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This course will ex­plore the var­i­ous crit­i­cal health and safety is­sues and prob­lems af­fect­ing chil­dren and ado­les­cents. Areas to be ex­plored will in­clude nu­tri­tion, per­sonal hy­giene, med­ical care, first aid and safety, CPR, men­tal health, HIV and AIDS, sex­u­ally trans­mit­ted dis­eases, chronic and com­mu­ni­ca­ble dis­eases, sex­u­al­ity and birth con­trol.

This course will explore the various critical health and safety issues and problems affecting children and adolescents. Areas to be explored will include nutrition, personal hygiene, medical care, first aid and safety, CPR, mental health, HIV and AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, chronic and communicable diseases, sexuality and birth control.

This course in­cludes se­lected bi­o­log­i­cal con­cepts, in­clud­ing the chem­i­cal basis of life, cell struc­ture and di­vi­sion, a broad sur­vey of the major sys­tems of human body with a spe­cial em­pha­sis on human health and dis­ease, human evo­lu­tion and ecol­ogy. This course is de­signed to pro­vide a work­ing knowl­edge of life sci­ence to stu­dents who do not plan to con­tinue in sci­ences that will be help­ful in mak­ing in­formed de­ci­sions on health and en­vi­ron­ment.

This course includes selected biological concepts, including the chemical basis of life, cell structure and division, a broad survey of the major systems of human body with a special emphasis on human health and disease, human evolution and ecology. This course is designed to provide a working knowledge of life science to students who do not plan to continue in sciences that will be helpful in making informed decisions on health and environment.