This course examines the importance of cultural and ethnic factors for community health practice. Theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues are considered for program planning and health communication.  Focus is on the requirement of skills in cultural competency that are in the Standards for Certified Health Education Specialists. 

This course is designed to equip nutrition and dietetics students with written and oral skills to use in community nutrition programs. The purpose of health promotion and disease prevention interventions, related to food and nutrition, is to facilitate healthy changes in food behaviors. Students will learn how community-based nutrition programs focus on multiple populations in the United States and how public health nutrition policy evolves into community food and nutrition programs. Students will apply their knowledge through the development of a community nutrition assessment and the presentation of their review of successful interventions.  

Credits in this courses are awarded as a result of successfully passing a second certification examination offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and /or American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS).  The credits will be awarded based on the clinical concentrations offered by the program. Proof of the second certification will be required.

This course is designed to instruct the medical imaging professional in multiplanar anatomy and various disease states of the human body. Relevant pathology and anatomy will be covered.

Clinical experience in the performance of echocardiography imaging. * P Admitted MIT majors only

This course will provide the student an introduction to athletic training which will include history, injury prevention establishing a program for injury prevention and rehabilitation. Emphasis will be on preventing injuries and recognition.

This course is designed as an introduction to healthcare finance. Basic concepts of healthcare finance and business including health care reimbursement, cost, pricing, planning, budgeting, financial operations, investment, cash flow, risk analysis, profit, financing, and financial condition assessment.

This course will build on concepts introduced in ASCH H 301 Health Care Delivery and Leadership.  In this course, students will explore issues related to management and planning in health care organizations.  Management theory will be discussed as will concepts related to organizational culture, leading and motivating, planning, quality improvement, managing change, and conflict resolution.  Emphasis will be placed on practical application of knowledge related to organizational planning.

Community Health Assessment, Education, and Promotion (6 cr): This is an introductory course with a focus on the discipline and profession of health education. Major concepts to be explored include health and wellness, determinants of health behavior, the nation’s health status and health promotion. Preparing an assessment and plan for health promotion for the student’s own community will be the culminating teaching-learning activity.

This course examines individual, group, and community needs assessment strategies and how these strategies are used in conjunction with a theory to develop program goals, objectives, and program evaluation mechanisms that address public health concerns through health education and health promotion programs.

This course examines the implementation and evaluation of health education and promotion programs, population health status, and health behavior initiatives.  Effective strategies for developing, implementing, and evaluating program goals, objectives and outcomes will be examined.  

In this course, students are introduced to the ways consumers receive and use information to inform health practices and influence choices of health products, services, and providers.  Concepts include health literacy and decision-making, internal and external influences on health care decisions and health outcomes, and effective health education.  Exemplar health issues are discussed.

Research in the Health Sciences:  This course is designed as an introduction to using the research process to address health science problems and the use of evidence as a foundation for practice. Critical analysis of research studies will be emphasized.

Economics of Health Care is a growing field and is an important aspect of public policy in developed and developing countries. This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the field of Health Economics. The provision and production of health care have different characteristics and incentives from other consumer goods making health related markets a unique topic for study. You will cover a number of topics including basic economic concepts important for the study in health economics, why health is different from other good, aspects of the US health care market, health care in other countries, health care reform, as well as discussing the importance of health for development and some basic economic evaluation techniques. 

In this course, students will explore the impact of meaningful data on health care systems.  The concepts of converting data to information to knowledge in the national effort to create electronic health care records that provide privacy and security while ultimately improving patient outcomes will be discussed.  Details on meaningful use in electronic health records, health care data analytics, health informatics exchange, quality improvement strategies, public health informatics, and health informatics ethics will be examined.

An introduction to the area of sport information. Emphasis is placed on the fields within sport Information, including, but not limited to: sport information, public relations, media relations, player relations, radio and TV sports production, marketing and research, interactive media, media trends, production competencies, and employment options and trends.  

Management of sport and recreation facilities in the public and private sector including design, development, utilization, resources and auxiliary operation considerations. The course focuses on the facility manager's responsibilities including ticket sales, crowd control, security, customer satisfaction, human resources management, and revenue generation. The course requires site visits and analysis of various recreation facilities. 

This course will examine the processes and principles involved with sport and recreation marketing and sales. Focuses on development, promotion, sponsorship, advertising, merchandising and distribution of goods and services. Also includes the decision making and planning from the sports manager's perspective in branding products and entities.  

Under the advisement of an Allied Health Sciences faculty member and supervision of an assigned specialist at the placement site, the student will work or otherwise participate in activities associated with sport and recreation management. This is a variable credit course. One credit hour will consist of 40 hours of participation in activities associated with an internship assignment.