Health (HLTH)

HLTH 1250 Intro to Healthcare Informatics

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

This course is designed as an overview of healthcare informatics. It introduces students to the applications of informatics systems in healthcare practice, educate, research and administration. This course integrates healthcare science with computer technology and information science to identify, gather, process, and manage health information. Students are introduced to computer hardware, software, databases and communication applications. This course will also discuss Internet use by health care consumers and the current and future role of telehealth in medical practice. Ethical, security, and confidential issues as they relate to computer usage in health care will be discussed. Students will learn how the health care environment has evolved to include technology in assessing patients, developing and implementing healthcare information systems to work more efficiently, allocate resources more effectively and improve patient care.

HLTH 1500 Comm First Aid & Safety

2.0 credit hours

30.0 Classroom Hours = 30.0 Lecture Hours

American Red Cross Community First Aid and Safety. American Red Cross certificate may be earned.

HLTH 2300 Health Education

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

A look at new concepts and trends as related to personal and community health. Topics to be covered include such things as fitness and nutrition, weight control, disease, human sexuality, aging, death, mental health and the role of drugs in our society.

HLTH 2980 Directed Study

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

Directed Study

HLTH 2990 Special Topics

3.0 credit hours

45.0 Classroom Hours = 45.0 Lecture Hours

Special topic course description upon request.