Medical-Hospital-Health Careers Model

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Health Science and Medical Technology

Unit Originally Created By: Karen Dalton-Wemp

Health Enhancing Behaviors

Part of Course: Medical-Hospital-Health Careers Model

Unit Overview / Details

This unit explores health enhancing behaviors including optimal nutrition and exercise, minimizing the use of legal substances and the prevention of illicit substances.  Students will learn about the importance of good nutrition by determining the nutritional value of each of the food groups.  They will learn about different theraputic diets and the relationship between wellness and good nutrition.  They will also learn about common disorders due to nutritional deficiencies, and the various benefits of exercise and what BMR is.

Instructional Time

Classroom
11 Hours
Community Classroom
11 Hours
CVE
0 Hours

Content / Concepts

  • Importance of good nutrition
  • Food groups and the food pyramid
  • Therapeutic diets
  • Relationship between diet and patient wellness
  • Symptoms of common vitamin, mineral, and nutritional deficiencies
  • Basal metabolic rate
  • Benefits of exercise

Lessons in this Unit

  • Are You What You Eat?

    This lesson is designed to help teach students how to read food labels.  This will enable students to identify what food choices are best for persons with modified diets.

    1 class period
    90 Minutes