Planning for a

HEALTH
CAREER
HEALTH 10 QUARTER IV
PRESENTED BY: MS. JONACEL D. GLORIA
CAREER
 an occupation or
profession that
requires special
training.
HEALTH CAREER
designed to familiarize
students with the various
careers in the medical
profession and allied health
services.
Self-assessment is necessary
to understand one’s capabilities
and drawbacks.
It involves continuous learning
and improvement to build and
grow in the chosen career
path.
Why pursue
a health
career?
YOU’LL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN
PEOPLE’S LIVES.
Things we consider:
GOOD SALARY
JOB SECURITY
DO WORK THAT INTERESTS YOU
 FIND A HEALTH CAREER THAT FITS
YOUR EDUCATIONAL PLANS
A CLEAR PATH TO ADVANCEMENT
 WORK WITH PEOPLE (OR NOT)
What are the
components and
steps in making a
health career plan?
SELF-ASSESSMENT
Discover your personal
strengths through self-
assessments (values,
interests, personality,
testing, skills, etc.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
What are my
skills and
interests?
CAREER EXPLORATION
You can explore different
careers and work environments
through career fairs, online
research, meetings, internships,
alumni connections,
professional resources
CAREER EXPLORATION
What health careers do I
want to explore?
What will I do to explore the
different health careers?
DECISION MAKING
Before you decide on taking a career
that works for you, you can evaluate
and narrow down your options through
listing the pros and cons, comparing
your personal strengths and interests,
and deciding which career fulfills both
current and future goals.
DECISION MAKING
What health career will I
choose based on my skills
and interests?
What do I need to
consider?
PLAN OF ACTION
Plan achievalbe goals and develop
strategies to reach your goals,
organize your goals into smaller
steps, identify actions for each step,
utilize helpful people and resources,
review and adapt your plan
regularly
PLAN OF ACTION
What will I do
to meet my
goal/s?
CAREER PATHWAYS
Career pathways are
clusters occupations that
are grouped because of
shared skills.
Why Do You Need to
Understand Health Career
Pathways?
Makes it easier for you to
identify health career
professions
Why Do You Need to
Understand Health Career
Pathways?
Assists you in choosing a
health career
Why Do You Need to
Understand Health Career
Pathways?
Helps you develop a plan on
how to prepare for your
chosen health career
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF
HEALTH CAREER
PATHWAYS?
1. Disease Prevention
and Control
Focus on communicable and non-
communicable diseases.
Their work includes immunization, screening
of newborns, promotion of breastfeeding,
infant diseases prevention, adolescent
healthcare, and life skills.
2. Personal Healthcare
field perform
healthcare-related tasks
in a personal care level.
3. Maternal and Child Care
deal with complex public health
issues that affect women, children
and their families.
Example: Midwifery
4. Mental HealthCare
 dealing with interpersonal and
intrapersonal relationships and life
skills.
Example: Guidance Counsellor
5. Community Healthcare
Focus on maintenance,
protection, and improvement of
the health of all community
members.
Rural Sanitary Inspection
6. Environmental Healthcare
Management
monitoring the quality of
environment and impact of human
activities on ecosystems, and
developing strategies for restoring
ecosystems.
7. Drug Prevention and
Control
reduce community and individual
problems related to alcohol and
drug abuse through evidence-
based programs and policy
advocacy.
8. Nutrition
balance individuals’ food and
nutrition and their impact on
patients’ health. These include
meal planning, food preparation
and economics.
9. Health Education
Assessing individual and community
needs, planning, implementing and
evaluating health programs, promoting
the understanding of various health-
related bahaviors plus coordinating
health education services
10. Dental Health
deal with various oral conditions
which include chronic mouth and
facial pain, oral sores, periodontal
(gum) disease, tooth decay and
tooth loss, etc.
11. Occupational Safety
related to the safety, health and
welfare of people engaged in
work or employment.
Health Inspector
12. Emergency Medical Services

work specialize in out-of-hospital medical

care.
skills include first-aid procedures, emergency
medical treatment and transport of patients,
rapid emergency medical response and
immediate medical attention.
MEDICAL AND ALLIED
HEALTH PROFESSION
MEDICAL PROFESSION

Agroup of individuals
qualified to practice
medicine.
 ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
Are lines of work that still
deal with healthcare, but are
distinct from medicine.
Who are the medical
and allied health
professionals?
Health Care Provider -
a person who helps
identify, prevent, or treat
an illness or disability
 Health Care Practitioner/
Provider - an independent
healthcare provider who is licensed
to practice on and provide general
and/or specialized care to a specific
area of the body.
Allied Health Professionals
- a trained healthcare provider
practicing under supervision of a
physician or healthcare practitioner. They
include pharmacists, dental hygienists,
physical therapists and nurses.
Two Categories of
these professions
Technicians
- Those who undergo training to
perform specific procedures.
- They are required to work
under the supervision of
technologists or therapists.
Technicians
- This category includes physical therapy
assistants, medical laboratory
technicians, radiological technicians,
occupational therapy assistants,
recreation therapy assistants and
respiratory therapy technicians.
Technologist/Therapists
- have more intensive training, which
includes acquiring procedural skills.
- They evaluate patients, diagnose
conditions, develop treatment plans, and
understand the rationale behind various
treatments.
Technologist/Therapists
- They also assess patients’ responses to
therapy and make appropriate decisions
about continued treatment or
modification of treatment plans.
- Furthermore, they are licensed to
perform these tasks.