KIN 1010: Intro to Health and Wellness

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KIN 1010: Intro to Health and Wellness

Course information includes course name, instructor, and semester
Five tips for success include knowing course expectations, interacting with instructors, planning the semester, accessing student supports, and welcoming the community
A Student Wellness & Accessibility Centre (SWAC) is located on the 2nd floor of the LRC building at Humber College. Counselling services are available.
Stress can impact exam writing and studying, so it is important to connect with supports
Instructors are available during office hours & students can reach out when needed
Important dates listed in the course include assignments, midterms, and finals deadlines, in-class assignments, and midterm dates.
Course expectations state the importance of showing up, paying attention, taking notes, studying, and forming study groups.
Instructor's background includes prior experiences in athletics, coaching, sports science, and entrepreneurship
A course website is available with important information
Key aspects of health and wellness involve active balance, wellness, nutrition, sleep, aware healthy lifestyle, vitality, mindfulness, habits, social, choices, fruits, and eating.
Wellness is defined as a state of optimal well-being, not only the absence of disease
Major health problems in Canada include cancer, heart disease, accidents, cerebrovascular diseases, chronic lower respiratory diseases, diabetes, flu and pneumonia, Alzheimer's disease, and chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Numbers for these statistics are provided.
Causes of death for young people in Canada are accidents, cancer, heart disease, and suicide. Data on these causes are presented in chart format
Six dimensions of wellness include physical, emotional, intellectual, interpersonal, spiritual, and environmental attributes
Wellness is viewed as a continuum on which factors such as vitality, emotional and mental health and well-being can positively influence overall wellness.
The mental health/illness continuum shows ranges of mental health conditions and symptoms
Social determinants of health include income distribution, education, unemployment, employment conditions, early childhood development, food insecurity, housing, social exclusion, social safety net & network, health services, gender, race, and disability.
Public health achievements in the 20th century involved improvements in vaccination rates, safer workplaces, recognition of tobacco use, fluoridation of drinking water, safer food, reduction in infectious disease, as well as increased motor vehicle safety. Data on life expectancy is presented in a chart
Ontario has a basic income pilot project underway in three cities and involves randomly selecting households for research.
Potential health challenges in the future may be due to various factors impacting contemporary society
Health literacy is important to ensure that information sources are reliable and credible
A model called Evidence Informed Decision Making (EIDM) that includes public health expertise, local context, and public health resources is described.
Steps in the EIDM process including defining the issue, searching for evidence, appraising evidence, synthesizing it, implementing the decision, evaluating results, and adapting the approach or decision as needed.
Credible health websites are listed