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CHP
082
(2
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Health
Aide
Pre-session
I
Assists
the
newly
employed
Community
Health
Aide
to
function
in
the
village
clinic
until
he/she
enters
Session
I.
Patient
evaluation,
use
of
the
manual,
reporting
patients,
medicines
and
lab
tests.
Emergency
care
is
included
if
students
have
not
had
emergency
trauma
training.
(Prerequisite:
Employment
by
the
health
corporation
as
a
community
health
aide
or
permission
of
instructor.)
CHP
131
(8
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Health
Aide,
Session
I
Introduction
to
providing
village
primary
health
care
services
with
remote
supervision
of
a
physician.
Topics
include
CHP
standard
of
care,
use
of
the
CHA/P
Manual,
history-taking
and
physical
exam,
lab
tests,
reporting
to
the
physician,
medical
charting
and
medication
administration.
Supervised
clinical
experiences
prepare
the
student
to
conduct
patient
evaluation
of
common
village
health
problems
of
children
and
adults.
Introduction
to
human
anatomy
and
function,
wellness
and
disease
concepts,
crisis
intervention
and
emergency
care.
A
200
hour
field
component
at
the
students'
village
clinic
follows
the
didactic
program.
(Prerequisite:
Employed
as
CHA
by
a
health
corporation
or
permission
of
the
instruction.)
CHP
132
(8
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Health
Aide,
Session
II
Reinforces
the
problem-oriented
patient
encounter
process.
Includes
patient
education,
introduction
to
prenatal
and
well
child
care,
sexually
transmitted
diseases,
HIV,
substance
abuse,
mental
illness
and
death
and
dying
issues.
Session
I
material
and
emergency
care
are
reinforced
and
expanded
upon.
A
200
hour
field
component
at
the
students's
village
clinic
follows
the
didactic
program.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
131.)
CHP
133
(8
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Health
Aide,
Session
III
Session
II
content
reinforced
and
expanded
upon.
Additional
topics
include
prenatal
care,
family
planning,
fetal
alcohol
syndrome,
emergency
delivery
techniques,
newborn
and
well
child
care
including
immunizations,
nutrition,
dental
health,
adult
health
surveillance,
family
violence
and
sexual
abuse/rape
and
clinic
management.
A
200
hour
field
component
at
the
students'
village
clinic
follows
the
didactic
program.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
132.)
CHP
134
(8
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Health
Aide,
Session
IV
Common
patient
problems
within
the
body
systems
are
reviewed
with
a
focus
on
assessment
skills
and
management
plans.
Previous
session
content
is
reviewed.
Follow-up
care
for
patients
with
chronic
illness,
injury
prevention,
tuberculosis,
cancer,
environmental
health,
post
partum
care,
adolescent
care
and
older
adult/elder
care.
A
200
hour
field
component
at
the
students'
village
clinic
follows
the
didactic
program.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
133.)
CHP
135
(2
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Community
Health
Aide
Preceptorship
Supervised
primary
care
clinical
experience.
Minimum
of
30
contact
hours
of
direct
patient
care
required.
Students
provide
patient
care
in
a
variety
of
clinical
settings
including
outpatient
(acute
and
emergency
care),
prenatal,
well
child
and
chronic
care
clinics.
Additional
experiences
are
scheduled
with
the
referral
center
(hospital)
departments.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
134.)
CHP
203
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Clinical
Update
for
Community
Health
Practitioners
Review,
update
and
reinforcement
of
knowledge
and
skills
taught
in
CHP
131,
132,
133
and
134.
Emphasis
is
on
patient
evaluation
skills,
use
of
the
manual,
patient
treatment
plan,
medicines,
prenatal
care,
well-child
care,
chronic
patient
care
and
emergency
care.
Clinical
training
is
provided.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
134.)
CHP
206
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Mental
Health
and
Substance
Abuse
Instruction
in
listening
skills,
drug
therapy
and
family
dynamics
for
crisis
intervention,
long
term
care
in
the
area
of
mental
health,
and
substance
abuse.
Other
topics
include
the
mentally
ill
patient,
the
substance
abuser,
the
co-dependent,
and
prevention
activities
for
the
village.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
134
or
permission
of
instructor.)
CHP
207
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Maternal
and
Infant
Health
Review
of
the
anatomy
of
the
reproductive
system,
family
planning,
pregnancy,
fetal
development,
prenatal
care,
prenatal
education,
emergency
delivery,
postpartum
care
for
mother
and
baby,
and
well-child
evaluations
and
immunizations.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
134
or
permission
of
instructor.)
CHP
208
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Communicable
Diseases
Expands
concepts
in
relation
to
diagnosis,
management
and
prevention
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases.
Skills
taught
include
male
and
female
genitalia
exam,
pelvic
exam,
pap
smear,
gonorrhea
culture
and
chlamydia
culture.
Prevention
and
patient
education
are
emphasized.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
134
or
permission
of
instructor.)
CHP
211
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Health
Education
Methods
and
philosophy
of
health
education,
use
and
sources
of
audiovisual
materials,
presentation
planning
and
participation
in
school
and
community
health
programs
are
included.
A
variety
of
teaching
methods
including
role
playing
for
individual
and
group
presentations
permit
CHPs
to
practice
their
health
education
knowledge
and
skills.
CHP
212
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Diabetes:
Primary
Prevention
and
Village
Medical
Care
Pathophysiology,
primary
prevention
and
follow-up
treatment
of
the
disease
diabetes.
Topics
include
the
problem
of
Type
II
diabetes
in
rural
Alaska,
CHP
role
in
the
village
health
care
system,
Type
I
and
Type
II
diabetes,
primary
prevention
of
Type
II
diabetes,
village
medical
care
and
referral,
patient
education,
emergency
care
and
diabetes
medications.
The
clinical
training
portion
of
the
course
is
available
for
Community
Health
Aides/Practitioners
only.
CHP
214
(3
Credits)
Spring,
As
Demand
Warrants
Cancer:
Risks,
Diagnosis
and
Treatment
(3+0)
Causes
and
facts
about
cancer
in
the
Alaska
Native
population.
Includes
cancer
risk
factors,
healthy
lifestyle
behaviors
and
the
importance
of
early
screening.
Presents
cancer
diagnosis
and
treatment.
Explores
pain
management,
loss
and
grief.
Includes
self-care,
stress
and
burnout
issues
for
family
and
caregivers.
(Recommended:
CHP
134.)
CHP
215
(3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Death
and
Dying
(3+0)
Focusing
on
contemporary
primary
care
issues
relating
to
death
and
dying.
Improving
individual
coping
skills
in
loss
and
grief
situations.
Topics
include
theories
of
grief
and
loss,
care
of
the
terminally
ill
patient,
suicide,
euthanasia,
traumatic
death
and
neonatal
death.
Cultural
perspectives
on
dying,
body
preparation,
burial
rites,
advanced
directives,
death
certificates
and
legal
issues
reviewed.
CHP
220
(2
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Women's
Health:
Breast
and
Cervical
Cancer
Screening
(2+0)
Review
of
anatomy,
physiology
and
pathophysiology
of
the
female
breasts
and
genitals,
with
reinforcement
of
identification
of
risk
factors
as
they
relate
to
the
development
of
breast
and
cervical
cancer.
Skills
taught
include
female
breast
and
genital
history
taking,
examination
to
include
Pap,
chlamydia
and
gonorrhea
specimen
collection,
development
of
appropriate
assessments
and
plans.
Areas
emphasized:
prevention
and/or
early
detection.
(Prerequisite:
CHP
134
or
permission
of
instructor.)
CHP
250
(1
-
3
Credits)
As
Demand
Warrants
Current
Issues
in
Rural
Health
Care
(1
-
3+0)
Selected
current
issues
in
medical
education
intended
for,
but
not
limited
to,
Community
Health
Aides/Practitioners
with
emphasis
on
expanding
concepts
relating
to
understanding,
diagnosis,
and
management
of
illnesses
common
to
rural
Alaskan
communities.
May
be
repeated
for
credit.
Community
Health
majors
may
apply
up
to
a
maximum
of
three
credits
towards
the
200-level
major
specialty
requirements
for
A.A.S.
degree.
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