Health Navigator, A.A.S.

Program Description

The Health Navigator program educates front-line health workers with expertise and experience in assisting individuals and communities to navigate the U.S. community health, health care, and health insurance systems; improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery; and accomplish personal prevention and health care goals. The curriculum includes coursework in prevention and community health, health care, health insurance/health care financing, and accessing and analyzing health information. An experiential, practice-based education is included in the final semester. Basic written and oral communication skills and fundamental quantitative skills are essential for success and are integrated throughout the curriculum.

Graduates of the Health Navigator A.A.S. will be able to:

• Assist patients, caregivers, and family members in following treatment plans.
• Provide physical, emotional, and social support to patients.
• Direct individuals to needed personal health services.
• Educate individuals about disease prevention.
• Compare/contrast different types of health insurance and health financing.
• Analyze patient’s health insurance information, treatment plans, and related records to promote client’s health and well being.

General Education Courses

The list of general education courses appears in the General Education List . Some programs recommend or require specific courses to fulfill general education requirements. Please check your program’s sequence of study for this information.

Sequence of Study - Health Navigator A.A.S.

Below are the required courses for your program arranged in a suggested sequence. Please note that the sequence does not include developmental coursework. See Academic Preparation  for the developmental course sequence if applicable to you.

Required Courses (in expected order)

• EGL-1010 Composition I: Expository Writing Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement)
• MAT-1250 Applied College Algebra Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement)
• INT-1010 Introduction to Information Technology Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement)
• BIO-1130 Principles of Biology: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Credits: 4 (General Education Requirement)
• HLE-1150 Personal and Community Health Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• PAS-1000 First Year Experience Credits: 1 (Institutional Requirement)

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• EGL-1020 Composition II: Writing About Literature Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement) or
• EGL-1320 Composition II: Writing for Business Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement) or
• EGL-1340 Writing About Technical Topics Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement) or
• EGL-1100 Composition II: Writing About Issues and Ideas Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement)

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• SOC-2400 Introduction to Public Health and Health Care Policy Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• HIM-1530 Medical Terminology Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• HLE-2410 Health Communications Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• HLE-2420 Health Education Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

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• SOC-1010 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement)
• HIM-2511 Healthcare Quality Improvement and Data Analysis Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• HLE-2520 Prevention and Community Health Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• HIM-1505 Healthcare Delivery Systems Credits: 2 (Program Requirement)
• HIM-2600 Medical Reimbursement and Billing Credits: 3

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• HLE-2560 Health Navigator Practicum Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• HLE-2450 Public Health Preparedness Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)

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• COM-1010 Foundations of Communication Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement) or
• COM-1090 Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 (General Education Requirement) or
• COM-1110 Public Speaking Credits: 3 Credits (General Education Requirement)

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• HLE-2010 Health Issues in a Culturally Diverse Society Credits: 3 (Program Requirement)
• BMT-1500 Developing a Professional Image Credits: 1 (Program Requirement)
• HUS-1020 Professional Ethics in Human Services Credits: 1 (Program Requirement)

Program Total: 60 Credits

Transferability

Credit earned at any public institution in the state shall be transferable to any other institution if the:

• Credit is from a college or university parallel course or program;
• Grades in the block of courses transferred average 2.00 or higher; and
• Acceptance of the credit is consistent with the policies of the receiving institution governing students following the  same program. Refer to ARTSYS at artweb.usmd.edu and the receiving institution’s catalog to select transferable courses.

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