SVCC College Catalog

HLT 100 FIRST AID AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (2-3 cr.) Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

HLT 104 TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTORS TRAINING (1 cr.)––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 certification by American Heart Association.  Prerequisite - current BLS Provider certification which has been in effect at least one year.  Lecture 1 hour per week.

HLT 105 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (1 cr.)   Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness. Lecture 1 hour per week.

HLT 110 CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (2-3 cr.)   Studies the concepts related to the maintenance of health, safety, and the prevention of illness at the personal and community level. Lecture 3 hours per week.

HLT 116 INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL WELLNESS CONCEPTS (2-3 cr.)   Introduces students to the dimensions of wellness, including the physical, emotional, environmental, spiritual, occupational and social components. Lecture 2-3 hours per week.

HLT 130 NUTRITION DIET THERAPY (1-2 cr.)--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.

HLT 135 CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION (3 cr.)   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.

HLT 140 ORIENTATION TO HEALTH RELATED PROFESSIONS (2 cr.)   Explores the interrelated roles and functions of various members of the health team.  Lecture 2 hours per week.

HLT 141 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (1-2 cr.)   Focuses on medical terminology for students preparing for careers in the health professions. Lecture 1-2 hours per week.

HLT 143-144 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.)   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.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

HLT 145 ETHICS FOR HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL (2 cr.)   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.

HLT 206 EXERCISE SCIENCE (3 cr.)   Surveys scientific principles, methodologies, and research as applied to exercise and physical fitness.  Emphasizes physiological responses and adaptations to exercise.  Addresses basic elements of kinesiology, biomechanics, and motor learning.  Presents an introduction to the physical fitness industry.  Prerequisite:  BIO 141-142.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

HLT 230  PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (3 cr.)  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.

HLT 240 CONSUMER HEALTH EDUCATION (3 cr.)   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.

HLT 250 GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY (2-3 cr.)   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.

HLT 261-262 BASIC PHARMACY I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.)   Explores the basics of general pharmacy, reading prescriptions, symbols, packages, pharmacy calculations.  Teaches measuring compounds of drugs, dosage forms, drug laws, and drug classifications.  Lecture 3 hours per week.