Page 228 of Cochise College 2006-2007 Catalog by Cochise College Arizona

227 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS v Indicates laboratory or studio fees 8 Indicates course may be offered online HLT 120 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (3) Prerequisite(s): None. The first course of a 16-credit Community Health Worker Certificate program. It prepares the individual to provide outreach health prevention, advocacy, education, and referral services within prescribed neighborhoods. Competencies taught include community health and human services, communication, organization, and advocacy skills. 3 hours lecture. HLT 121 v COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PRACTICUM (6) Prerequisite(s): HLT 120. The second course of a 16-credit Community Health Worker Certificate program. Community health worker skills are practiced and evaluated in community-based health and human service agencies/settings. Students complete 320 clock hours of direct service. 24 hours laboratory. HLT 139 v MEDICAL ASSISTANT I (8) Prerequisite(s): Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, BIO 160. This course provides the student with an understanding of the concepts, basic skills and terminology to function as a medical assistant. The student will gain an understanding of the regulations, guidelines, responsibilities, and liabilities of being a medical assistant. The student will gain an understanding of his/her role in the administration of the medical office, and a knowledge of the basic principles of human behavior and how it affects client interactions. The skills laboratory classes are designed to give the student hands-on application of the procedures in a medical office. 7 hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory. HLT 140 v MEDICAL ASSISTANT II (8) Prerequisite(s): HLT 139 and concurrent enrollment in CIS 116. This course will continue to provide the student with an understanding of the concepts and skills required to function as a medical assistant. The student will gain an understanding of the medical assistant's role in caring for clients with common health needs and problems throughout the life span. The student will gain an understanding of assessment, medication administration, and advanced procedures and techniques used by the medical assistant. 6 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory. HLT 141 v MEDICAL ASSISTANT III (6) Prerequisite(s): HLT 139 and 140, CIS 116, BIO 160 and HLT 111. This course provides the student with practical application of clinical skills required of the medical assistant in an ambulatory health care setting. It will give the student experience in the practice of communication and coping and therapeutic skills to assist them to effectively communicate with medical providers, professionals, and the general public. It will prepare the student for medical assistant certification/registration and employment as a medical assistant. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours laboratory. HLT 219 BORDER HEALTH ISSUES (3) Prerequisite(s): 10th Grade Reading level Second year of Nursing or Social Service Programs. Paramedicine student; or permission of instructor. Recommended: SOC 101 and/or ANT 102; ENG 101. Selected health issues pertaining to the U.S.-Mexico border region are surveyed including the epidemiology of certain communicable and chronic diseases; barriers to, and enabling factors for, the prevention and treatment of those diseases; environmental issues; utilization of health services across the border; historical, cultural, legal, and socio-economic factors; bilateral and binational cooperation. Guest speakers from various fields are invited to present their perspectives. 3 hours lecture.

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