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Health Education

Overview

The college program in health education is designed to provide students the essential information for the evaluation and maintenance of individual health.

Health Education (HEED) Courses

HEED 300 Health Science

  • Units:3
  • Hours:54 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Advisory:Eligibility for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly ENGWR 300/480) or ESLW 340
  • Transferable:CSU; UC
  • General Education:Local GE L7B
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course focuses on factors which influence the health status of both the individual and the community. Topics include personal fitness, nutrition, sexuality, sexually transmitted disease, drug dependence including alcohol and tobacco, as well as diseases related to lifestyle.

HEED 308 Environmental Health Science

  • Units:3
  • Hours:54 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Advisory:Eligibility for ENGL C1000/C1000H (formerly ENGWR 300/480) or ESLW 340
  • Transferable:CSU; UC
  • General Education:Local GE L5; Cal-GETC Area 5B
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course covers society's interaction with the environment, current environmental factors, and the influence of these on human health. Topics include the scientific method, ecology, population dynamics, poverty, atmospheric pollution including climate change, the water cycle, water resources, water pollution, toxic substances, and environmental disease. It covers sustainable solutions to current environmental issues and environmentally related disease. Field trips may be required.

HEED 310 Heartsaver First Aid, Adult and Pediatric CPR and AED

  • Units:1
  • Hours:18 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU; UC (UC credit limitation: HEED 310 and HEED 311 combined: maximum credit, 1 course )
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course meets the standards of the American Heart Association. It provides knowledge and skills for emergency life-saving techniques involving infants, children, and adults. Respiratory and cardiovascular distress, non-breathing, unconsciousness, choking, cardiac arrest, and first aid are addressed. The first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) for adult and pediatric certification examination are included. This course is specifically designed for the general population who are not seeking professional training in the healthcare industry including nurses, physicians, EMS professionals, and other healthcare and public safety personnel.

HEED 311 Pediatric First Aid, CPR AED

  • Units:1.5
  • Hours:27 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU; UC (UC credit limitation: HEED 310 and HEED 311 combined: maximum credit, 1 course)
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course is rewritten to meet the requirements for the American Heart Association certification in child care, teachers, and camp counselors. It’s designed to prepare people to provide first aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) use in a safe, timely, and effective manner. The first aid, CPR, and AED pediatric certification examination is included.

HEED 315 First Aid

  • Units:0.5
  • Hours:9 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course provides guidelines that enable the citizen responder to give appropriate care to a victim who is injured or becomes suddenly ill. Topics include controlling bleeding, splinting, and treating seizures and heart attacks.

HEED 323 Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider

  • Units:0.5
  • Hours:9 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU; UC
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course meets the requirements for American Heart Association certification as a Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Professional. It involves learning BLS skills that are applicable to any healthcare setting. Students will learn life-saving rescue techniques for adults, children, and infants individually and as part of a team dynamics, including performance of high-quality compressions, use of an automated external defibrillator (AED), ventilation techniques, opioid-associated emergencies, and choking. This course is specifically designed for those students who are going into training for healthcare professionals including nurses, physicians, EMS professionals, and other healthcare and public safety personnel.

HEED 494 Topics in Health Education

  • Units:0.5 - 3
  • Hours:9 - 54 hours LEC
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This course provides opportunities to study contemporary topics in health which are not included in current offerings or which require emphasis beyond existing courses.

HEED 495 Independent Studies in Health Education

  • Units:1 - 3
  • Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

Independent Study is an opportunity for the student to extend classroom experience in this subject, while working independently of a formal classroom situation. Independent study is an extension of work offered in a specific class in the college catalog. To be eligible for independent study, students must have completed the basic regular catalog course at American River College. They must also discuss the study with a professor in this subject and secure approval. Only one independent study for each catalog course will be allowed.

HEED 499 Experimental Offering in Health Education

  • Units:0.5 - 4
  • Prerequisite:None.
  • Transferable:CSU
  • Catalog Date:August 1, 2026

This is the experimental courses description.

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