Catalog Description
The course offers health related concepts for today and the future as guidelines for a self-directed, responsible, satisfying, and productive life-style. Emphasis is on cognitive concepts and strategies of wellness for the individuals’ personal, community, vocational, and leadership roles.

Course Objectives
As a result of this course, you should be able to:

• Determine how your health is influenced by your daily decisions
• Appraise your personal health behaviors
• Explain major public health concerns
• Tell others factual health knowledge

Teaching Methods
This course shall be an interesting mixture – a lecture course where participation and discussion is not only encouraged but is expected. Each of you will enrich the class with your unique contribution. Thus, I look forward to your intelligent questions and your willingness to take part in class activities. By your taking an active role in our class, I know you will learn more and have more fun.

Attendance
Attendance is required and part of your final grade. Learning is an active process, and it is impossible for you to participate if you aren’t here. You are allowed two absences. You grade will be lowered for additional absences.There are no excused absences.

If you miss class, you are responsible to contact me or a classmate in a timely fashion to find out what you missed. Some assignments you may be able to do and others you won't be able to do, because you missed the in-class experience.

Tardiness
I plan to start class on time each day and expect that you will be here. Occasionally, you may find it necessary to be late. Please be quiet and respectful as you enter the classroom. Tardiness should not develop into a pattern. Semester points may be deducted for habitual tardiness. Points can also be deducted if you arrive more than 10 minutes late.

Class Participation
Enthusiastic class participation is appreciated. Responding to a question I ask, talking in class discussions, and fulfilling your role in an activity are all ways participate. If your course grade is borderline at semester’s end, the fact that you have actively and consistently participated will push your grade toward the higher mark.

Required Textbook
Pruitt, B.E. & Stein J.J. Decisions for Healthy Living. Pearson Custom Publishing. 2004.

Grading

Three Exams (20% each)	60%
Homework, In-class Activities, Quizzes, Presentations, etc…	20%
Attendance	20%
	100%

• Cell phones are to be turned OFF during class. If a cell phone rings, the owner must leave the room for the remainder of class.
• There are no make-up exams.
• No late work is accepted. Anything submitted after the beginning of the class in which it is due, is late.
• There is no extra credit.
• Final Exam (TBA Dec. 14-23)

This course outline serves as a contract between you, the student, and the course instructor. You are expected to understand all policies set forth here and in the college calendar. Any deviations from this syllabus will be announced during class. Students should be familiar with those sections of the college catalog that concern Academic Policies and Student Policies.