Health (Career pathways)

• Career - an occupation or profession that requires special training
• Health Career Planning - refers to an individual's plan to make a career choice, growing in the chosen career or making a career shift
• Components and steps in making a career plan

  1. Self assessment
  2. Career exploration
  3. Decision Making
  4. Plan of Action
• Disease prevention and control - focus on communicable and non-communicable diseases
• Personal Healthcare - professionals in this field perform healthcare related tasks in a personal care level
• Maternal and Child Care - these health workers deal with complex public health issues that affect women, children, and families
• Mental Health Care - specialize in dealing with interpersonal ang intrapersonal relationship and life skills
• Community Healthcare - focus on maintenance, protection, and improvement of the health of

  all community members
• Environmental Healthcare Management - Try to establish the correlation between and among the physical, chemical, biological, social, and psychological factors in the surrounding environment
• Drug Prevention and Control- seek to reduce community and individual problems related to alcohol and drug abuse through evidence-based programs and policy advocacy
• Nutrition - Find ways to balance individuals' food and nutrition and their impact on patients' health.
• Health Education - Promotion of healthcare and training of health workers on managing change in healthcare.
• Dental Health - deal with various oral conditions
• Occupational safety - related to safety, health, and welfare of people engaged in work or employment
• Emergency Medical Services - specialize in out-of-hospital medical care