The Importance Of Health At High Point University

The top 4 mental health issues facing college students are depression, anxiety, suicide, and eating disorders. Depression is a huge problem with college students mainly because depression is linked to and leads to suicide. If one and three college students are depressed that's 33% of students who are on a pathway to suicide. Anxiety is one of the main problems because

While reading “Becoming a Learner” by Matthew L. Sanders, I found many interesting points on college education that I have never really focused on. One of my favorite statements that Sanders makes is that “who you are still matters more than what you can do because it speaks to your long term potential for success.” I thought this was very interesting and inspiring because it is encouraging the reader to focus on developing themselves rather than some impractical skills. I also thought it was really cool when Sanders made the point that “it’s not only what you do that counts; it’s also how you do it.” I thought that this quote is relatable on so many different levels, especially in the aspect of college. Sometimes you can take the easy way

What we get out of the college experience, we use in our day to day lives. Even the things we think aren’t important or useful end up becoming helpful. The material we learn in college is fundamental when it comes jobs and life in general. We are taught to make choices. We are taught how the real world works, and how to turn our education into our way of life. “…the really significant education in thinking that we’re supposed to get in a place like this isn’t really about the capacity to think, but rather about the choice of what to think about.” (Wallace 199).

Nutritional health is just as important as mental health. School is without a doubt stressful and may prevent the time to have a balanced meal and meet nutritional needs. The Cerritos College health center is the perfect place for students to learn how to take better care of themselves through proper nutrition. I personally have visited the student health center for this reason, to learn how to manage my weight better through nutrition. Several students may tend to binge eat or not eat enough when finals time comes around. The student health center can provide students with a food log that will inform people with the proper nutritional needs that will improve eating habits and

College students are in a capacity to discern productive activity from those with no benefits. This classifies them as mature and can make responsible personal choices. This is monumental in realizing and coming up with an effective teaching

Chapter one “Achieving Personal Health” In this chapter I learned the importance of achieving personal health especially when it comes to college, there can be a lot of stress and sometime people turn to something to relieve that stress; like, alcohol, drugs and every sex. These things can lead to substance abuse and STDs.

Mental health is a serious topic that is often not taken seriously. Due to my own struggles with depression, I have experienced the impact mental illness can have on a student’s life. Mental illness can make everyday life feel unbearable and can have just as serious of an effect on a person as a physical illness. The causes of increasing mental health problems in college students are numerous, and it will take work from both students and universities to overcome this problem, but change is necessary for the health of U.S. college students.

One of the biggest things that I took away from this class was the philosopher Epicurus. He was mostly known for his studies on human happiness and how a person should behave in order to achieve it. What he pointed out was that people have a misconception about happiness. That their pursuit usually consisted of acquiring luxury, wealth or material things. The conclusion he came to was that a person should live well below their means and that less is more. He was

Two of the most common habits pertain to ones sleep and dietary habits. Only about 11% of college students report getting good sleep, and 73% report having sleep problems. Similarly, 41% of students have an eating disorder and often use various unhealthy weight control methods. Lastly, about 60% of college students are reported to not get enough physical exercise, which could help decrease stress, anxiety and give one a better self-image. All of the bad behaviors college students partake in can have detrimental health effects, but all these behaviors are correctable. If college students can take the initiative to better themselves, it will help them live happier and healthier lives to

College is a time to grow, learn, and make mistakes. Those mistakes could be made of great value later on. In time I have taken advantage from my mistakes, using the information gathered to effect how future problems are solved.

I speak from personal experience on this matter about taking the initiative for making life better. At the end of last semester, I was having some serious health problems. My blood pressure was really high and I put on a lot of weight due to the stress of my schedule last semester (it also didn’t help that I wasn’t exactly the smallest person before this happened). I was actually told that if I don’t make the effort to lose some weight, then I could possibly have a heart attack and other life-threatening

Personal Wellness is a required class for the duration of a students academic life. Most parents argue that “Why would I have to send my child to P.E class in highschool it does not help him get to college one bit”. Actually Personal wellness is not a “P.E” class it focuses on much more than physical activities.

A lesson from this class I will most likely avoid is graduating college debt free. To graduate college debt free would be an amazing thing to accomplish, but is not an attainable goal for my current situation. As a high school senior, I have been unable to work and save money till this past summer. Because of this, I have little to no money saved for college and will end up having debt once I finish my education. Even though I will have some debt I have made it my goal to apply for any scholarship I qualify for to reduce the total amount of debt I will have. All in all, I am not completely avoiding this lesson I am just not going to stop my education to not go into debt.

As stated earlier, your physical health in school is more than just the “Freshman 15.” Having the proper nutrition, the proper exercise, and adequate rest is vital in your success as a student. Now, it is difficult to practice this due to some not having the time or resources. But just as your academics should be one of your top priorities, your health should be near the top as well.

What I didn’t learn from my highschool class is how to properly set goals. I didn’t know that there was a process and I didn’t realize how helpful it is writing down goals and physically seeing them. I was able to learn S.M.A.R.T goals which helps you structure your goals to a achievable standard. I also learned the different types of goals like long term, short term, and immediate. I learn how important goal setting can be and how it helps you better achieve them.