Health Education
7 courses · Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026
HLTH-1 Health and Life Style Choices
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
This course focuses on health and wellness concepts important in making informed choices about one’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. A personal approach to health and wellness will be explored through self-assessment and practical application to every day life. Topics such as fitness, obesity, weight management, nutrition, stress, substance use and abuse, prevention of diseases, sexual health, relationships, mental health, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and healthy aging will be discussed.
HLTH-3 First Aid & CPR for Kinesiology Majors
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 2 lab hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- KIN 101
This course involves the theory and detailed demonstration of the first aid care of the injured. The student will learn to assess a victim’s condition and incorporate proper treatment. Standard first aid, CPR, and AED (automated external defibrillator) certification(s) will be granted upon successful completion of requirements. Grades are P/NP Option.
HLTH-4 Psychosocial Health
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
Explores how attitudes and emotions affect physical health along with emotional health, and how psychosocial health can play a role in prevention of disease. This class presents current research on the link between the mind and the body.
HLTH-5 Sport Psychology
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Provides a concentrated study of human behavior in the context of participating in sport and how behavior (performance) is affected by other sources. Includes study about motivation, the brain’s impact on performance, stress, goal setting, sport imagery and current research into sport performance.
HLTH-6 Aging and Health
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Designed to introduce students to the basic aging and health concerns of older people and to broader issues of aging, health and society. Examines the: demography of the aging population, biological theories of aging, social and psychological aspects of aging, and the aging of the body’s major physiological systems. Grades are P/NP Option.
HLTH-10 Principles of Nutrition
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
- C-ID
- NUTR 110
In-depth study of nutrients and their functions, chemical composition of foods and their utilization in the body. Course topics such as weight loss, sports nutrition, food safety, the diet-disease relationship, global nutrition, and individual’s nutritional needs throughout the life cycle are emphasized. Course includes assessment of the student’s own nutritional health.
HLTH-13 Nutrition and Life Fitness
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC (with credit limitation)
The analysis and evaluation of current practices and theories regarding nutrition and exercise and their relationship to weight control and physical fitness. Individualized exercise prescription and nutritional analysis will be completed by each student.