Allied Health

Allied Health (AH) Courses

AH 108 Introduction to Health Occupations

• Units:2
• Hours:36 hours LEC
• Prerequisite:None.
• Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course provides an introduction to the healthcare field and to the core foundational skills needed by all healthcare workers. Topics include types of healthcare delivery systems and careers, history and trends of healthcare, law and ethics pertaining to healthcare, personal qualities of healthcare workers, confidentiality and reportable incidents, and infection control and safety policies for healthcare settings. Students will research healthcare careers and relate them to their own interests, values, and abilities. This course is open to all students wishing to explore the healthcare industry. A field trip to a local healthcare facility may be required.

AH 109 Direct Caregiver Training: Adult and Elderly

• Units:1.5
• Hours:27 hours LEC; 6 hours LAB
• Prerequisite:None.
• Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course provides direct caregivers the initial 20-hour component (of 40 hours total) required prior to working independently with residents in residential care communities for elderly (RCFE) settings. Topics include those required by state law: personal care services; physical limitations and psychosocial needs of the elderly; residents’ rights; medication management; emergency management; dementia care; postural supports, and cultural competency. California law, specifically Health and Safety Code section 1569.625, dictates the initial 40 hours of direct caregivers training. *RCFE employees must meet specific requirements prior to hire. Students should consider these requirements prior to registering for the course. All employees must pass a criminal background check, and possess the physical and mental ability to perform direct caregiver work. Please reference California Assisted Living Association: http://caassistedliving.org/provider-resources/laws-regulations/staff-training/

AH 119 Careers in Direct Caregiving: Assisted Living and Memory Care

• Units:1.5
• Hours:27 hours LEC
• Prerequisite:None.
• Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course provides an overview of California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) and the population served in assisted living and memory care facilities. The eight hours of didactic medication technician training as required in California Health and Safety Code 1569.69, is incorporated into this course. The role of activity coordinator in assisted living is also covered. Other topics include aspects of aging; techniques to better communicate with the elderly including socialization; differences between various long term care settings and career opportunities in RCFE.

AH 311 Medical Language for Health-Care Providers

• Units:3
• Hours:54 hours LEC
• Prerequisite:None.
• Transferable:CSU
• Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course provides an orientation to medical language including basic structure of medical term prefixes, suffixes, and roots, and combining forms with emphasis on analysis, spelling, and pronunciation. The course builds a medical vocabulary applicable to the specialties of medicine, the systems of the body, names of major diseases, and terms used in physical examination, diagnosis, and treatment. The purchase of a standard medical dictionary is required. This course was formerly known as AH 110.

AH 498 Work Experience in Allied Health

• Units:0.5 - 4
• Hours:27 - 216 hours LAB
• Prerequisite:None.
• Transferable:CSU
• General Education:AA/AS Area III(b)
• Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment or advancement within the field of Allied Health. Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; completing required forms which document the student's progress and hours spent at the work site; and developing workplace skills and competencies. During the semester, the student is required to attend orientation. Students must complete 27 hours of related paid or unpaid work experience for .5 unit. An additional 27 hours of related work experience is required for each additional .5 unit. The course may be taken for a maximum of 16 units. Students should have access to a computer, the Internet, and some computer media such as a USB drive to store data files. Online students must have an email account. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester.

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