Exploring the Jungle: A Teacher's Guide to Preparing for Health Careers (1 copy for loan only) This booklet is written for teachers in education, vocational and employment settings.
It discusses specific issues for teachers, and provides classroom learning activities to help people learn more about jobs and career opportunities in health care. The "Teacher's Guide" should be used in conjunction with the "Insider's Outlook" and, if working with High School students, also with the "Student Guide." To request any of our lending resources, please go to the

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Health Careers Manual: Exploring Faces of Opportunities (1 copy for loan only; 7 sections) This manual is a comprehensive, high-interest curriculum that will help students gain skills that will enable them to make informed career decisions in the health field.
It will also help students to discover and capitalize on the resources that can guide them to a career and prepare them for life in the 21st century.

It provides teachers with:

• Current information on the most challenging, high-demand careers in the fields of health occupations
• Concise, informative material to give the teacher confidence in presenting both familiar and unfamiliar topics concerning health careers
• Unique learning experiences designed to catch the attention of the highly visual student learners of today
• Ready-to-use classroom materials to maximize instruction time

SECTION 1: Introduction to Health Careers
This section includes Health Careers Pre-test for students to help identify areas of weakness in knowledge of various occupations; includes 2 overhead transparencies ('Job Outlook' and 'Did You Know This About Health Careers') and 'Language of Health Careers' Worksheet.

SECTION 2: Discovering Self
This section explores how skills, personal characteristics, styles and values affect future lifestyles and career choices; includes several activities and worksheets to help students identify, evaluate, and assess personal characteristics, skills, and values.

SECTION 3: Decision-Making & Goal Setting
This section contains several activities for students to thoroughly gain understanding of the purpose of decision-making and goal-setting and how they relate to successfully choosing and planning a career (3 transparencies and 5 worksheets).

SECTION 4: Health Careers Cluster 1
This lesson plan contains detailed information about health careers in Dentistry, Medical Support and Health information Services; a video is included. These professions include:
" Athletic Trainer
" Medical Assistant
" MT/Paramedic
" Surgical Technologist
" Perfusionist
" Dentist
" Dental Assistant
" Dental Hygienist
" Health Information Manager
" Health Information Tech.
" Health Sciences Librarian
" Medical Transcriptionist
" Medical Secretary
" Medical Illustrator
" Medical Coder

SECTION 5: Health Careers Cluster 2
This lesson plan contains detailed information about health careers in Diagnostic Services, Laboratory Sciences, and Nursing; a video is included. These professions include:
" Cytotechnologist
" Phlebotomist
" Medical Laboratory Technician
" Medical Technologist
" Histology Tech/Histotechnologist
" Audiologist
" Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
" Nuclear Medicine Technologist
" Radiologic Technologist
" Cardiovascular Technologist
" Clinical Nurse Specialist
" Licensed Practical Nurse
" Nurse Anesthetist
" Nurse-Midwife
" Nurse-Practitioner
" Nursing Assistant

SECTION 6: Health Careers Cluster 3
This lesson plan contains detailed information about health careers in Medicine, Therapy, and Veterinary Medicine; a video is included. These professions include:
" Veterinarian
" Veterinary Technician
" Doctor of Medicine
" Doctor of Osteopathy
" Physician Assistant
" Podiatrist
" Chiropractor
" Occupational Therapist
" Occupational Therapy Assistant
" Respiratory Therapist
" Physical Therapist
" Physical Therapist Assistant
" Creative Arts and Recreational Therapist
" Speech/Language Pathologist
" Prosthetist and Orthotist
" Radiation Therapist
" Medical Dosimetrist

SECTION 7: Health Careers Cluster 4
This lesson plan contains detailed information about health careers in Pharmacy, Dietetics, Mental Health, Vision Care, Health Services Administration, and Preventive Education; a video is included. These professions include:
" Health Educator
" Pharmacist
" Pharmacy Technician
" Optician
" Optometrist
" Dietician
" Dietetic Technician
" Psychologist
" Counselor
" Human Services Worker
" Social Worker
" Biomedical Engineer
" Biomedical Equipment Technician
" Industrial Hygienist
" Health Care Administrator

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Nursing: The Power to Make a Difference (1 copy for loan only)
The purpose of this toolkit is for recruiting middle and high school students into the nursing profession. It includes "Be the Difference", a 12 minute video in both English and Spanish, pamphlets and a PowerPoint presentation with suggested script.

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