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Courses Offered in NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

The following courses are available for your Associate's degree. Each course provides you a unique educational experience. Each course is developed by an international staff of highly skilled instructors. The course material is updated to provide students with the latest current information in the subject.

Core Course

  • Course Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Health Promotion

  • This course provides you with the comprehensive background and application information needed to plan, implement, and evaluate health promotion programs in a variety of settings. The course includes topics such as measures, measurement, data collection and data sampling, intervention theories, and evaluation techniques.

  • 6 Credits

  • Environment and Public Health

  • This clear, step-by-step course thoroughly develops and explains economic ideas and models to reflect the full spectrum of the most current health economics literature. It uses core economic themes as basic as supply and demand, as venerable as technology or labor issues, and as modern as the economics of information.

  • 6 Credits

  • Technology in Health Sciences

  • This course provides a brief, general introduction to computer literacy and information technology--at a level appropriate for you. It introduces you to the uses of information technology in health care delivery. It includes details on hardware and software, communications and networking, ethical issues, and privacy concerns.

  • 6 Credits

  • Health Education Methods

  • This clear, step-by-step course thoroughly explores and explains ideas and methods to reflect the full spectrum of the most current health education literature. The course includes topics such as stress reduction, sexuality education, substance abuse, accident and violence prevention etc.

  • 6 Credits

  • Advanced Concepts in Human Diseases

  • This course encourages you to develop an approach to the analysis, investigation and treatment of human disease. You will be introduced to useful tools and concepts that enable the study of a wide spectrum of human diseases.

  • 6 Credits
Specialized Course

Health promotion

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Health education, health promotion, health educators, and program planning.
    Models for program planning in health promotion.
    Starting the planning process.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Assessing needs.
    Measurement, measures, data collection, and sampling.
    Mission statement, goals, and objectives.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Theories and models commonly used for health promotion interventions.
    Interventions.
    Community organizing and community building.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Identification and allocation of resources.
    Marketing: making sure programs respond.
    Implementation: strategies and associated concerns.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Evaluation: an overview.
    Evaluation approaches, framework, and designs.
    Data analysis and reporting.

Environment and public health

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
    Microeconomic tools for health economics.
    Statistical tools for health economics.
    The production of health.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The production, cost, and technology of health care.
    Demand for health capital.
    Demand and supply of health insurance.
    Consumer choice and demand.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Asymmetric information and agency.
    Imperfect information: sid and sav.
    The organization of health insurance markets.
    Managed care.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nonprofit firms.
    Hospitals and long-term care.
    Health care labor markets and professional training.
    The pharmaceutical industry.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Equity, efficiency, and need.
    Government intervention in health care markets.
    Government regulationprincipal regulatory mechanisms.
    Social insurance.
    Comparative health care systems and health system reform.
    The health economics of bads.
    Epidemiology and economics: aids in africa.
    The tools of economic evaluation.

Technology in health sciences

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to information technology;hardware, software, and telecommunications.
    Security and privacy in an electronic age.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to medical informatics and the administrative applications of computers.
    Telemedicine.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Information technology in radiology.
    Information technology in dentistry.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Information technology in surgery.
    Information technology in pharmacy.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computerized medical devices, assistive technology, and prosthetic devices.
    Information resources: computer assisted instruction, expert systems, health information online.

Health Education Methods

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The need for health education
    The role of the teacher in coordinated school health programs
    Planning for health instruction
    Strategies for implementing health instruction
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Measurement and evaluation of health education
    Mental health and stress reduction
    Body systems
    Personal health
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Sexuality education
    Substance use and abuse
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Infectious and noninfectious conditions
    Nutrition
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Injuries: accident and violence prevention
    Consumer health
    Aging, dying, and death
    Environmental health

Advanced concepts in Human Diseases

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to disease.
    Immunity, inflammation, and immune disorders.
    Infectious diseases.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Neoplasms.
    Hereditary diseases.
    Nutrition and disease.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Diseases of the cardiovascular.
    Diseases of the blood.
    Diseases of the respiratory system.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diseases of the digestive system.
    Diseases of the urinary system.
    Diseases of the reproductive system.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Diseases of the endocrine system.
    Diseases of the nervous system and special senses.
    Mental illness.
    Diseases of the bones, joints, and muscles.
    Diseases of the skin.

Diet and Oral Nutrition

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    What is an adequate diet?
    
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
    
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    
    
    
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
    
    
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Administrative Medical Assisting

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Medical assisting: the profession.
    Medical science: history and practice.
    Medical law and ethics.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Communication: verbal and nonverbal.
    The office environment -include safety-.
    Telephone techniques.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Patient reception.
    Appointment scheduling.
    Office facilities, equipment and supplies.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Written communication.
    Computers in the medical office.
    Managing medical records.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fees, billing, collections and credit.
    Financial management -include banking-.
    Medical insurance.
    Medical insurance claims.
    Medical coding.
    Medical office management.

Health Education

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to elementary physical education
    Creating an inclusive learning environment
    Motor skills to children
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The daily physical education lesson plan
    Strategies for instruction
    Strategies for assessing student work
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Managing a physical education class: protocols, rules, and accountability systems
    Managing equipment, space, and time
    Strategies for managing behavior during a physical education lesson
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Creating a physically safe learning environment
    Strategies for teaching locomotor and nonlocomotor skills
    Strategies for teaching manipulative skills
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Strategies for teaching games
    Strategies for teaching rhythmic movement
    Strategies for promoting physical activity and fitness
    Strategies for complementing classroom work

Health and Industrial Safety

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The safety and health manager.
    Development of the safety and health function.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Concepts of hazard avoidance.
    Impact of federal regulation.
    Information systems.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Process safety and disaster preparedness.
    Buildings and facilities.
    Ergonomics.
    Health and toxic substances.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Environmental control and noise.
    Flammable and explosive materials.
    Personal protection and first aid.
    Fire protection.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Materials handling and storage.
    Machine guarding.
    Welding.
    Electrical hazards.
    Construction.

Nutrition Sciences

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The role of nutrition in our health.
    Designing a healthful diet.
    The human body: are we really what we eat?
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Carbohydrates: bountiful sources of energy and nutrients.
    Fat: an essential energy-supplying nutrient.
    Proteins: crucial components of all body tissues.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Nutrients involved in fluid and electrolyte balance.
    Nutrients involved in antioxidant function.
    Nutrients involved in bone health.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Nutrients involved in energy metabolism and blood formation.
    Energy balance and weight management.
    Nutrition and physical activity: keys to good health.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Disordered eating.
    Food safety and technology: impact on consumers.
    Nutrition throughout the lifecycle: pregnancy and the first year of life.
    Nutrition throughout the lifecycle: childhood to late adulthood.
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