Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

HE262 Children's Health

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Explores children's health from biological, socio-cultural, behavioral, and environmental perspectives. Introduces strategies for children's health promotion and disease prevention. Examines factors impacting children's health and investigates causes and potential solutions for children's health issues such as environmental toxins, nutrition, epigenetics, illness and disease, trauma, racism, anxiety and depression. Prerequisites: (WR 115 and RD 115) or IRW 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement. Audit available. (See course content and outcomes [opens in new window].)

Credits: 4

Class schedule definitions

Cost:

cost is based on the number of credits – see tuition and fees

Books:

$0 or <$40 means low cost books (doesn't include other supplies like calculators)

Register:

use the CRN to register in MyPCC – see how to register

Class types:

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• In-person: classes take place at specific times and locations. Attendance in person is required.
• Online: classes do not have meeting times. Regular online interaction is required and there are weekly assignments.
• Remote: classes take place at specific times online. Students must be logged in during class meeting times.
• In-person and remote: classes meet both in-person and remotely. Attendance at both is required.
• In-person and online: classes meet in-person with additional online activities required.
• Remote and online: classes meet remotely with additional online activities required.