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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. Course Prerequisites
76. Study Guides
77. Health & Safety
78. Notes from your instructor
79. Introduction to Fitness and Wellness Readings
80. Introducing the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
81. Physical Activity Has Many Health Benefits
82. Active Adults
83. Safe and Active
84. Additional Considerations for Some Adults
85. Video: Cholesterol Overview
86. Video: Stroke Overview
87. Video: Diabetes Overview
88. Video: Hypertension Overview
89. Assessment: President's Challenge Fitness Test Pre-Test
90. Cardio Respiratory Endurance Readings
91. Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) Scale
92. Target Heart Rate and Estimated Maximum Heart Rate
93. Video: Target Heart Rate
94. Assessment: Cardiorespiratory Endurance Plan
95. Flexibility Readings
96. Sample Flexibility Plan for Beginners
97. Help Prevent Back Pain
98. Reminder About Activity Tracker
99. Assessment: Flexibility Plan
100. Unit 3 Overview & Objectives
101. Body Composition Reading
102. About BMI for Adults
103. Discussion: How's It Going?
104. Assessment: Re-Assessed Fitness Level Results
105. Nutrition and Diet
106. Nutrition For Everyone
107. Water: Meeting Your Daily Fluid Needs
108. Dietary Fat
109. Carbohydrates
110. Protein
111. Vitamins and Minerals
112. Dietary Guidelines: Glossary
113. Dietary Guidelines: Introduction
114. Dietary Guidelines: Balancing Calories to Manage Weight
115. Dietary Guidelines: Young and Middle Adulthood
116. Dietary Guidelines: Foods and Food Components to Reduce
117. Dietary Guidelines: Foods and Nutrients to Increase
118. Dietary Guidelines: Building Healthy Eating Patterns
119. Dietary Guidelines: Using the Food Label
120. Discussion: Grocery Shopping
121. Assessment: Food Tracker
122. Unit 1 Overview & Objectives
123. Reading Links: Introduction
124. Adding Physical Activity to Your Life
125. Assessment: Safety of Exercise Participation
126. Assessment: Time Management
127. Reassess Fitness Level
128. Muscle Strength & Endurance Reading
129. Types of Muscle Tissues
130. Skeletal Muscle
131. Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation
132. SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS: Muscle Fiber Contraction and Relaxation
133. Nervous System Control of Muscle Tension
134. Types of Muscle Fibers
135. Exercise and Muscle Performance
136. Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
137. SELF-CHECK QUESTIONS: Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
138. Naming Skeletal Muscles
139. Overview of Muscle Tissue Types
140. Overview of Muscle Functions
141. Types of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
142. Types of Muscle Contractions: Isotonic and Isometric
143. Effect of Exercise on Muscles
144. Muscular Atrophy and Hypertrophy
145. Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
146. Aerobic Training versus Strength Training
147. Videos: Muscle Groups & Strength Training
148. Unit 4 Overview and Objectives
149. Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Reading
150. Discussion: Health Reform
151. Assessment: Post-Tests & Activity Logs
152. What is Stress
153. Stressors
154. Substance Use and Abuse
155. Attributions
156. Definition of Terms
157. Types of Complementary Health Approaches
158. Dietary Supplements
159. Finding Reliable Health Information
160. Health Fraud
161. Quick Tips for Evaluating Health Websites
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