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• PEH 120: Intro to Weight Training

  2.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  0-3-2 (Eff. FL21) This course introduces the knowledge and skills necessary to train safely and effectively with free weights and weight machines. Musculoskeletal anatomy, physical training principles, program design, and various weight training exercises are emphasized. Students will design and participate in a personalized weight training program. Nutritional considerations and weight training for special populations will also be discussed.
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• PEH 230: Structural Kinesiology

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) This course is designed to provide a thorough examination of the musculoskeletal system and its relation to human movement. Structural and functional characteristics of major articulations are studied systematically, while biomechanical principals and neuromsucular control are applied to understand how motor skills are performed. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to analyze multi-joint activities in terms of joint actions and muscular involvement and be able to recommend exercise programming to improve performance of motor skills for daily living activiites or athletics. Prereqs: (Eff. FL21) BIOL 108 or BIOl 09 and BIOL 110 with a C or better. Prerequisite:    Prereqs: (Eff. FL21) BIOL 108 or BIOl 09 and BIOL 110 with a C or better.
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• PEH EXT: Extended Time

  0.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  Extended Time
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• PEH REL: Released Time

  0.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  Released Time
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• PH 101: Introduction to Public Health

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) This course introduces students to the discipline of public health and its philosophies, approaches, and activities. The course reviews the core functions, essential services, and five disciplines of public health. Students learn about the science of disease prevention, health promotion, and the historical development of social constructs that lead to health disparities in many communities. The course will teach students to identify and analyze health disparities in large populations and casual factors such as racism, sexims, and classism.
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• PH 102: Community Health Education

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) This course is designed to provide students with the basic processes and skills for understanding human behavior and the application of these processes to improve the health of communities. Next in the sequence after PH 101, this course provides an in-depth look at community health, one of the disciplines of public health. Students will learn and practice public health methods such as health communication, health promotion, and other program planning methods used to educate and design efforts to prevent disease, injury and improve health and wellbeing. Health programming will focus on communities, instead of individual health. Studetns will read and analyze public health literature, exploring scholarly and scientific approaches to community health promotion and education. Prereq: PH 101. Prerequisite:    PH 101.
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• PH 222: Health Care Policy

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) In this course, students will learn what constitutes health policy and how it is developed and implemented by state, local, and federal governments. The course will focus on the major policy issues of access, quality and cost of healthcare. Students will analyze various health care policies and the impacts on identified stakeholders to learn how to influence policy and be an advocate as a healthcare professional. The course also reviews the basic components of the healthcare system and plicy such as public and private insurance, hospitals, reform, innovation, and primary care. Disparities in health and health care access will also be addressed through study of structural factors that influence health and the healthcare system. Prereq: (Eff. FL21) AH 204 with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite:    (Eff. FL21) AH 204 with a grade of C or better.
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• PH 226: Publich Health Research

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
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• PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) The course introduces students to the foundational theories and methods of philosophical analysis, emphasizing critical examination of some fundamental principles and problems of philosophy, with examples from the major areas of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics.
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• PHIL 101H: Intro to Philosophy (Honors)

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Philadelphia

  
  3-0-3 (Eff. FL20) The course introduces students to the foundational theories and methods of philosophical analysis, using a particular theme or subgenre - such as art, ethics, or truth - to at once focus student inquiry, while broadening the interdisciplinary nature of the course. Students learn to write and speak critically about philosophical theories, with emphasis on interpretation as well as relationships between philosophy and other academic disciplines. Prereq: (Eff. FL20) ENGL 101, which may be taken concurrently.
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