Health

This course will investigate safety-related problems. Emphasis on fire, home, occupational, and vehicle safety; identification of care and treatment of various medical emergencies; and violence and property crime prevention.

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop a basic understanding of the nature and cause of human diseases, disabilities and death, and the educational interventions to prevent or control them. An epidemiologic approach will be used to study selected diseases/conditions. Common infectious diseases (influenza, pneumonia, HIV, STD's, hepatitis, meningitis, salmonella, childhood diseases), and chronic or lifestyle diseases (heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, arthritis, osteoporosis) will be explored.

An analysis of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) on individuals and the community. Emphasis placed on the effect on many important aspects of an individual’s life, including mental, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual health and success in school and/or work, very few people have had any direct education about factors related to drug use.

Human Sexuality provides a comprehensive introduction to the biological, psychological, behavioral, and cultural aspects of sexuality. Contemporary research addressing such issues as communication, love, relationships, sexual problems, therapies, pregnancy, and childbirth is discussed.