Health 111 Syllabus

Fall/Spring Semesters
Health 111- Personal Health
Course Syllabus

Dr. Martin S. Turnauer mturnaue@runet.edu Peters Hall 118 831-5315

Office Hours ___________________________

http://www.dur.ac.uk/t.m.jackson/intelligentietest.htm

During this semester four (4) major areas will be discussed- stress, nutrition/weight control, drugs and sex. Almost every day there will be in-class writing- some which will be turned in for grades/finished out of class, others which will be shared with class members and/or discussed with each worth 10 points. You will need only a notebook for the class.

For each of the above mentioned areas, you will read an article from the current popular media, write a 1 or 2 page review and orally report on it. The emphasis of the article is on how the information relates to you. Each worth 20 points.

NOTE: All out of class assignments are to be typewritten, double spaced and due on assignment dates. Attendance is mandatory due to in-class contributions-writing and speaking about your readings. NO EXCUSES!!!!!

Total class points will be equal to approximately 300, based on the out of class and in-class writing activities, as well as the oral reading reviews and the final exam.

PERFECT ATTENDANCE WILL ADD 2 GRADE TO THE FINAL, WHOLE EACH ABSENCE WILL RESULT IN A LETTER GRADE REDUCTION ALL CLASS WRITING YOU MISS CANNOT BE MADE UP

Identity and support are important in effectively handling life=s changes, therefore, in this health class you will form small groups of up to six (6) people who will share common life/health goals. These goals can be physical, mental, social, cultural or spiritual. You will do these activities as a group during the semester and include the benefits/advantages of this activity in your final. Activities you will attend are 1-athletic, 1-theater and 2 arts (music, dance, gallery exhibits, speakers).

This group of people will also be your group for the oral presentation based on the topics. The oral presentation is discussed on an additional handout. My group members are:

Name Phone

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Overall Health information

http://www.fitnessmanagement.com/info/info_pages/library/news/news.html

Stress
http://youfirst.com/hra.htm

Nutrition
http://www.selfhelptech.com/cgi-bin/filter.cgi?file=../doc1.html&code=3700&seq=A
http://www.foodsafety.org/index.htm

Body
http://www.bodywise.net/
http://cc.ysu.edu/~doug/hwp.cgi

Oral Communication Component of Personal Health

During this personal health class you will be a part of a new Oral Communication Program emphasizing development of communication skills. There will be oral group presentations base on subtopics from the four following areas: stress, nutrition/weight control, drugs and sex.

You will as individuals or as a group obtain assistance from the Oral Communication Program at Buchanan House from am-1pm daily or phone 831-5750.

There will be 1 or 2 groups reporting on each topic. Students not presenting will evaluate those presentations and ask questions based on their topical readings.

Subareas to be considered for stress:

Biological stress Cultural stress

Stress and disease Stress and response

Psychological stress Crowding/hostility

Work/school/people Type A/B personalities

Social support Your stress point/disorganization

Coping skills/humor laughter Exercise

Subareas to be considered for nutrition/weight control:

Uses of vitamins Myths vs. facts

Personality and food choice Food additives/food labels

Sugar and salt controversy Fast foods

Food/disease eating for health National hunger

Ideal weight/exercise Genetics and Weight

Social eating Diet

Subareas to be considered for drugs:

Second hand smoke Smokeless tobacco

Quitting Medicine

Avoidance Abuse/control

Accident involvement Need for legalization

Metabolism Signs of

Use/nonuse Caffeine

Increase tobacco tax for health care insurance

Addiction properties of tobacco/making tobacco illegal

Subareas to be considered for sex:

Sex roles Relationships/divorce

Responsibility Sex problems/dysfunction

Marriage vs. Alternative Father=s rights/rights of parents

Abortion STD=s

Myths vs. Facts Human sexual response

Lifestyle variation Birth Control

Birth Parenting

Each group will be allowed 25 minutes for their presentation and each member will be allowed 1 sheet of paper for motes to assist in their presentation.

All groups will video tape a practice session which will visualize the issue, a body of content, and a conclusion with a summary of what was said. All presenters will end with a summary and transition to the next presenter.

Your oral presentation will be grades on the following 69 points:

10-critique of peers rated (1-10) due day of talk

5- quality of critique

24- individual grades based on

Organization - 8 points

Preview major points in introduction

Introduction captures attention

Enumerates major points and uses transitions

Summarize points in conclusion

Performance - 8 points

Eye contact/voice/gestures- 2 points

Creativity- 4 points

material relates to needs of audience; statistics (if used) adapted to audience, use of real of fictitional situations to illustrate point; use of material in other courses showing decompartmentalization of learning.

Planning - points

keep within the time, introduces members of the group, passes topics to others.

30- Group Performance

Possible format suggestions:

Game show- Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud.

Talk show - television (Oprah, Phil Geraldo, Leno)

Public Service ad or educational information

News-Local/world (Meet the Press)

Sitcom-television/radio

Radio Interview/call in show- NPR, Rush Limbaugh

Drama/Cable health show/Demonstrations/Debate

Infomercial

I look forward to hearing from you in both written and oral forms. Marty Turnauer.