PAW 234 Wellness, Fitness and Lifestyle Management

Fall/Spring

This course empowers students to identify their own health risks considering family history and lifestyle choices. Current information influencing a student’s individual health and wellness will be examined. Focus is on developing skills and strategies to improve overall wellness in the following areas: physical, social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and environmental. As students assess multiple wellness dimensions, a specific target behavior will be identified and a plan for change developed. Students will be challenged to think personally and socially as they consider complex health risks and see opportunities to support positive change in themselves and others.

3 credit hours