AH 108 - Introduction to Health

    Recent Professors
    Cori B. Burns
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    2
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of AH 108
    Transfers To
    Not transferable
    Description
    AH 108 Introduction to Health Occupations Units: 2 Hours: 36 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. This course provides an introduction to the health care field and to the core foundational skills needed by all health care workers. Topics include types of health care delivery systems and careers, history and trends of health care, law and ethics pertaining to health care, personal qualities of health care workers, confidentiality and reportable incidents, and infection control and safety procedures for health care settings. Students will be introduced to research tools in the campus library and on the Internet. Students will use these tools to research health care careers and relate them to their own interests, values, and abilities. This course is open to all students wishing to explore the health care industry. A field trip to a local health care facility may be required. � � � � � � Allied Health 139 COSUMNES RIVER COLLEGE 2025-2026 Official Catalog AH 120 Human Disease Units: 3 Hours: 54 hours LEC Prerequisite: None. Corequisite: AH 311 (formerly AH 110) and BIOL 102 (Corequisites may be taken previously. BIOL 100 or 430/431 are also acceptable in lieu of BIOL 102) This course is a study of pathological processes imparting basic knowledge to paramedical personnel. The student will study the basic concepts, terminology, etiology and characteristics of pathological processes. Diseases are classified according to both causative agent and the body system to which they relate.