- HLT 95 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 99 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 100 - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- HLT 104 - CPR Training for Instructor Trainers
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Provides training in instructional activities, recordkeeping, legal aspects and research activities relevant to CPR instruction. Evaluates CPR performance skills, teaching skills and knowledge base. Required for Instructor-Trainer certification by American Heart Association. Prerequisite - current BLS Provider certification which has been in effect at least one year.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness. Equivalent to
EMS 100.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- HLT 106 - First Aid and Safety
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Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety and first aid.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- HLT 109 - CPR Recertification
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Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- HLT 110 - Concepts of Personal and Community Health
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Studies the concepts related to the maintenance of health, safety, and the prevention of illness at the personal and community level.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- HLT 116 - Introduction to Personal Wellness Concepts
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Introduces students to the dimensions of wellness including the physical, emotional, environmental, spiritual, occupational, and social components.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- HLT 119 - First Responder
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Provides knowledge and proficiency in basic life support and in actions necessary to minimize patient discomfort and prevention of further complications. Meets requirements for Virginia Certification as a first responder. Equivalent to
EMS 101. It is also listed under the HLT prefix to allow EMS's business and industry personnel to enroll in a health class to apply toward a degree or certificate HLT requirements.
Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 121 - Introduction to Drug Use and Abuse
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Explores the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society with emphasis upon sociological, physiological, and psychological effects of drugs.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 122 - Introduction to Alcohol Abuse and Control
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Explores the physiological, psychological, sociological effects of alcohol. Studies why people drink, disease concepts, alcohol tolerance curves, and alcohol's effect on the operation of a motor vehicle.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- HLT 130 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy
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Studies nutrients, sources, functions, and requirements with an introduction to diet therapy.
Lecture 0-1 hours. Laboratory 0-2 hours. Total 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- HLT 135 - Child Health and Nutrition
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Focuses on the physical needs of the preschool child and the methods by which these are met. Emphasizes health routines, hygiene, nutrition, feeding and clothing habits, childhood diseases, and safety as related to health growth and development.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 138 - Principles of Nutrition
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Studies nutrient components of food, including carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water. Provides a behavioral approach to nutrient guidelines for the development and maintenance of optimum wellness.
Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- HLT 140 - Orientation to Health Related Professions
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Explores the interrelated roles and functions of various members of the health team.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- HLT 141 - Introduction to Medical Terminology
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Focuses on medical terminology for students preparing for careers in the health professions.
Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits
- HLT 143 - Medical Terminology I
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Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 144 - Medical Terminology II
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Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 145 - Ethics for Health Care Personnel
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Focuses on ethical concepts of health care. Emphasizes confidentiality, maintaining patient records, personal appearance, professionalism with patients/clients, associates, and an awareness of health care facilities.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- HLT 155 - Current Issues and Health Care
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Focuses on current issues in the health care industry.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- HLT 156 - Health Care for Athletic Injuries
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Teaches prevention and care of athletic injuries, recognition and management of head and spinal injuries, fractures, strains, sprains, as well as cardiac emergencies. Discusses taping, protective equipment, and medical referral.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- HLT 160 - Personal Health and Fitness
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Studies the relationships between health and fitness. Topics include nutrition, disease prevention, weight control, smoking and health, medical care, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, and the relationship between physical and mental health.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 165 - Pharmacology
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Focuses on pharmacology for residential care home personnel and the lay public. Emphasizes safe administration of prescriptions, medications, and the recognition of adverse side effects.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- HLT 170 - Introduction to Massage
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Introduces the student to the field of massage therapy. Student practices basic Swedish massage strokes, aromatherapy, effleurage, petressage and friction, as well as indications and contra-indication for massage.
Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits
- HLT 180 - Therapeutic Massage I
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Introduces the student to the history and requirements for massage therapy. covers the terms and practice of massage with introduction to equipment, safety, and ethics as well as massage movements and techniques. Includes information about the benefits of massage, contraindications, client interview, client-therapist relationship, draping, good body mechancis, and anatomical landmarks. Basic massage rechniques are blended into a relaxing, health enhancing full-body session preparing the student for their student clinical experience.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 190 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 193 - Studies In
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Covers new content not covered in existing courses in the discipline. Allows instuctor to explore content and instructional methods to assess the course's viability as a permanent offering.
Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- HLT 195 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 196 - On-Site Training
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Specializes in career orientation and training program without pay in selected businesses and industry, supervised and coordinated by the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 197 - Cooperative Education
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Supervises in on-the-job training for pay in approved business, industrial and service firms, coordinated by the college's cooperative education office. Is applicable to all occupational- technical curricula at the discretion of the college.
Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 198 - Seminar and Project
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Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 199 - Supervised Study
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Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 200 - Human Sexuality
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Provides a basic understanding of human sexuality. Includes anatomy, physiology, pregnancy, family planning, venereal diseases, and sexual variations.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 206 - Exercise Science
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Surveys scientific principles, methodologies, and research as applied to exercise and physical fitness. Emphasizes physiological responses and adaptions to exercise. Addresses basic elements of kinesiology, biomechanics, and motor learning. Presents an introduction to the physical fitness industry.
Lecture 3 hours per week. (Rev. 5/1/08)
3 credits
- HLT 208 - Fitness and Exercise Training
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Introduces techniques for conducting physical fitness assessments and includes an introduction to electrocardiography. Emphasizes tests of Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, joint flexibility, body composition, and pulmonary capacity. Emphasizes the safety guidelines and precautions used in testing. Covers equipment use and maintenance. Prerequisite:
HLT 100.
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2-3 hours. Total 4-5 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 215 - Personal Stress and Stress Management
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Provides a basic understanding of stress and its physical, psychological, and social effects. Includes the relationships between stress and change, self-evaluation, sources of stress, and current coping skills for handling stress.
Lecture 2-3 hours pers week.
2-3 credits
- HLT 220 - Concepts of Disease
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Emphasizes general principles, classifications, causes, and treatments of selected disease processes. Intended primarily for students enrolled in health technology programs.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition and Human Development
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Teaches the relationship between nutrition and human development. Emphasizes nutrients, balanced diet, weight control, and the nutritional needs of an individual.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 240 - Consumer Health Education
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Focuses on health fads, myths, misunderstandings, quackeries, deceptions, and fraudulent health practices. Includes selecting and purchasing health products, services, consumer protections, and in the planning and financing of medical care.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 247 - Health and Safety in Industry Settings
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Presents an introduction to occupational health and its application in the workplace. Special emphasis is placed upon communication of health and safety principles to employees. Provides an overview of regulations that apply to health, safety and the environment in the workplace.
Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits
- HLT 250 - General Pharmacology
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Emphasizes general pharmacology for the health related professions covering general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agent within each class, and routine mathematical calculations needed to determine desired dosages.
Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits
- HLT 261 - Basic Pharmacy I
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Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part I of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 262 - Basic Pharmacy II
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Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations. Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications. Part II of II.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 263 - Basic Pharmacy I Lab
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Provides practical experience to supplement instruction in
HLT 261-262. Should be taken concurrently with
HLT 261-262, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Part I of II.
Laboratory 3 hours per week.
1 credits
- HLT 264 - Basic Pharmacy II Lab
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Provides practical experience to supplement instruction in
HLT 261-262. Should be taken concurrently with
HLT 261-262, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Part II of II.
Laboratory 3 hours per week.
1 credits
- HLT 280 - Therapeutic Massage II
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Introduces the student to the history and requirements for massage therapy. Covers the terms and practice of massage with introduction to equipment, safety, and thics as well as masssage movements and techniques. Includes information about the benefits of massage, contraindications, client interview, client- therapist relationship, draping, good body mechanics, and anatomical landmarks. Basic massage techniques are blended into a relaxing, health enhancing full-body session preparing the student for their student clinical experience.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 281 - Therapeutic Massage III
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Introduces the concept of consultation, client management, session design, and integration of specific therapeutic approaches into a full-body session. Students learn to give specific therapeutic attention to the regions of the back, neck andtorso. Using knowledge of muscle anatomy, students perform more advanced massage techniques to address hypertonicity, chronic ischemia, trigger points, fibrotic tissue, adhesions and scar tissue. Includes common clinica applications in the body regions covered and the integration of specific techniques into a full-body session. Prerequisite:
HLT 280,
PTH 151.
Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 7 hours per week.
3 credits
- HLT 290 - Coordinated Internship
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Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.
Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
- HLT 293 - Studies In
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Variable hours per week.
1-5 credits
- HLT 295 - Topics In
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Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.
May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits
