Friday, November 22, 2013

"Righteous community unity starts with ONE upright soul, whether it is a community of family members, students, neighbors, teammates, or business associates. Unity conquers worthy pursuits more quickly and with less effort than individual effort alone."
-Mr. Haymore

Reflection: What this quote means that it takes one to take courage to do something and then other will gain courage and will join that person. For example the video their was people playing the instruments it started by a little group and it ended up with a big group of people. it only takes ONE upright soul to encourage the others.

Home Health Aide

Duties and Responsibilities:

Home health aides is more for companies that provide in home assistance to ill, injury, elderly, or disabled customers. The duties they do are blood pressure, temperature, and pulse of patients.  They also help patients get out of bed, take baths and dress. They also perform housekeeping such as chores and making beds and cleaning rooms. And they prepare and serve meals for you.

Average Salary:

$8,000 - $18,000

Educational Requirements:


Most employers prefer that the people who want to do the home health aide must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Some of them could even have a vocational schools and community colleges offer training programs.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Student Success Statement
Together Everyone Achieves More

Reflection: What this means is that together you will achieve more because you get different ideas from one another. For example if you don't understand something then someone else will they will be able to help you because you guys are working together.


  • People working together to get to the top of the mountain
  • Teamwork
  • Helping
  • Holding hands
  • Loyalty
  • Friendship
  • Working Hard To Get To The Top
  • WorkSmart
  • Sportsmanship



Healthcare Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health administrators direct and manage hospitals and other healthcare places. They are responsible for long range planning, financial administration, materials management, purchasing, public affairs and patient administration. Small hospitals may only have one administrator. Health care administrators also work in HMOs, health agencies, clinics, or for private practices.

Average Salary:

$35,000 - $100,000

Educational Requirements:


Students must take challenging high school courses in business, science, math, and English. Most administrators hold master’s degree in healthcare administration or business administration.


Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Student Success Statement
"Work as a team to achieve your dream"
-Sarah Real

Reflection: What this quote means is that its better if you work as a team, different ideas, different opinion and you guys could help each other by encouraging eachother and helping eachother. 

Friday, November 15, 2013

Students Success Statement


"Your mind is a garden. 
Your thoughts are the seeds...
 You can grow flowers.
 Or you can grow weeds.."

Reflection: 

What this poem means is that your mind is a garden because of all the thoughts you have in your mind. And your thoughts are the seeds of your brain that if they are good thoughts they will become a beautiful flower like in a garden but if its a horrible thought it will become a weeds. not a beautiful flower.

Histology Specialist


Duties and Responsibilities:

Histology Specialist includes Histologist Technicians and Histologists. Another name for Histologist is Histotechnologist. The Histologist prepares tissues samples if the patient has a disease, dysfunction or malignancy. They look at the samples through a microscope after and they use a special chemicals to stain the important structures are visible. Histologist performs very complex and advanced procedures than technicians or also they perform management functions. Histologist work in hospitals, veterinary, pharmacy, or research laboratories.

Average Salary:

$22,000 - $35,000 (Histologist technicians)
$30,000 - $50,000 (Histologists)

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the hardest high school courses of their school. Such as science, math, and English.
To be able to become a histologist technician, students must either earn an associate’s degree in the medical field. Also needs a long term training program in histopathology lab. They also need to pass a national examination. To be able to become a histologist you must either have a bachelor’s degree or one year of clinical internship.


Reflection: 

No I wouldn't like to be a histology specialist because I didn't take the hardest courses in high school.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Student Success Statement
"you will become as great as your dominant aspiration"
-James Allen

Reflection: What this quote means is that if you look up to someone who is successful in life, then you will become as successful as them if you try or even more successful. For example lets say you look up to your parents or any family member or even a president or anyone who inspires you. You don't have to necessary have to follow their steps but at least follow the fact that they never quit to be where they are.

Health Science Librarian
Duties and Responsibilities:

Health science librarian organizes medical information and help practitioners find the information they need for the patient. Such as care, education, research and administration. Librarians select and recommend books and journal but they also establish electronic and digital data information systems. Library technicians assist by organizing collections, shelve books and to manage circulation desks and they also perform administrative duties.

Average salary:

$20,000 - $30,000 (Library technicians)
$35,000 - $55,000 (Librarians)

Education: 

Students should challenge themselves with high school course in science, math and English. Health science library technicians provide training for many employers. Health science librarians earn their undergraduate degree and must ear a master’s degree in library science from the program that is the American library association.

Answer:

 I think I would like to be a health science librarian because what they do is keep things organize and help people if they need the assistance. And I’m good at those things, and I’m a very friendly person.

 

Friday, November 8, 2013

Student Success Statement:
"A definite worthy goal combined with a positive mental attitude (PMA), is the starting point of all worthwhile achievement"
-Napoleon Hill


Reflection: What this quote means is that if you have a goal that you want to succeed and since the beginning you have a positive additute it will be a successful goal. For example when you say your gonna do in school your senior year and you do everything and you always in a good mood never being lazy, mad, a troublemaker that's what this quote means.


Health Information Specialist
Research and provide the following about the health information specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:
One of their responsibilities is to request copies for health records. Also searches and investigates, investigates, contains files or remove them. The health specialist process and stores the electronic health information. Another duty is that they need to input for the electronic health systems for example vital statistics, and other documents. And finally performs in other duties needed or assigned.
Salary: $20,000-$25,000(coding specialists)
$23,000- $30,000 (Record Technicians)
$30,000 – 40,000 (record administrators)
 Education: Students must take high school courses in business, information, management, science, math and English. They must have GED or high school diploma. Training is required in the job, but the classes are offered at the technician’s community college. Record administrators must have bachelor’s degree program in the medical field and pass a certification exam.

Answer: Yes I think I would like to be a health information specialist, it looks like a job I could apply too and also I could get hired.

Student Success Statement
"Good thoughts bear good fruit. Bad thoughts bear bad fruit"
-James Allen


Reflection: What This Quote Means is if you think good thoughts like such of succeeding or choosing the right then you will receive good things in life. But if you think the opposite like smoking or doing harm to yourself or anyone else then consequences will come to you in life.
“I Wasn't trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do what was right.”


Reflection: What this quote means is that he wasn't trying to be someone important he was just trying to do what was right, not be racist and he looked at the talent they had in basketball not the color they were. He changed peoples life, by showing them that everyone is equal in a way and you could do anything you want to do that’s right and it doesn't matter what color or religion or where you’re from.

-Dean Smith

Epidemiologist

Duties and Responsibilities:
Epidemiologist studies the frequency and distribution of diseases within human populations and environments. Specifically, they measure the incidence of disease occurrence and relate it to different Characteristics of populations and environments.  Epidemiologists perform research, education and public health practice in universities, government agencies, international organizations, and private corporations. Epidemiologists often:

•             Work on developing or refining methods of measuring and evaluating disease occurrences.
•             Develop and recommend public health policy.
•             Study or research chronic diseases, infectious disease, disease outbreaks, injuries, occupations, and environments.

Average salary: $30,000-$50,000

Educational requirement:
Students should take the most challenging high school course (including AP and IB course) available in science, math, and English.
Epidemiologists have, as a minimum, master degree in public health. Undergraduate requirements for admission into public health graduate programs vary by schools but usually include strong backgrounds in biology. Chemistry, mathematics, and statistics.
 


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