol Facts
13. Health Effects of Alcohol Abuse
14. Rethinking Drinking
15. Tobacco Use
16. Quitting Smoking
17. STD/STI Data
18. Influenza
19. Types of STDs/STIs
20. STD/STI Treatments
21. STD/STI Prevention
22. Love and Attraction Theory
23. Healthy Relationships
24. Effective Communication
25. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
26. LGBT Health
27. Nutrition Basics
28. Disease Risk and Nutrition
29. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
30. Nutrition Facts Label
31. Organic Foods
32. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity
33. Balancing Calories
34. Body Mass Index
35. Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity
36. Mental Health Overview
37. Psychological Constructs
38. Anxiety Disorders
39. Depression
40. Suicide Prevention
41. Eating Disorders
42. Factors That Influence Violence
43. Intimate Partner Violence
44. Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence
45. Protecting Yourself from Relationship Violence
46. Unintentional Injuries
47. Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults
48. Target Heart Rate Zone
49. Health Related Components of Physical Fitness
50. Health Benefits of Physical Activity
51. Developing a Personal Exercise Program
52. Stress Overview
53. Yerkes-Dodson Law
54. The Stress Response
55. Health Effects of Stress
56. Managing Stress
57. Cancer Overview
58. Types of Cancer
59. Risk Factors for Cancer
60. Cancer Prevention
61. Heart Disease and Stroke Facts
62. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
63. Types of Stroke
64. Metabolic Syndrome
65. Cholesterol Management
66. Santa Ana College: Learning Objectives
67. NOVA: Learning Objectives
68. NOVA: Sample Course Schedules
69. NOVA: Sample Weekly Summaries & Assignment Schedules
70. NOVA: Sample Instructor Welcome
71. NOVA: Sample Exams
72. Unit 2 Overview & Objectives
73. Reading Links: Assessing Your Wellness
74. Video: Six Stages of Change
75. Assessment: Wellness Quiz and Stages of Change Strategies
76. Course Prerequisites
77. Study Guides
78. Health & Safety
79. Notes from your instructor
80. Introduction to Fitness and Wellness Readings
81. Introducing the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
82. Physical Activity Has Many Health Benefits
83. Active Adults
84. Safe and Active
85. Additional Considerations for Some Adults
86. Video: Cholesterol Overview
87. Video: Stroke Overview
88. Video: Diabetes Overview
89. Video: Hypertension Overview
90. Assessment: President's Challenge Fitness Test Pre-Test
91. Cardio Respiratory Endurance Readings
92. Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale
93. Target Heart Rate and Estimated Maximum Heart Rate
94. Video: Target Heart Rate
95. Assessment: Cardiorespiratory Endurance Plan
96. Flexibility Readings
97. Sample Flexibility Plan for Beginners
98. Help Prevent Back Pain
99. Reminder About Activity Tracker
100. Assessment: Flexibility Plan
101. Unit 3 Overview & Objectives
102. Body Composition Reading
103. About BMI for Adults
104. Discussion: How's It Going?
105. Assessment: Re-Assessed Fitness Level Results
106. Nutrition and Diet
107. Nutrition For Everyone
108. Water: Meeting Your Daily Fluid Needs
109. Dietary Fat
110. Carbohydrates
111. Protein
112. Vitamins and Minerals
113. Dietary Guidelines: Glossary
114. Dietary Guidelines: Introduction
115. Dietary Guidelines: Balancing Calories to Manage Weight
116. Dietary Guidelines: Young and Middle Adulthood
117. Dietary Guidelines: Foods and Food Components to Reduce
118. Dietary Guidelines: Foods and Nutrients to Increase
119. Dietary Guidelines: Building Healthy Eating Patterns
120. Dietary Guidelines: Using the Food Label
121. Discussion: Grocery Shopping
122. Assessment: Food Tracker
123. Unit 1 Overview & Objectives
124. Reading Links: Introduction
125. Adding Physical Activity to Your Life
126. Assessment: Safety of Exercise Participation
127. Assessment: Time Management
128. Reassess Fitness Level
129. Muscle Strength & Endurance Reading
130. Types of Muscle Tissues
131. Skeletal Muscle
132. Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation
133. SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS: Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation
134. Nervous System Control of Muscle Tension
135. Types of Muscle Fibers
136. Exercise and Muscle Performance
137. Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
138. SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS: Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
139. Naming Skeletal Muscles
140. Overview of Muscle Tissue Types
141. Overview of Muscle Functions
142. Types of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
143. Types of Muscle Contractions: Isotonic and Isometric
144. Effect of Exercise on Muscles
145. Muscular Atrophy and Hypertrophy
146. Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
147. Aerobic Training versus Strength Training
148. Videos: Muscle Groups & Strength Training
149. Unit 4 Overview and Objectives
150. Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Reading
151. Discussion: Health Reform
152. Assessment: Post-Tests & Activity Logs
153. What is Stress
154. Stressors
155. Substance Use and Abuse
156. Attributions
157. Definition of Terms
158. Types of Complementary Health Approaches
159. Dietary Supplements
160. Finding Reliable Health Information
161. Health Fraud
162. Quick Tips for Evaluating Health Websites
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