LIVING WELL: LIFESTYLE REDESIGN AND HEALTH PROMOTION FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

KINES 111

Explore personal wellness by examining five dimensions of wellness (physical, emotional, social, intellectual and occupational) to understand how each dimension contributes to overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life. Discover and utilize on-campus resources that support each dimension and build a resource network to proactively support wellness as a college student. Develop and apply practical skills grounded in theory to implement meaningful behavior change to achieve growth across all dimensions. Engage in critical reflection regarding challenges and barriers faced in achieving desired health outcomes and cultivate strategies to overcome these obstacles to support sustainable wellness practices today and across the lifespan. Enhance dimensions of personal wellness as a method to explore the field of health promotion.

KINES 100

Guidelines and assessment methods for fitness and nutrition. Motivation, adherence and stress-reduction techniques discussed. Lecture-demonstration concerning effects of exercise and nutrition on health and well-being.

KINES 501

Provides an overview of the behavioral, social and cultural factors related to individual and population health and health disparities. Social and behavioral science theories and strategies in health promotion/education will be discussed in relation to preventing disease and promoting health. Provides current knowledge and analysis of issues influencing people's health and well-being from a social and behavioral science perspective. Theoretical frameworks that draw on major health behavior theories provide a better understanding of how individuals, families, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and the larger community influence risk and protective factors. Ethical considerations intrinsic to social and behavioral science efforts designed to produce health-related behavior change will be discussed. Promotes intellectual and collaborative learning through course lectures, readings, class discussions, and individual and group work.

KINES 110

Explore the wide range of career pathways available in the fields of health and wellness. Engage with guest speakers, research industry trends, and complete personal reflections to gain understanding of career opportunities. Discover and utilize on-campus resources to develop practical skills for career planning and exploration. Cultivate an understanding of the next steps required in pursuing careers academically and professionally.

KINES 145

Will promote physical activity at a level to achieve health benefits, particularly in students who currently are insufficiently active (less than 150 minutes each week of moderate intensity physical activity). Students will apply course materials (e.g., behavior change strategies) to their own lives by completing self-analysis of their physical activity levels and then developing a physical activity plan to increase current physical activity levels, as well as a plan to maintain the activity after the course has ended.