Online Health and Personal Fitness
The following featured schools have accredited online health and personal fitness degrees.
Natural Health
Natural healing involves moving from a state of non-health into health using only natural means. Fasting to cleanse the body, using massage therapy to ease aching muscles, and taking herbal formulas to soothe an irritated throat are good examples. Homeopathy, herbology, iridology, bioenergetic methods, and nutrition are non-invasive methods of health practice which are designed to stimulate and maintain the body's intrinsic self-healing processes.
University of Phoenix Online is the largest online private accredited university and delivers online education around the world via distance learning and has 150 campuses in the United States.
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Natural health programs are based on the principle that healing will occur naturally in the human body if it is given what it truly needs, that is fresh air, sunlight, proper diet, pure water, exercise, and rest. Programs range from the philosophy to the practical application of natural health modalities. Several degree programs are tailored to provide the necessary skills and knowledge to become a naturopath, a natural health consultant, or to integrate natural health methods into an existing healthcare practice. Concentrations in herbology, iridology, or nutrition and lifestyles may be added to your studies. Students who enjoy the discovery, interpretation, and publication of new findings, natural health trends, and other related topics of interest may find these types of programs a perfect match.
ICS offers over 50 quality, affordable, home study programs designed to give you the skills you need for a new career in today's fastest growing fields.
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Holistic nutrition focuses on what, when, and why we choose to ingest substances into, or restrict substances from, our bodies; from vitamins and mineral supplements to organic foods and pure water. Electives that focus on practitioners' skills are available at the doctoral level for those who wish to become nutrition consultants. Concentrations in herbology, nutrition and lifestyles or iridology may be added to your degree.
Rasmussen College is dedicated to serving our communities by recognizing the diverse needs of individuals.
We encourage personal and professional development through respect, appreciation and a commitment to general education as a foundation for life-long learning.
As an Institution of Higher Learning, Rasmussen College is committed to preparing students to be active, productive and successful contributors to a global community.
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Health professionals combining medical technology and the human touch, the health services industry care around the clock, responding to the needs of millions of people from newborns to the critically ill.
More than 469,000 establishments make up the health services industry; all vary greatly in terms of size, staffing patterns, and organizational structures. Two-thirds of all private health services establishments are offices of physicians or dentists. Although hospitals constitute less than 2 percent of all private health services establishments, they employ nearly 40 percent of all workers. When government hospitals are included, the proportion rises to 45 percent of the workers in the industry.
The health services industry provided more than 11 million wage and salary jobs in 2000. Almost one-half of all salaried health services jobs were in hospitals; another one-third were in either nursing and personal care facilities, or offices of physicians including osteopaths. About 91 percent of wage and salary jobs were in the private sector; the remainder, in State and local government hospitals. |
