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HLTH 100 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SCIENCE WITH TERMINOLOGY

Fall/Spring, 2 credit hours

The course is designed primarily for students interested in an allied health career. The major emphasis will be medical terminology of communicable diseases, but will include professionalism, phone etiquette, confidentiality, and the importance of allied health teamwork. Two hours lecture per week.

HLTH 101 COMMUNITY CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION

Fall/Spring, 1/2 credit hours

In the Community CPR course, the student will learn how to perform CPR for a victim whose heart has stopped beating. The student will learn a number of other first aid techniques to help prevent a victim’s heart from stopping. The student will also learn how to use their community’s emergency medical services system more effectively and will learn a plan of action that applies to any medical emergency. In order to learn the first aid skills taught in this course, the student will be practicing on a partner and on a manikin. Two hours of class per week. General Elective Credit.

HLTH 102 STANDARD FIRST AID

Fall/Spring, 1/2 credit hours

The Standard First Aid course will train citizens to help people in emergencies. The course will teach standard first aid skills in individual needs in order to act as the first link in the emergency medical services (EMS) system. The focus of the course is to prepare participants to respond correctly in emergencies. Two hours of class per week. General Elective Credit.

HLTH 103 HEALTH: CURRENT PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

Fall, 3 credit hours

This general elective course is designed as an introductory health education course. The course will provide an opportunity for students to explore healthy life styles as well as learn about major health problems in the United States. Members of the teaching team will collaborate to help students become more informed about their rights and responsibilities related to remaining healthy or for accessing health services. Three hours lecture per week.

HLTH 104 INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours GER 3

This interdisciplinary course is designed to introduce the student to the field of gerontology (the study of aging). The aging person will be viewed in a holistic manner. Topics to be included are demography of aging, social and economic characteristics of aging, biological, psychological and social theories of aging, biomedical aspects of aging and selected issues in health and aging. Persons over 65 and over 85 constitute the fastest growing segment of our population, so the course will be valuable to any student planning to work with people, or anticipate a need to become more involved with the needs of their own aging family members. The course will be conducted using a variety of study methods (independent research, discussion, lecture, films and videos). The student will be required to complete written reports on aspects of aging that will complement their own course of study. Three hours lecture per week.

HLTH 105 PATHOLOGY

Fall, 3 credit hours

This course considers the natural response of the human body to disease, the process and progress of disease, and the implications for community health. Particular emphasis is placed on causes of deaths of interest to the embalmer. Three hours lecture per week. Open to all students.

HLTH 106 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ATHLETIC INJURIES

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours

This course is a basic course designed to address the following aspects: the profession of athletic training; injury prevention; basic injury management techniques; injury recognition and assessment; basic treatment of athletic injuries. These aspects will be covered in an introductory manner to allow students from all tracks to build a foundation of knowledge which they can use in their chosen field. Three hours lecture per week, twelve hours of laboratory per semester.

HLTH 107 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Fall/Spring, 1 credit hour

This course is designed to acquaint the student with various processes and influences that impact on role socialization/role transition, in moving toward a career in health care. The socialization process includes aspects through which the individual learns to interact with the expectations and obligations of various groups within the health care system and society. It is essentially a health careers exploration course. One hour lecture per week. General Elective Credit.

HLTH 110 SURVEY OF COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Fall, 3 credit hours

This is a introductory course, which will survey eight major areas of complementary medicine. The eight major areas include Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Naturopathic medicine, Homeopathy, Mind/Body medicine, Osteopathic medicine, Chiropractic medicine, and Massage Therapy/Body works. Three hours lecture per week.

HLTH 115 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours

The course is designed for students interested in health. The major emphasis is reportable commwlicable diseases. Students leam the how to identify the disease agent, the reservoir, the mode of transmission, and the control of the spread. Diseases will be grouped as gastrointestinal, respiratory, blood-bome, and sexually transmitted.

HLTH 175 BASIC NUTRITION

Spring, 3 credit hours

This basic nutrition course is designed to create an awareness of everyday healthy eating and physical activity necessary for a healthy lifestyle. The course will discuss personal profiles, Body Mass Index, calorie needs, the DASH eating plan, dietary guidelines, and chronic disease risk factors. Three hours of lecture per week.

Prerequisites: Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102), or permission of instructor.

HLTH 200 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OF DISEASE

Fall/Spring, 3 credit hours

Medical terminology will be presented from a disease viewpoint. Diseases will include a cross-section of several different areas such as skin, respiratory, blood, and neonatal. Three hours lecture per week.

HLTH 291-295, 391-395, OR 491-495 SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH

Fall/Spring, 1-4 credit hours

Special Topics in Health will include topics of current interest or topics not covered in courses currently offered by the department or in combinations not currently available. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.