Online Videos / Transcripts:
(Transcripts may not be available for all videos.)
#101- Invitation to Health (video not yet available) | Need help?
Presents a general overview of the five dimensions of healthemotional, intellectual, physical, social, and spiritualand explores what's most important in setting personal health goals.
#102- Stress (video not yet available) | Need help?
Discusses the nature, sources, and effects of stress, including its relationship to disease, and looks at how to manage it.
#103- Emotional Health (video not yet available) | Need help?
Offers insight into the importance of emotional health to the well-being of the individual, the nature of emotions, our physiological responses to them, defense mechanisms, depression, and anxiety.
#104- Intellectual Well-Being (video not yet available) | Need help?
Introduces the cognitive dimension of the mind and demonstrates the interaction of the cognitive and affective dimensions.
#105- Fitness and Exercise (video not yet available) | Need help?
The physical and mental benefits of exercise, the components of physical fitness, and how to begin a personal fitness programand then stay with it.
#106- Diet and Nutrition (video not yet available) | Need help?
An overview of the components of good nutrition and a healthy diet includes advice on planning healthy menus, making good food choices, and preparing food for optimum nutritional value.
#107- Weight Management (video not yet available) | Need help?
Discusses weight, appearance, body composition, and healthy strategies for weight control, including the importance of exercise.
#108- Intimate Relationships (video not yet available) | Need help?
Describes the different types of intimate relationships; the concepts of attraction, romance, and love; and the importance of intimate relationships throughout our lives.
#109- Sexuality (video not yet available) | Need help?
Deals with biological issues; attitudes and expectations; and the concept of sex as a component of a responsible relationship that is caring, sharing, and nurturing.
#110- Reproduction and Sexual Health (video not yet available) | Need help?
Discusses human reproduction in relation to individual and community health as well as the interpersonal implications of the decision to have sex.
#111- Parenting (video not yet available) | Need help?
Looks at the decisions involved in having a child, parenting responsibilities, the health needs of children, and the parent-child relationship. The special problems of single parenthood and the problem of child abuse are also examined.
#112- Communicable Disease (video not yet available) | Need help?
An overview of the changing patterns of disease explores lifestyle, travel, and medical progress. Topics include the agent-host-environment model in relationship to infectious disease; the nature of infectious diseases; immunity; and the role of public health policies, immunization, and personal health practices in the control of disease.
#113- AIDS/Sexually Transmitted Diseases (video not yet available) | Need help?
The causes, symptoms, potential risks, and treatments of the major sexually transmitted diseases as well as measures that can be taken to prevent them. AIDS in particular is addressed as one of the major health issues of our time.
#114- Cardiovascular Disease (video not yet available) | Need help?
A look at the cardiovascular system and its major diseasesincluding hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart attack, and strokeemphasizes the lifestyle factors that contribute to them.
#115- Treatment/Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (video not yet available) | Need help?
The importance of prompt treatment of heart and blood-vessel diseases, various treatment options, and lifestyle factors that can lower your risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases.
#116- Cancer (video not yet available) | Need help?
An overview of the incidence and significance of cancerwhat it is, how it develops, and how it is treatedincluding the psychological and social aspects, risk factors, warning signs, and the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
#117- Drugs (video not yet available) | Need help?
This look at the role of legal and illegal drugs (other than alcohol) in people's lives includes information about types and actions of drugs; tolerance, dependence, and addiction; and positive lifestyle alternatives to drug misuse and abuse.
#118- Alcohol (video not yet available) | Need help?
A discussion of the personal and social impacts of alcohol, the most used (and abused) drug. Topics include the effects of alcohol on the central nervous system and other systems of the body; the progression of alcohol abuse in an individual, including the role of the family and the defenses used to deny the problem; treatment options for alcohol abuse; and the responsible use of alcohol.
#119- Tobacco (video not yet available) | Need help?
Explores the physiological, psychological, and societal aspects of tobacco use; explains the effects of substances in tobacco on the body and the health risks they pose to both smokers and those around them; and outlines various smoking cessation programs and the roles of the government and agencies such as the American Lung Association.
#120- Injury Prevention (video not yet available) | Need help?
Accidents are the leading cause of death from birth to age 45. This program reviews the many factors involved in accidents, identifies who is at risk for various types of accidents, discusses methods of injury prevention and control, and shares simple principles for first aid.
#121- Aging (video not yet available) | Need help?
An overview of the aging process looks at the changes that come about with aging, the importance of maintaining one's health in later years, and ways to improve the quality of life for family membersand ourselvesas we all get older.
#122- Death and Dying (video not yet available) | Need help?
Explores death as a normal part of the process of living, describes the views of death held by various cultures and peoples, and traces the stages of accepting death through the experiences of a dying woman and her family. Caring for the dying patient and then coping with grief are shared in this very intimate experience with death.
#123- Health Self-Care (video not yet available) | Need help?
The trend toward health activism has individuals becoming much more active in their own health care. This program explains the importance of taking more responsibility for your own health care and shows how to go about it.
#124- Health Care Delivery Systems (video not yet available) | Need help?
A broad-based look at issues in health care in the United States examines how to choose a health care provider, assess the quality of health care, and choose health insurance. Also explores the concept of a "Patient's Bill of Rights" as a tool for empowering patients to actively participate in their own health care.
#125- Environmental Health (video not yet available) | Need help?
The environment affects the health of each individual, and each individual in turn has an impact on the health of the environment. This program examines the steps individuals can take to protect and improve the environment for themselves and future generations.
#126- A Celebration of Health (video not yet available) | Need help?
A wrap-up of the series summarizes all the information presented and relates it to the individual student's life. (Final program in series)