Chartered Centers: Community Outreach and Academic Achievement
The following are HHD's Chartered Centers. Our Other Centers are listed further down this column.
CSUN Aquatic Center at Lake Castaic
Department of Recreation and Tourism Management and general education students learn boating and water safety skills working with youth, adults and special populations at this CSUN/LA City facility 45 minutes north of the CSUN campus. The CSUN Aquatic Center at Castaic, opened in 1972, is one of the major water recreation facilities in Southern California.
The Center of Achievement for the Physically Disabled
Centered in the Department of Kinesiology, and with over thirty years of service to the disabled community, the Center of Achievement provides long-term after-care and trains future professionals. The Center features its renowned land-based programs, as well as The Abbott & Linda Brown Western Center for Adaptive Aquatic Therapy (see below). Unique to the western United States, this comprehensive facility features four treatment-specific pools and exercise programs for people of all ages (older than six months) who have moderate to severe disabilities.
Center for Health Ethics & Policy
Under the direction of Health Sciences faculty, the Center provides organizational structure for the development of programs, workshops and seminars in health care ethics policies. The Center collaborates with public and private leaders to offer community service, conduct research and play a leading role in establishing a university wide health care ethics & policy forum.
Center for Health Research & Community Service
Through the Department of Health Sciences, the center provides a professional and academic center for sharing research through discussion, conferences and symposia related to ethics in health care.
Center for the Study of Leisure and Play Behavior
Through the Department of Recreation and Tourism Management, this Center explores the nature of play and its effect on lifestyle, health and interpersonal dynamics.
Language, Speech & Hearing Center
Based in the Department of Communication Disorders & Sciences, the Center has provided diagnostic and therapeutic services to children and adults with communication disorders since 1960.
Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition & Dietetics (MMC)
Within the department of Family & Consumer Sciences, the MMC has served as a community and academic center since 1991. The Center educates families about quality of life improvements through better nutrition, providing research and evaluation technologies for the assessment of food quality, and increasing understanding of modern biological and chemical treatments and their effects on foods.
Physical Therapy Center for Advanced Clinical Practice
The PT Center, in the Department of Physical Therapy, supports research, community service, and education specific to PT. The faculty practice offers specialty practice areas in bone densitometry, geriatric rehabilitation, computerized motion analysis, kinesiological electromyography (KEMG), gait analysis, orthopedics, pediatric examination and treatment, developmental assessment, and balance and vestibular rehabilitation.
Other Centers: Promoting Community Outreach
Though the following HHD Centers are not chartered centers, each is critical to our community outreach efforts.
The Abbott & Linda Brown Western Center for Adaptive Aquatic Therapy - Department of Kinesiology
This comprehensive adaptive aquatic therapeutic exercise facility is part of the Center of Achievement (see above) in the department of Kinesiology. Established in 2002, the Center features four treatment-specific pools for aquatic based exercise fitness programs for people of all ages (beyond six months) who have moderate to severe disabilities.
Child & Family Studies Center (a.k.a., "the Lab School") - Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
The Lab School is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs for maintaining the highest standards in early childhood education; and by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences as a high quality instructional site for CSUN students and children of the community. Outreach efforts include programs assisting youth and their families, parenting newsletters, parenting classes, and presentations to community groups.
Consumer Resource Center - Department of Family & Consumer Sciences
Student interns provide help to the community regarding banking, investing, financial planning, taxes and consumer affairs issues.