Health (HLT) at Eastern Shore Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- 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
- Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety and first aid.Lecture 2 hours per week.
2 credits - HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health
- Introduces students to the basic concepts of health and dimensions of wellness through exploration of a variety of personal health topics. Identifies factors that affect the health status of individuals in addition to health promotion and disease prevention at the personal and community level.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 116 - Introduction to Personal Wellness Concepts
- 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 121 - Substance Abuse: Prevention and Treatment
- Explores the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society with emphasis upon sociological, physiological, and psychological effects of drugs.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 130 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy
- Studies nutrients, sources, functions, and requirements with an introduction to diet therapy. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. HLT 230 serves both transfer and CTE programs.Lecture 0-1 hours. Laboratory 0-2 hours. Total 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - HLT 135 - Child Health and Nutrition
- 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
- 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. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. HLT 230 serves both transfer and CTE programs.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - HLT 141 - Introduction to Medical Terminology
- Focuses on medical terminology for students preparing for careers in the health professions. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. HLT 143 serves both transfer and CTE programs.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - HLT 143 - Medical Terminology
- 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.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 144 - Medical Terminology II
- 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. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. HLT 143 serves both transfer and CTE programs.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 145 - Ethics for Health Care Personnel
- 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 1-2 hours. Total 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - HLT 150 - Cross Cultural Health and Wellness Practices
- Explores prevailing cultural values toward health and wellness and compares them with cultures around the world.Presents concepts related to communication, spirituality, family and gender roles, dietary restrictions, traditional practices, reaction to pain and end-of-life decisions.Lecture 1-2 hours per week.
1-2 credits - HLT 160 - Personal Health and Fitness
- 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 200 - Human Sexuality
- 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 215 - Personal Stress Management
- Provides a basic understanding of stress and explores its physical, psychological and social effects. Includes the relationships among stress and change, self-evaluation, sources of stress, and ways to develop current coping skills for handling stress. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through written reports.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 250 - General Pharmacology
- 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.
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