Department of Health Professions 1 Minors are offered in: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH • Minor in Community Health Planning and Evaluation PROFESSIONS • Minor in Environmental Health and Safety • Minor in Public Health 330-941-3327 • Minor in Wellness • Minor in Gerontology The department offers certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree programs for future members of the health care delivery and public Master’s degree programs are offered in: health professions. • Respiratory Care General Education Courses • Dietetics Future Model (DFM) – Master’s in Public Health (MPH) The department offers multiple courses that satisfy general education • Gerontology requirements. The master’s degree program in respiratory care is available for licensed 1. Social Science domain: GERO 1501 (https://catalog.ysu.edu/courses/ respiratory therapists. The master’s in Dietetics Future Model (DFM) program gero/) Introduction to Gerontology & GERO 3703 (https://catalog.ysu.edu/ is a hybrid dietetics and public health master’s degree. This program uses a courses/gero/) Aging and Society. competency-based education model (CBM). The Gerontology master's degree has an interdisciplinary focus on social epidemiology and aging. The program 2. Social and Personal Awareness domain: GERO 3703 (https:// differs from the few others of its kind in the state, and it joins only a small catalog.ysu.edu/courses/gero/) Aging and Society, FNUT 1551 (https:// number of other programs in the country. For more information regarding the catalog.ysu.edu/courses/fnut/) Normal Nutrition, PHLT 1513 (https:// Respiratory Care program, the Dietetics in Public Health, or Gerontology, refer catalog.ysu.edu/courses/phlt/) Introduction to Environmental Health and to the graduate catalog. Safety, PHLT 1531 (https://catalog.ysu.edu/courses/phlt/) Fundamentals of Public Health, PHLT 1568 (https://catalog.ysu.edu/courses/phlt/) * There is a restriction on the number of students that can be accepted into Healthy Lifestyle and KSS 1500 (https://catalog.ysu.edu/search/?P=KSS the following programs since only a limited number of students can be %201500) Physical Activity and Core Concepts. accommodated: Medical laboratory science (medical technology), dental a. Please note that in order for KSS 1500 (https://catalog.ysu.edu/ hygiene, and respiratory care. Detailed information on admission criteria search/?P=KSS%201500) Physical Activity Core Concepts to and closing dates for applications are available in the Department of Health count in the SPA domain, students must take any two KSS Activity Professions, the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services Dean’s Office, Classes (https://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges-programs/ or the Admissions Office. college-health-human-services/department-human-performance- exercise-science/#coursestext) in addition to KSS 1500 (https:// catalog.ysu.edu/search/?P=KSS%201500) Physical Activity Core Important Notice Concepts. These courses do not have to be taken concurrently. Fingerprinting, a criminal background check, and drug testing may be required as a condition for working with a variety of sites used by programs offered Associate programs are offered in: in this department. Some sites used by programs offered in the department require that a person have no felony convictions and have passed a drug test • Emergency Medical Services within the past year. Students unable to meet these site requirements may not • Medical Laboratory Technology be able to complete their degree from the department. If you have questions concerning these requirements, please see an advisor in the department. Baccalaureate programs are offered in: For additional information, please visit the Office of Distance Education by e- • Allied Health Completion Program mail [email protected] or by phone at (330) 941-1516. • Dental Hygiene* • Didactic Program in Dietetics Chair • Exercise Science Sara Michaliszyn, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chair • Public Health, Health Education/ Health Promotion Track • Public Health, Environmental Health Track Professor • Medical Laboratory Science* Kelly Colwell, Ed.D., Assistant Professor • Respiratory Care* • Gerontology Tiffany F. Hughes, Ph.D., Associate Professor • Long Term Care Administration Debbie Juruaz, D.D.S., Professor Online Undergraduate Degree Programs Diane P. Kandray, Ed.D., Professor • Allied Health (BSAS) Joan O'Connell-Spalla, M.S., Assistant Professor • Public Health (BSAS) Ruth Palich, M.H.H.S., Assistant Professor Certificate programs are offered in: Nicolette Powe, Dr.P.H., Assistant Professor • Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) • Paramedic Amanda Roby, M.H.H.S., Assistant Professor • Health Information Systems Salvatore Sanders, Ph.D., Professor • Polysomnography • Applied Gerontology Suzanne Smith, M.Ed., Associate Professor 2 Department of Health Professions Silvia Stefan, Ed.D., Assistant Professor • Paramedic (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges-programs/ college-health-human-services/department-health-professions/aas- Daniel J. Van Dussen, Ph.D., Professor emergency-medical-services/#text) • Polysomnography (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- Mary Yacovone, M.Ed., Professor programs/college-health-human-services/department-health-professions/ Lecturer bs-respiratory-care/#curriculumsheettext) • Applied Gerontology (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- Ida Fusillo, M.P.H., Senior Lecturer programs/college-health-human-services/department-health-professions/ certificate-in-applied-gerontology/) Susan E. Kearns, M.S.N., Senior Lecturer Garrett Kellar, EdD., Lecturer Minors • Minor in Community Health Planning and Evaluation (http:// Associate Programs catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health- human-services/department-health-professions/minor-community-health- • Emergency Medical Services (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/ planning-evaluation/) colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/department-health- professions/aas-emergency-medical-services/) • Minor in Environmental Health and Safety (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/ • Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT-AAS) (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ department-health-professions/minor-environmental-health-safety/) undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/ department-health-professions/medical-laboratory-technician-mlt-aas/) • Minor in Public Health (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- programs/college-health-human-services/department-health-professions/ Baccalaureate Programs minor-public-health/) • Minor in Wellness (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- • Allied Health Baccalaureate - Completion Program (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ programs/college-health-human-services/department-human- undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/ performance-exercise-science/minor-wellness/) department-health-professions/allied-health-baccalaureate-completion- • Minor in Gerontology (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- program/) programs/college-liberal-arts-social-sciences/department-sociology- • Dental Hygiene (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- anthropology-gerontology/gerontology-minor/) programs/college-health-human-services/department-health-professions/ dental-hygiene/) • Didactic Program in Dietetics (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/ Allied Health colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/department-health- AHLT 1500 Introduction to Online Learning in Health Professions 3 s.h. professions/food-nutrition-didactic-program-dietetics/) Prepare students to take online courses including the use of the Blackboard learning environment and orient students to YSU and YSU’s Health Professions • Exercise Science (http://catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges- programs. Help students acquire basic skills to be successful in online programs/college-health-human-services/department-health-professions/ learning and emphasize skills and resources necessary to be successful in bsas-exercise-science/) their personal, academic and career-related pursuits. In addition, this course • Food and Nutrition - Graduate Track (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ will introduce students to topics such as career assessment and how to undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/ become a successful health professional in the 21st Century. Should be department-health-professions/food-nutrition-graduate-track/) taken during a student’s first 30 hours at YSU. Listed also as PHLT 1500 and • Public Health, Health Education/Health Promotion Track (http:// RESC 1500. catalog.ysu.edu/undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human- Prereq.: PHLT, AHLT or RESC major. services/department-health-professions/public-health-health-education- AHLT 1502 Applied Pathophysiology 4 s.h. health-protection-track/) Introduction to clinical anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology with • Public Health, Environmental Health Track (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ application to acute and chronic illness. undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/ department-health-professions/public-health-environmental-health-track/) AHLT 3704 Quantitative Methods in Health Sciences 3 s.h. This course is designed to provide the Health Care Professional with the ability • Medical Laboratory Science (MLS-BSAS) (http://catalog.ysu.edu/ to read and critically evaluate published research results and reports. Also, to undergraduate/colleges-programs/college-health-human-services/ become an educated consumer of medical/dental