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Healthy life; happy life. Make it even better by enrolling at Coastline. Keep your finger on the pulse of the medical field so you can eat your greens and bring home the bacon – keto approved.
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Health Science
The Associate of Arts in Health Science provides interdisciplinary training for students who wish to pursue careers in public health promotion, kinesiology, nutrition and dietetics, or corporate wellness. This program takes a holistic approach to understanding health and the human body, emphasizing subject areas including anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, nutrition, health psychology, and disease management. Students will learn to assess the different components of health across the lifespan and they will acquire skills necessary to design, implement, and supervise healthy lifestyle programs at the individual and societal levels.
Coure requirements / digital catalog info:
Health Science - Associate of Arts Degree (60 units)
Public Health Science
Associate in Science in Public Health Science for Transfer focuses on an understanding of the health of populations. This degree is designed to prepare students in the study of public health science and provide comprehensive preparation for upper-division work. Students choosing this degree program will study a range of topics related to human health and disease including core functions and disciplines of public health; human anatomy and physiology; diseases and their causes, including risk factor; distributions of diseases; primary prevention strategies; and behavior-change theory and application. Students will gain understanding of the biopsychosocial basis for health and healthy populations. Further, they will be able to understand and assess the burden of disease on the health of populations, including the impact of environmental exposures; use of data to support evidence-based practices; develop and deliver health programs and interventions that are based on behavior frameworks, and evaluate health programs and initiatives for effectiveness. Public Health Science bridges the gap between scientific discoveries and the application of this knowledge to improve the quality of life.
Coure requirements / digital catalog info:
Public Health Science - Associate of Science Degree for Transfer (60 units)
Wellness Coaching
This certificate trains individuals in the core competencies of the coaching profession, including skills in relationship-building, active listening, powerful questioning, goal-setting, positive psychology, and motivational interviewing. Enhanced knowledge in the areas of nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness practices are a vital part of the curriculum to prepare individuals to work in a variety of professional settings in the emerging field of Health and Wellness Coaching. This certificate focuses on empowering clients to make healthy lifestyle choices and lasting behavioral changes in order to optimize their health and well-being.
Coure requirements / digital catalog info:
Wellness Coaching - Certificate of Achievement (18 units)
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Why study Health at Coastline?
Become a professional trainer, wellness coach, or community health worker. Or start here and go on to pursue careers such as nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, physician's assistant, and medicine. Our faculty can guide your first steps through education or offer advice about how to reach higher ranks within your career.
General awareness about the importance of health and fitness continues to rise, as does the variety of related careers and a need for more workers in the field. Health fads come and go but medical professionals will always be needed. Choose a course of study here at Coastline College that inspires you - and others - to make healthful decisions.
