Liberty Virtual (Online) Health 2018-19 One Semester .5 Credits

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Welcome to Liberty Virtual Health Online!! Health Education is a semester course that is an introduction to health topics relevant to today’s high school student. Topics covered provide a solid background of knowledge to assist students in making healthy decisions as they move into young adulthood. This class is designed to give students an awareness to be health literate. Functions of human body systems will be reviewed. Health components such as personal health habits, nutrition and stress management will be studied. Prevention and control of disease will be covered. Health risk factors such as violence and substance abuse will be examined. Students will be able to develop a fitness program, cover mental illnesses, and be aware of the media in today’s society. We will also cover various types of cancer and causes, different genres of drugs and the effects on the human body as well as society, prescription drugs, and the effects alcohol.