General Health

This course is designed to give both allied health professionals and health consumers a working knowledge of medical vocabulary. The course offers a systematic study of medical words that relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical processes and procedures, and a variety of diseases that afflict the human body.

This course will introduce the student to concepts and principles of normal nutrition. Students will examine the functions of nutritional components, digestion, metabolism, and energy requirements. Nutritional requirements and the relationship between health and nutrition throughout the life cycle will be studied. An emphasis will be placed on the practical application of nutritional concepts in everyday life. Course may transfer as health or other elective. Consult adviser.