Wellness Programs
The department of HPER wants students to establish healthy lifetime habits that will sustain them in whatever community they find themselves. To accomplish this we offer Heal 111: Stress Management for Health and Wellness and Health 123: Health and Wellness.
These two liberal studies courses are designed to help students increase their knowledge of their current health status and understand the role of personal responsibility in maintaining health. Both introduce students to resources available in Western's community to support their efforts to achieve and maintain a level of wellness and fitness that will enhance their learning experience at
WCU and beyond.
Heal 123 allows each student to complete an entire personal wellness assessment which allows them to compare their scores with individuals of similar age and gender. It then teaches students methods ways to improve each component of the assessment.
Similarly, Heal 111 strives to raise each individual's awareness of his or her stressors and current level of stress. A significant portion of the course is then spent allowing students to practice stress management and coping techniques through active learning.
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