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Health 100: Introduction to Health

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Jul 2, 2026 by Health Sciences
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Ratings

Overall Rating: 5.0 stars
Content Quality: 5.0 stars
Effectiveness: 5.0 stars
Ease of Use: 5.0 stars
Overview:

This course is an introduction to Health using an OER Health Textbook. Includes 15 chapter modules with video introductions, readings, discussion questions, quizzes, and assignments exploring all aspects of health, including food, exercise, relationships, stress, addiction, and disease.

Type of Material:

  • Online Course Textbook
Recommended Uses:

  • This course is best suited to online, asynchronous, and self-paced formats.
Technical Requirements:

  • Internet connection to be able to get to the website.
  • Speakers to listen to videos.
  • Used Google Chrome as the browser for evaluation.
Identify Major Learning Goals:

  • The primary learning goals of this material are to educate learners about the nine dimensions of Wellness. The intended learner/user is from grade 10 and up to graduate-level learners.
  • Each chapter includes learning outcomes at the start.
Target Student Population:

  • College General Ed, College Lower Division
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

  • The learner will need to be able to use a computer to interact with this course textbook.

Content Quality

Rating:
Strengths:

  • The material is well-designed and layered in a step-by-step format, so the learner interacts with the correct information when it is needed.
  • The material is well-organized and includes current content supported with scholarly citations and references.
  • The material includes basic wellness information for a wide audience.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

Rating:
Strengths:

  • The visual aspects are appealing and easy to follow. There are also reminders on every assignment about how to submit it and how many points it is worth.
  • Interactive content includes reflective exercises, drag-and-drop activities, and questions that promote inquiry.
  • The engaging nature of the material is likely to promote high learning effectiveness.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

Rating:
Strengths:

  • Sequential headings are set up
  • Alt text is added to images
  • Tables and images are labeled
  • Descriptive hyperlinks have been used in the body of the text.  Note that long links are included in attributions.
  • Videos included in the continued learning section have both captions and live transcripts
Other Issues and Comments:

  • Overall, this is an exceptional course textbook that is easy to follow and understand for the mature learner. The information is personally useful to everyone, which will keep learners excited to continue with the course and the ongoing learning opportunities.
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