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This course is required of all students enrolled in the pre-professional allied health concentrations.  This introductory course examines career opportunities, history and trends, and philosophical issues specific to healthcare.  Course content includes professional development, academic planning for graduate school, introduction to interprofessional education, and blood-bourse pathogen training. 

A study of nutritional status and the effect of eating habits and food consumption on society, families and individuals.

This is a one-semester course without lab that covers the structure and function of the human body on the cellular, systemic and organismal levels. Special emphasis is given to the skeletal, nervous, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

A study of the structures and functions of the body, with special emphases on histology and the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.  Permission to retake the course during the fall and spring semesters after having earned a letter grade in or having officially withdrawn from the course must be granted by the department chair.

A study of the structure and functions of the body, with special emphases on the endocrine, circulatory, digestive, respiration, urinary and reproductive systems.  Permission to retake the course during the fall and spring semesters after having earned a letter grade in or having officially withdrawn from the course must be granted by the department chair.

This laboratory course introduces the students to hands-on exercises related to the structure and function of tissues, and the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems (including dissections of cats and brains as well as physiological concepts).  Permission to retake the course during the fall and spring semesters after having earned a letter grade in or having officially withdrawn from the course must be granted by the department chair.

This laboratory course introduces students to hands-on exercises related to structure and function of the endocrine, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, urinary and reproductive systems (including dissections of cats, hearts, and kidneys as well as physiological concepts).  Permission to retake the course during the fall and spring semesters after having earned a letter grade in or having officially withdrawn from the course must be granted by the department chair.

This course provides the student with a clear understanding of public health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health.

By employing a biopsychosociocultural framework, this course introduces the public health student to the complex array of factors that influence human and population health and disease. It explains the relationship between health determinants and disparities in human and population health and explores strategies for promoting and protecting health and preventing disparities and inequities in health. Note: This course is designed to meet the accreditation standards of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Environmental health comprises those aspects of human health, including quality of life, that are determined by physical, chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factors in the environment. World health resources are unequal between countries based on their history, resources, culture and government leadership. By examining global environmental health practices, students will synthesize cultural norms and the difficulties of solving health issues globally. This course explores global and cultural disparities in health; specifically food safety, water quality, air quality, vector-borne disease, occupational health, radiation, and unintentional injuries.

The content and lab activities in this course prepare students to work collaboratively, use critical thinking and make appropriate decisions about the care to provide in a medical emergency. The first responder skills taught include advanced first aid, single-responder-two-person responder and team CPR with AED training, administering supplemental oxygen, prevention of infectious disease transmission including OSHA bloodborne pathogen and exposure control planning. Red Cross certification(s) in Emergency Medical Response First Aid and Basic Life Support for Health Care Professionals may be earned. Permission is required to enroll in this course. Lab fees required.