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Course Description

This course introduces students to a holistic concept of health and the components of a health-enhancing lifestyle. Students will be invited to reflect on their own experience of health, recognizing challenges and resources that can impact lifestyle choices. Students will be introduced to a model that is applied in other courses to understand the multi-faceted aspects of health and healing.

Learning outcomes

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Discuss the interrelationship of psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual dimensions, and the determinants of health.
  • Discuss how lifestyle choices and behaviours contribute to physical, psychological, cognitive, social, and spiritual health.
  • Explain the complexity of the change process in relation to health promotion.

Course topics

  • Lesson 1: Getting Started
  • Lesson 2: Health as a Process
  • Lesson 3: Nutrition
  • Lesson 4: Physical Activity
  • Lesson 5: Weight Management
  • Lesson 6: Sleep and Rest
  • Lesson 7: Harmful Substances
  • Lesson 8: Cognitive Health
  • Lesson 9: Psychological Health
  • Lesson 10: Social Health
  • Lesson 11: Spiritual Health
  • Lesson 12: Interacting with Your Environment
  • Lesson 13: Lifestyle Change

 

Required text and materials

Students are responsible for purchasing the required materials on their own:

  • Wilk, M. J. (2022). Sorrentino's Canadian textbook for the support worker. (5th ed.). Elsevier.
    Type: E-Textbook. ISBN: 9780323711654 / 9780323709392

Note: This item can be purchased directly from the following link.

Assessments

Students in the HCA Program must achieve a minimum of 70% in each required theory course, and a COM (complete) for the competency-based portions of laboratory and practicum courses to pass the program.

Students cannot re-write failed assignments and, if unsuccessful on a second attempt at any course, will be asked to withdraw from the program. All program courses must be completed within three years of initial course enrolment.

If you are taking this course as part of a program, please confirm the program’s grade requirements.

The following table shows how each student's final grade will be determined for this course.

Assignment 1: Stress Journal 30%
Assignment 2: Lifestyle Change Project  35%
Quiz 35%
Total 100%

Prerequisites

Admission to the Health Care Assistant program.

Exclusions

  • HEAL 1000
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Section Title
Health 2: Lifestyle and Choices
Section Schedule
Any Time (30 weeks duration)
Delivery
Online, self-paced  
Course Fee(s)
Canadian in BC/YT non-credit $594.80 Click here to get more information
Canadian outside BC/YT non-credit $667.52 Click here to get more information
International Student non-credit $1,143.82 Click here to get more information
Available for Credit
2 credits

Open Learning faculty member information

An Open Learning faculty member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.

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