| CSSC Code | Title | Alternate Titles | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Category | Sub-Category | Course | |||
| 17 | ALLIED HEALTH | A summary of groups of instructional programs that prepare individuals to assist qualified health professionals in providing diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, restorative, and rehabilitative services to patients in health care facilities, the home, and the community. | |||
| 01 | DENTAL SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to provide supportive services to the dental profession, including performing dental prophylactic treatments, instructing persons in the care of teeth and mouth, and producing dentures and related appliances. | |||
| 11 | Dental Assistant 1 | Dental Office Assisting | dental assisting skills; cancer development; filling materials; equipment care; x-rays | ||
| 12 | Dental Assistant 2 | dental assistant skill enhancement; terminal vocational program | |||
| 21 | Dental Assistant, Cooperative | dental office work experience; dental assisting | |||
| 31 | Dental Technology 1 | dental laboratory training; dentures; crowns and bridges; precious metals; oral anatomy | |||
| 32 | Dental Technology 2 | theory of occlusion of teeth; dental prosthesis; jaw relations and corrective procedures | |||
| 00 | Dental Services, Other | ||||
| 02 | DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to use equipment and medical materials for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes by learning to apply roentgen rays and radioactive substances; prepare and administer radioisotopes; operate electrocardiograph, electroencephalograph, respiratory or dialysis equipment; provide technical assistance before, during, and after an operation; or render medical emergency treatment in a variety of situations that demand immediate care, such as heart attacks, childbirth, poisons, burns, and shock. | |||
| 11 | First Aid | CPR and First Aid; Medical Emergencies; Emergency Medical Technician | cardiopulmonary resuscitation; first aid; emergency care; simulated emergencies | ||
| 21 | EKG Technician | principles of operations and administration of electrocardiograms; patient vital signs; interpretation of EKG readings; troubleshooting | |||
| 00 | Diagnostic and Treatment Services, Other | ||||
| 03 | MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to carry out technical functions to obtain data for use in diagnosis, treatment and control of diseases, under the supervision of medical specialists. Includes instruction in the use of technical equipment and the administration of medical and/or chemical agents. | |||
| 11 | Laboratory Program 1 | Health Technology | medical laboratory skills; staining techniques; sterilization; blood bank; urinalysis | ||
| 12 | Laboratory Program 2 | on-site laboratory training; paid experience; medical laboratory skills | |||
| 21 | Chemical Technology 1 | Chemistry, Qualitative; Chemistry Lab | laboratory chemistry; instrumental application; vocational approach | ||
| 22 | Chemical Technology 2 | sophisticated apparatus; advanced laboratory procedures; technician training | |||
| 00 | Medical Laboratory Technologies, Other | ||||
| 04 | MENTAL HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to assist nursing and mental health personnel in the care and treatment of the mentally ill, aged, drug addicted, and physically handicapped. Includes instruction in new patterns of living and administering prescribed medication. | |||
| 11 | Home Health Aide | home care assistance; elderly; convalescents; handicapped persons | |||
| 21 | Community Health | community health services; environmental health; infant care; communicable diseases | |||
| 31 | Mental Health Worker | Psychiatric Aide | entry-level training in mental health assistance; theories of mental and emotional disorders; basic non-professional crisis intervention; behavior management | ||
| 00 | Mental Health/Human Services, Other | ||||
| 05 | MISCELLANEOUS ALLIED HEALTH-SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to assist specialists in the health field in providing support functions in such areas as pharmaceutical, central supply, medical records, and the admissions/discharge of patients. | |||
| 11 | Health Occupations 1 | Health Careers; Medical Career Opportunities | health careers orientation; nursing arts; laboratory technology; allied health occupations | ||
| 21 | Health Occupations 2 | Health Occupations Training; Medical Careers Work Experience | work experience; health fields; paid basis; clinical settings | ||
| 22 | Central Service Technician | equipment decontamination, packing, sterilizing, storage and distribution of medical equipment and supplies | |||
| 31 | Medical Terminology | complex medical terms; medical office procedures | |||
| 41 | Medical Records Secretary | medical office statistics; medical information requests; records filing supervision; disease coding | |||
| 51 | Medical Assisting | physician assistant; medical office administration clinical duties; laboratory procedures | |||
| 61 | Sports Medicine | athletic injury; prevention techniques; physiology kinesiology | |||
| 71 | Veterinary Science | Veterinary Aide | veterinary assistance; animal production; animal health | ||
| 81 | Chemistry for Health Science | Medicinal Chemistry; Nursing Chemistry | survey course; biochemistry; vitamins; practical applications | ||
| 91 | Health Occupations, Independent Study | health occupations training; advanced independent study | |||
| 92 | Health Occupations - Cooperative Education 1 | ||||
| 93 | Health Occupations - Cooperative Education 2 | ||||
| 00 | Miscellaneous Allied Health Services, Other | ||||
| 06 | NURSING-RELATED SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to work under the supervision of a physician, nurse supervisor, or other qualified nursing staff member in providing nursing care to patients in hospitals, sanitariums, clinics, private homes, or other places by administering medications and treatments, assisting during treatment and examination of patients, or performing auxiliary services. | |||
| 11 | Student Assessment of Child Health | Health Office | guided assessment experience; vision screening; hearing tests; health careers exploration; first aid | ||
| 21 | Nursing, Practical | Nursing, Introduction | clinical experience; license preparation; nursing principles; anatomy; physiology; nutrition | ||
| 31 | Nurse's Aide and Orderly | Patient Care Technician; Nurse's Assistant | nursing assisting, nursing homes; patient care; safety procedures | ||
| 41 | Nurse's Aide, Cooperative | health oriented training; on the job experience; patient care | |||
| 51 | Nurse's Mathematics | applied math; metric measurements; drug solutions; hospital applications | |||
| 00 | Nursing-Related Services, Other | ||||
| 07 | OPHTHALMIC SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to assist an ophthalmologist or optometrist in identifying vision defects, performing tests, administering treatment preliminary to examination or surgery, preparing and fitting eyeglasses or contact lenses, and directing corrective eye exercises. | |||
| 11 | Optical Services Assistant | entry-level training to assist optometrist in vision examinations; care and use of glasses and contact lenses; assistance in frame selection; adjustment and repair of glasses | |||
| 00 | Ophthalmic Services, Other | ||||
| 08 | REHABILITATION SERVICES | A group of instructional programs that prepare individuals to work under the direction of a physician or other appropriate specialist in assisting handicapped persons overcome or compensate for any loss of function and in restoring the individual's physical health. | |||
| 00 | Rehabilitation Services, Other | ||||
| 99 | ALLIED HEALTH, OTHER | A group of instructional programs in allied health not described above. | |||
| 00 | Allied Health, Other | ||||
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