Humboldt County Office of Education: Health Science & Medical Technology | CTE at Fortuna High

Biology & Community Health

This course is a college preparatory laboratory science course aligned with NGSS and integrated with public and community health standards. This course is designed to expand students’ understanding of biological concepts through the study of the effect of disease on public and community health.

Students will engage in experiments, conduct research, complete simulations and apply knowledge of cellular physiology to understand the spread of disease. Units will include cell physiology, genetics, evolution and ecology emphasizing how each affect public health. Students will develop extensive medical vocabulary used in health care occupations through the study of root words, prefixes and suffixes. Students will also investigate various local community health careers with guest speakers and field trips and will become CPR certified.

This course meets the “D” University of California / California State science requirements