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A survey of content areas that affect the overall health of the individual, with particular emphasis on health promotion (wellness), decision-making, and health behavior. Content areas include emotional health, sexuality, nutrition, exercise, weight control, environmental health, chronic diseases, consumerism, aging, death, and dying. An alternate assignment will be required of Secondary Education Majors. A field experience is required.

In this course, we will define health as being more than simply the absence of disease, but instead as an overall state of physical, mental and social well-being. To that end, we will explore different health dimensions including physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and environmental health; consider how these dimensions intersect, and how to promote positive lifestyle choices within each. We will emphasize the factors that influence health and wellness, particularly individual behaviors. Because of the Innsbruck setting, we will have the unique opportunity to compare some U.S. and Austrian health practices and consider how each societal setting supports different attitudes, individual behaviors and personal health outcomes.