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CTS: Community Health

The Community Health strand helps students learn to care for the ill and injured and promotes good health and disease prevention. The importance of family and community well-being is investigated. Students can also obtain industry-recognized credentials through this strand.

Community Health is just one of 22 strands* in Career and Technology Studies (CTS). For more information on the full group of CTS strands, visit the CTS Curriculum Structure.

*Each CTS "strand" is comprised of a group of 1-credit courses designed to support positive career opportunities for students.

Page Contents
      Program of Studies

      Guide to Standards and Implementation

      GSI Sections

            Introductory Courses

            Intermediate Courses

            Advanced Courses<

      Authorized Resources Database  — A searchable database of all authorized resources.

Program of Studies

The Program of Studies identifies the acceptable standards required of junior and senior high school students in this optional program.

Program of Studies [Revised 2005] (279 kb)

Guide to Standards and Implementation (GSI)

The Guide to Standards and Implementation provides the competencies students are expected to demonstrate. It also outlines suggestions for instruction,approved learning resources and linkages. Content from the programs of study are shown as shaded text. Further information also can be found in the CTS Manual for Administrators, Counsellors and Teachers.

Original GSI, 1997 (1.29 mb)

2001 Amendments (357 kb)

2002 Amendments (79 kb)

Complete GSI (includes original 1997 document and all subsequent amendments) (1.3 mb)

GSI Sections
Strand Rationale and Philosophy (27 kb)

Scope and Sequence Chart (13 kb)

Module [Course] Descriptions (11 kb)

Planning for Instruction (33 kb)

  Assessment Tools

          General CTS Tools  (57 kb)

          General Strand Tools  (53 kb)

          Introductory Tools (123 kb)

          Intermediate Tools (118 kb)

          Advanced Tools (193 kb)

Linkages/Transitions (120 kb)

Learning Resource Guide (112 kb)

Sample Student Learning Guides (174 kb)

Introductory Courses (74 kb)
	CMH1010: Family Dynamics (16 kb) 
	CMH1040: Caring for Children (15 kb)
	CMH1050: Child Development (14 kb)
 	CMH1060: Home Care 1 (17 kb)
	CMH1080: Perspectives on Health (18 kb)
	CTR1210: Personal Safety (Management) (15 kb)

Intermediate Courses (124 kb)
	CMH2010: Adolescent Health Issues (16 kb) 
	CMH2020: Perspectives on Marriage [Deleted September 2001]
	CMH2030: Community Volunteerism (12 kb) 
	CMH2050: Day Care 1 (20 kb)
	CMH2060: Home Care 2 (Personal Care Services) (16 kb)
	CMH2070: Sensory Challenges (12 kb)
	CMH2080: Respiratory System (13 kb)
	CMH2090: Circulatory System (16 kb)
	CMH2100: Musculoskeletal System (13 kb)
	CMH2110: Complementary Therapies (11 kb)
	CMH2120: First Aid/CPR (13 kb)
	CMH2130: Sports First Aid 1 (16 kb)

Advanced Courses (170 kb)
	CMH3010: Family Issues (14 kb) 
	CMH3020: Parenting (15 kb)
	CMH3030: Aging (16 kb)
	CMH3040: Prenatal & Postnatal Care (17 kb) 
	CMH3050: Day Care 2 (21 kb)
	CMH3060: Home Care 3 (Special Conditions) (18 kb) 
	CMH3070: Challenged Individuals (11 kb)
	CMH3080: Digestive System (16 kb)
	CMH3090: Nervous/Endocrine Systems (13 kb)
	CMH3100: Mental Health (15 kb)
	CMH3110: Advances in Medical Technology (15 kb)
	CMH3120: First Aid/CPR for Children (13 kb)  
	CMH3130: Sports First Aid 2 (13 kb)
	CMH3140: Perspectives on Marriage [New in 2001] (17 kb)

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