Health Courses

Hlth 1102 Industrial Safety
Hlth 1109 Community CPR
Hlth 1110 CPR for the Professional
Hlth 1111 Health Education
Hlth 1114 Responding to Emergencies
Hlth 1132 Drug Education
Hlth 1135 Holistic Health
Hlth 2126 Women’s Health

HLTH 1102 Industrial Safety and First Aid
This course will consist of lectures, video scenarios,
demonstrations, and practice in emergency first aid care.
The course will cover different safety aspects in industry,
Safety engineering, industrial hygiene, life safety and the
Importance of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA) and the Right To Know Act. An American Red
Cross Adult CPR and Standard First Aid Certificate will be
Issued after successful completion of the course.
(Prerequisites: None) (2 C) Offered: Fall and Spring

HLTH 1109 Community CPR/First Aid and Safety
Community CPR/First Aid and Safety is a course that
prepares the student to recognize an emergency, implement
an emergency action plan, provide basic emergency care
and learn methods of preventing injuries and emergencies.
Skill assessment will be included for: assessing a victim,
breathing emergencies, obstructed airway techniques, and
CPR techniques for conscious and unconscious adults,
children, and infants; control of bleeding; treating shock;
and applying splints and slings. This course utilizes the
American Red Cross Community First Aid & Safety
Curriculum and students successfully completing this
course will receive the appropriate certificates from the
American Red Cross. (Prerequisites: None) (1 C)
Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer

HLTH 1110 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR for the Professional Rescuer/Basic Life Support)
This course will provide the professional rescuer with the
knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help
sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences
of respiratory and cardiac emergencies until more advanced
medical help can arrive. This course will consist of lecture,
demonstration, video scenarios and practice in cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care. This
course includes instruction in Adult CPR, Infant/Child CPR,
two-rescuer CPR and the use of pocket masks and bag-valve
masks. This course will also emphasize the use of Automated
External Defibrillators (AED’s) as the care for a victim of
cardiac arrest. Certification in CPR for the Professional
Rescuer and AED will be given to those who successfully
complete the course. (Prerequisites: None) (1 C)
Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer

HLTH 1111 Health Education
This course gives the student a meaningful and useful back-
ground in a number of major health areas. The class includes
a study of stress, mental health, human sexuality, nutrition/
fitness, drugs, disease, aging, death and dying, consumerism
and health care, ecology, and safety. Designed to help the
individual student understand and cope with their environment
and to be responsible citizen. (Prerequisites: None) (3 C)
Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer

HLTH 1114 Responding to Emergencies
This course is designed to prepare students to respond
appropriately and with confidence in emergency situations
until more advanced help arrives. Instruction will include
discussion, lecture, demonstration, video scenarios and
practice. The course includes certifications in Community
CPR (Adult, Infant and Child) and Responding To
Emergencies for those who successfully complete the
course. Also included are situations involving sudden
illness, severe bleeding, delayed help situations and
healthy lifestyle practices. (Prerequisites: None) (3 C)
Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer.

HLTH 1132 Drug Use and Abuse
This course allows students to explore many of the
historical and current patterns associated with the use of
drugs in our society and other cultures and societies of
the world. Discussions will include the social, legal,
medical, psychological, and rehabilitative aspects of drug
use. Health risks and implications surrounding drug use
and HIV and AIDS will also be covered. Students will
examine their attitudes, values, and assumptions
concerning drug use. (Prerequisites: None) (3 C)
Offered: Fall/Spring

HLTH 1135 Holistic Health: Introduction to
Complementary Health
This course in holistic health allows students to explore
complementary/alternative therapies such as acupressure,
aromatherapy, biomagnetic therapy, herbal remedies, and
mind/body control. Discussions will include the social,
political , and economics aspects of holistic health care, and
the healing aspects of exercise and nutrition. Updated
research from the National Institutes of Health; Office of
Alternative Medicine; and the insurance industry’s views
on alternative therapies will also be discussed.
(Prerequisites: None) (3 C) Offered: Fall/Spring

HLTH 2126 Women’s Health Issues
Students will have an opportunity to identify major health
issues confronting women today. This course will examine
lifestyle choices dealing with health prevention and
promotion. It will explore health issues from the traditional
medical mode to the holistic model using an integrative
approach. This course will include a overview of critical
contemporary women’s health topics.
(Prerequisites: None) (3 C) Offered: Fall/Spring.