Course Descriptions
HEED 300
Health Science
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III (b); CSU Area E1
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
The aim of this course is to help people achieve a high level of wellness and prevent disease by assisting them to maximize both their personal lifestyles and their environments. This course will help you to identify the various factors influencing your current and future levels of wellness. Information presented will include, but not be exclusive to: mental health, stress management, nutrition, weight control, fitness, sexuality, addictive substances, and disease.
HEED 312
Community CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation)- Basic Life Support
1 Unit
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III (b)
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC
This course includes information essential for first aid knowledge, skill ability, and personal judgment support, introduction in basic life support, introduction of the AED (Automated External Defibrillator), and CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) for adults, children and infants. Instruction includes adult, child and infant CPR, choke rescues and recognizing symptoms of heart attacks. Students successfully completing this course and qualifying tests will be eligible to receive an American Red Cross certificate in adult, child and infant CPR. This course may be taken four times for credit.
HEED 313
Standard First Aid
1 Unit
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III (b)
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 18 hours LEC
This course includes first aid procedures such as how to deal with cuts, bruises, bone/muscle injuries, shock, bleeding, other first aid emergencies, introduction of the AED (Automated External Defibrillator), and also adult one-rescuer CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation). These instructional methods and techniques meet the requirements from the American Red Cross in Standard First Aid and CPR. This course is recommended for lifeguards, ski patrol, recreation workers, teachers and Physical Education majors. Students successfully completing this course and qualifying tests are issued American Red Cross certificates in Standard First Aid and in Adult CPR. This course may be taken four times for credit.
HEED 314
Community First Aid and Safety
2 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III (b)
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 36 hours LEC
This course includes lecture and practice in Community CPR (Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation), including adult, infant and child CPR. Also included are choke-rescue and how to recognize symptoms of a heart attack. There will also be lecture and practice in First Aid procedures such as how to deal with cuts, bruises, bone/muscle injuries, shock, bleeding and other first aid emergencies. These instructional methods and techniques meet the requirements from American Red Cross in adult, infant, and child CPR and First Aid. Students successfully completing course and qualifying tests are issued American Red Cross certificates in adult, child, and infant CPR and in First Aid. This course may be taken four times for credit.
HEED 320
CPR: BLS for the Professional Rescuer
2 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III (b)
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC
This course is designed to meet the special needs of the people who are expected to respond in emergency situations. Students will learn adult, child, and infant CPR (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation) as well as two-rescuer CPR, the use of rescue-breathing devices, and use of the AED (Automated External Defibrillator). Instruction will emphasize the skills a professional rescuer needs to act as a crucial link in the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Satisfactory completion of this course results in American Red Cross certificate in CPR for the Professional Rescuer. The course may be taken four times for credit.
HEED 342
Contemporary Problems of Student Athletes
2 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC
This class is designed to foster the ability of the student-athlete to be successful in both studies and athletics and ultimately, life in general. The course will be presented through a series of various topics that are of interest to the student-athlete such as examining learning styles, motivational speakers, nutrition, marketing yourself to the next level, methods toward academic success and many others.
HEED 350
Personal Wellness
3 Units
Same As: PET 301
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area III (b); CSU Area E1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course takes a personal approach to lifetime healthy habits. The students will relate their own lives to topics that include: fitness, weight management, relationships, nutrition, stress management, sexual health, risky behaviors, and prevention of diseases. Assessment, plans for change and reinforcement will be applied through the use of journals, projects, written assignments and tests. This course is the same as PET 301, and only one may be taken for credit. See "Cross-Listed Courses" in the catalog.
HEED 360
Weight Management
3 Units
Same As: PET 380
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course includes all aspects relating to managing your weight, including causes, health risks, assessment, prevention and treatment strategies. It also includes communication, basic health behavior changes, basic nutrition, program planning and implementation. This course is the same as PET 380, and only one may be taken for credit. See "Cross-Listed Courses" in the catalog.
HEED 495
Independent Studies in Health Education
1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
HEED 499
Experimental Offering in Health Education
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB