Question

The class is Health and the following are some of the class topics and madules: Managing stress, What is depression,Suicide and self harm,Emotional health,The benefits of Physical health activities, Weight management,Human sexuality, Communication and healthy relationships, Relationships and violence, Alcohol, drug,Older adults diseases.

Essay Questions:

1. After reflecting on this course, share with me the most interesting class topic to you and why.
2. After reflecting on this course, compare and contrast your expectations for this class to what you actually gained.
3. Identify and discuss two health issues facing Americans. Give at least two recommendations to lower the risks or costs associated with the issues.
4. Identify and discuss two issues related to obesity. Give at least two recommendations to help prevent obesity. Provide information about at least one agency or community organization that addresses this health issue.
5. Share with me the topic you would like to add to the syllabus/course content or a topic you would have liked to have spent more time discussing. Please be specific and give examples of what you would like to learn.

Answer 1

1. Benefits of physical activities. Because it helps to alleviates all the lifestyle problems and helps to maintain good physical and emotional health.

2. It discussses the various components to maintain a good health. In that includes physical health, emotional health, weight management,human sexuality, reduced alcohol consumption, good communication and healthy relationship. These are contribute to good healthier person. People receive medical treatment to maintain the balance, when necessary. Physical well-being involves pursuing a healthful lifestyle to decrease the risk of disease.

3. Major health issues facing Americans are over weight, obesity and substance abuse.

Recommendations:

Obesity

• Regular exercise
• Diet control by including all the nutrients
• Reduce the fat consumption
• Drink enough fluids

Substance abuse

• Reduce the alcohol consumption
• Provide counselling.
• If it is overuse, provide disulfiram therapy.

4. Obesity causes cardiac problems, high cholestrol, diabetes eyc. Risk for all the lifestyle diseases increases with obesity.

Prevention

• Exercise regularly. You need to get 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week to prevent weight gain.
• Follow a healthy-eating plan.
• Know and avoid the food traps that cause you to eat.
• Monitor your weight regularly.
• Be consistent.

Organizations for addressing the health issues regarding obesity are Obesity Action Coalition, Obesity care week.

5. Topic to be added to the syllabus are regarding

Life style diseases              

Examples: Lifestyle diseases have more concern today. They are diabetes, hypertension, elevated cholesterol etc. This leads to cardiac problems like coronary artery disease.