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Health Education (HEED) Courses

HEED 300 Health Science

  • Units:3
  • Hours:54 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU; UC (UC credit limitation: HEED 300 and HEED 351 combined: maximum credit, one course )
  • General Education:AA/AS Area III(b); CSU Area E1
  • C-ID:C-ID PHS 100
  • Catalog Date:January 1, 2025

This course is designed to help students achieve a high level of health and prevent disease by assisting them to maximize both their personal lifestyles and their environments. This course will help students identify various factors influencing current and future levels of health. Additional information includes mental health, stress management, nutrition, weight control, fitness, sexuality, addictive substances, and disease.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • communicate their understanding of the holistic model of health and wellness.
  • demonstrate their understanding of the basic principles of nutrition, dietary recommendations, and the basic principles of physical fitness.
  • develop a plan based on current behavior theories that will allow them to change a personal maladapted behavior.
  • compare and contrast the various methods of disease prevention as well as the determinants of selected major diseases.
  • explain the impact of aging and the environment on personal health.
  • demonstrate their understanding of the prevention of unintentional injuries and the stimulus and prevention of violence.
  • compare and contrast the definitions of substance abuse and addiction.
  • define stress and explain stress management strategies.
  • explain the current state of healthcare in society and demonstrate the ability to interpret and evaluate credible health and medical research.
  • communicate orally and in writing the scientific language of the discipline.
  • define and explain the various concepts in human sexuality including; reproductive anatomy, contraception, reproductive options, sexually transmitted infections, sexual orientation, and relationships.

HEED 302 Introduction to Public Health

  • Units:3
  • Hours:54 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU; UC
  • C-ID:C-ID PHS 101
  • Catalog Date:January 1, 2025

This course introduces students to the history, principles, methodologies, ethical foundations, and policies that shape public health. Students will examine core disciplines within public health including the epidemiology of infectious and chronic disease; prevention and control of diseases in the community; an analysis of the social determinants of health; strategies for eliminating disease, illness, and health disparities among various populations; community organizing and health promotion programming; environmental health and safety; global health; and healthcare policy and management. Public health will be critically evaluated using interdisciplinary approach based on biological, socio-cultural, behavioral, and political perspectives.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • inspect important foundational concepts in public health.
  • identify public health disciplines, professions, and organizations, and differentiate between personal and public health.
  • examine the historical development of public health.
  • analyze current public health issues and how they affect societal well-being among specific populations of sex, ethnicity, education, and socioeconomic status.
  • outline strategies for prevention, detection, and control of chronic and infectious diseases and the process of community organizing, building, and health promotion programming.
  • evaluate the interplay between health determinants such as environmental conditions, social, behavioral, and cultural factors, and biological considerations and explain the role each plays in determining local, national, and global health policies.
  • compare the organization, financing and delivery of various medical and population-based services in the U.S. healthcare system to other global systems.
  • identify, assess, and utilize credible information resources on community health current issues such as the internet, social media, media outlets, and libraries.

HEED 495 Independent Studies in Health Education

  • Units:1 - 3
  • Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU
  • Catalog Date:January 1, 2025

HEED 499 Experimental Offering in Health Education

  • Units:0.5 - 4
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Catalog Date:January 1, 2025

This is the experimental courses description.