Health 1

• What is a health career?

  An occupation requiring special training
• What is the purpose of health career programs?

  To familiarize students with medical skills
• What does health career planning refer to?

  An individual's career choice and growth
• Why should one pursue a health career?

  • Good salary
  • Job security
  • Work that fits educational plans
  • Clear path to advancement
• What is the first component in making a health career plan?

  Self-assessment
• What does self-assessment involve?

  Discovering personal strengths and interests
• What is the second component in making a health career plan?

  Career exploration
• How can one explore different health careers?

  Through fairs, research, and internships
• What is the third component in making a health career plan?

  Decision making
• What should be considered in decision making?

  Evaluating pros and cons of options
• What is the fourth component in making a health career plan?

  Plan of action
• What does a plan of action involve?

  Setting achievable goals and strategies
• What are health career pathways?

  • Cluster occupations with shared skills
  • Grouped for better understanding of roles
• What does disease prevention and control focus on?

  Communicable and non-communicable diseases
• What does personal healthcare involve?

  Monitoring patients and advising clients
• What does maternal and child care address?

  Public health issues affecting women and children
• What does mental healthcare specialize in?

  Interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships
• What does community healthcare focus on?

  Health of all community members
• What does environmental healthcare management establish?

  Correlation between environmental factors
• What does drug prevention and control aim to reduce?

  Problems related to alcohol and drug abuse
• What does nutrition focus on?

  Food and nutrition's impact on health
• What does health education promote?

  Healthcare and training of health workers
• What does dental health deal with?

  Various oral conditions
• What does occupational safety relate to?

  Safety, health, and welfare in employment
• What do emergency medical services specialize in?

  Out-of-hospital medical care
• Who are allied health professionals?

  Healthcare practitioners with formal education
• What is a health care provider?

  Person or organization treating illness
• What is a health care practitioner?

  Licensed provider of general or specialized care
• What are the key functions in healthcare?

  1. Prevention: Keep illness/injury from happening
  2. Assessment: Appraisal based on subjective report
  3. Diagnosis: Analysis based on signs and symptoms
  4. Treatment: Management and care of a patient
  5. Rehabilitation: Treatment to recover from illness
  6. Advocacy: Collaboration for program development
  7. Promotion: Enabling control over health
  8. Education: Sharing and gaining knowledge
  9. Research: Examination of data for facts