This program is all about knowing more about sexual activity to help us make better informed decisions. It explores the emotional issues involved in commencing a sexual relationship, at ways sexual attraction is expressed, at preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections, at various forms of contraception and also at some of the myths about sex that can confuse us. The program also discusses the fact that there are many alternatives to sexual intercourse that can enhance and develop a relationship.
Subjects: Health
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Trust, Responsibility and Negotiation in Relationships
This program focuses on issues related to trust, responsibility and communication in relationships, including sexual partnerships. As in the two previous programs it is vital to acknowledge and accept the broad range of differences amongst people. Effective sexuality education and sexual health education acknowledges the critical role of people’s values, moral beliefs, cultural and religious background, sexuality and gender.
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The Impact of Parenthood
This program explores the options available to young women who are, or think they might be pregnant. Issues addressed in the program include: How pregnancy occurs, including common myths; Early signs and how to confirm a pregnancy; Options available; Physiological and social impacts of pregnancy; The birth experience; At home with a small baby.
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Not in Our School: Creating a Non-Bullying Culture
Bullying – it’s a part of school life, but does it have to be? Preventing and responding to bullying is everyone’s responsibility. Not in Our School looks at the whole school approach to bullying. This approach focuses on a school’s formal curriculum and classroom practices and involves all members of the school community. This program highlights the steps to building a safe school, skills-building for students, peer support systems and student-directed campaigns. We feature expert opinion from Professor Ken Rigby, Psychologist Helen McGrath and Maree Stanley of the Better Buddies Program, and provide insights into approaches adopted by two Australian schools.
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Nutrients – Their Interactions
Carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water; these are the basic nutrients our bodies use everyday to keep us healthy. Individually, they are vital for many cellular and physical functions. Interacting with each other, in thousands of permutations, they allow our bodies not only to perform many other vital, complex and delicate functions that keeps us alive, but also to be very efficient in the way we do it. In this program we look beyond the relatively simple work of macro and micronutrients, to the complex and fascinating work that happens when nutrients interact with each other for the production of energy, for growth, repair and maintenance of hard and soft tissue and for regulation of the body’s processes. It’s a fascinating and complex process, presented in an entertaining, information-rich program that also examines the impact of deficiencies on short term and long term health. A must for Health and Human Development students and an excellent companion volume to VEA’s “Nutrients – the basics” , providing students with an understanding of the role of nutrients in the body and the almost miraculous way in which our bodies maintain themselves.
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Nutrition for Life One: Pregnancy, Infancy and Childhood
This program aims to educate students about the nutrients required for optimal growth and development across the lifespan. It will explore patterns of physical development during prenatal development through to late adulthood and the nutrients required to support both growth and maintenance of the human body.
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Nutrition for Life Two: Youth, Adulthood and Late Adulthood
Part two in the Nutrition For Life, this program will explore the nutrient needs of adolescence/youth and adulthood.
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Nutrition for Physical Activity
This program discusses what to eat, both for ‘normal’ physical activity and for elite athletes. Nutrition is an integral component of training and competition. This program explores the ways to use nutrition to your advantage.
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Environmental Issues in Food Production
Many of us today are fortunate to have an abundant food supply. Technological advances over the past century have allowed us to increase food productivity and quality significantly, benefiting us as consumers and nations. Yet these improvements have not come about without an effect on our land and environment. In this program we’re asking what the true cost is, looking at environmental issues in food production.
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Milk
In Commodities – Milk, we examine one of our most important foods. Ancient, versatile and very nutritious, milk has been central to human life for centuries. Rich with information, this program examines the many uses, benefits and impacts that milk production makes on our economy, environment and health.