Public Health 160 - My Body, My Health

Principles of health promotion and wellness with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience. Using active, socially engaged approaches we will examine topics such as resilience and stress, social image, healthy eating, social activism, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality (Gen.Ed. SI, DU).

Open to first year students in Health Sciences RAP in James. Students in Health Sciences RAP in James Hall will enroll together in "My Body, My Health" (Public Health 160). In this course, students will focus on health topics that promote individual and community wellness, including those that are relevant to college students. For example, we will discuss how to maintain healthy eating habits when faced with multiple choices and options; how to navigate stress in a healthy way; and how to find time to excel in academics while still having a healthy social life. This course uses collaborative, socially engaged approaches to examine topics such as resilience and stress, healthy eating, social image, social activism, environmental health, substance use, healthy relationships, and human sexuality with an emphasis on helping you get the most out of your college experience.