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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines current health issues affecting the individual and community such as disease prevention, stress, nutrition, fitness, mental health, sexuality and aging. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking skills to assist the student in creating a holistic plan for optimal personal and community health.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the impact of mood-altering substances on the individual, family and society. This includes an exploration of the interrelatedness of personal decisions regarding the use/non-use of mood-altering substances on politics, economics, and the various socio-cultural institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Function of nutrients in the body, digestion, absorption and metabolism. Nutrients, food habits and current food fads.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the professional rescuer with the knowledge and skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of respiratory and cardiac emergencies until more advanced medical help can arrive. The American Red Cross Certificate for successful completion of the course is equivalent to the American Heart Association's Health Care Provider, and fulfills the CPR requirement for admission to the Dental Hygiene and Nursing Programs at Normandale.
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3.00 Credits
A course emphasizing a holistic philosophy towards stress management through a balanced and integrated approach to the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of well-being. This course is designed to assist the student in recognizing personal stress levels and how to determine and effectively utilize stress management and relaxation skills which fit with an individual's personality and lifestyle.
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2.00 Credits
This course provides the student with an introduction to the theory, applications, and postures of Yang Style 24-Movement Short Form. Course emphasis is on understanding the principles and practice of T'ai Chi as it relates to balance, flexibility, relaxation, and muscular strength in a lifetime wellness program. Besides studying the 24-Movement Short Form, students will explore the T'ai Chi philosophy and system through warm-ups, standing meditation, Qi Gong, push hands, breathing, and martial art applications.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of the theories and practice of integrative/Holistic health modalities including Qigong. Students will study theories, examine various integrative/holistic health and qigong practices, and learn experientially how to influence their own energy, as well as how to facilitate self-discovery within others. This course is an exploratory class for students who want to continue their education in holistic health or have already taken Stress Management.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
Examination of a special topic in Health. Topics courses do not satisfy goals of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
Students will understand the history, organization, influences, and delivery of healthcare in the US and abroad. A focus will be on analyzing the factors that have shaped our healthcare system compared to the other parts of the globe. The course will cover types of health care institutions, functions of hospitals, and other facilities; accountability in healthcare, hierarchy of the healthcare system, organizational structure, and the role of government in healthcare.
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3.00 Credits
A foundation course that introduces students to the concept, history and practice of public health. The course examines the environmental, social, political, and behavioral determinants of health and disease from a population perspective. It also looks at options for intervening to maintain the public's health with the help of healthcare, public health, environmental health, and safety systems as well as laws and taxation. Emphasis is on developing critical thinking skills to assist the student in creating a holistic plan for optimal personal and community health.
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