NHASA Health Class: August 2010

Course Description

The NHASA health class is a full year class that will cover the content areas of community health, consumer health, environmental health, family education, growth and development, personal health, nutrition, disease prevention, safety and substance abuse. The online course is based on the "Differentiated Health and Sexuality Education Activities Booklet" by Leslie Pettigrew and will use various types of activities such as group discussions, cooperative activities, role-play, videos, guest speakers and research projects to meet state mandates for health requirements. There will be a teacher advisor present during all class times to assist students in completing assignments. Students will meet two days a week to complete activities online and in small groups. Students will learn to access valid health information, products and services, advocate for personal, family and community health, analyze media messages, use communication skills, use decision-making skills, set goals, acquire conflict resolution skills, refusal skills, learn to manage stress and develop an appreciation for the diversity of our student body.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Welcome to Nhasa's health class! I am so excited to be working with you all this year in this online manner! Please be sure to check out the class syllabus and timeline for what we will be covering and how grading will be done. You can reach me at either of my emails during the day: my contact information is to the right of the blog.
So, without further ado, here is today's assignment.

The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well,". What do you think health is? Can you break it up into different parts?

1. Write a blog entry with your definition of "health". Please explain your thinking. In your entry, explain what it means to be "in good health". Please do this without using any online dictionaries or resources. I want to know where you are starting in your thinking for this course.

2. If there was a "healthy scale", 10 being super healthy and 1 being extremely unhealthy, where would you place yourself? Please give explanations and reasons for your score. Tell me where your health "strengths" lie and where you may have some weaknesses or areas to work on.

Remember, this is your first assignment. I would like you to take your time writing your response. Share your thought process, explain and back up your statements, give examples, and really use your brain to think about the questions.

The second part of today's assignment is to go to this link,Kids Health , and browse the site for 10 minutes or so. Write me a second blog with a list of 5 to 10 topics that you are interested in investigating this year in health and nutrition.