Health (HLT) at Virginia Highlands Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- HLT 100 - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.Lecture 2-3 hours per week.
2-3 credits - 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 - Concepts of Personal and Community Health
- 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 115 - Introduction to Personal and Community Health
- Introduces and focuses on the principles of personal and community health.Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits - HLT 119 - First Responder
- 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
- 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 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 141 - Introduction to Medical Terminology
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 155 - Current Issues and Health Care
- Focuses on current issues in the health care industry.Lecture 2 hours per week.
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 190 - Coordinated Internship
- 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 195 - Topics In
- 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 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 204 - Women's Health
- Explores current issues related to women's health and wellness with an emphasis upon prevention of disease and optimum well being. Takes a multi-ethnic approach to exploring the most up-to-date findings, diagnostic tools, and treatments for breast cancer, reproductive tract illness, heart, and other common diseases faced by women from puberty through menopause.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 215 - Personal Stress and Stress Management
- 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 228 - Principles of Public Health
- Provides an overview of public health in America and globally with an emphasis on fundamental functions, essential services and health determinants. Explores the history, core areas and current trends within public health as well as how public health affects individuals and populations.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition and Human Development
- 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
- 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 261 - Basic Pharmacy I
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 272 - Medical Management of the Older Adult
- Introduces common medical problems associated with the aging; examines preventive and restorative care associated with common illnesses. Focuses on assessments, evaluation, and safe administration of medications. Includes emergency care and CPR. Prerequisite: Admission to the Program.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - HLT 290 - Coordinated Internship
- 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 295 - Topics In
- 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 298 - Seminar and Project
- 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.
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