Health Information Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

 Health information specialists post and look over that the medical records are being properly placed and where it’s supposed to be.

Salary:

$20,000 - $25,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses, have a high school diploma or GED certificate. To be official, they must pass an examination.

Do you think you would like to be a health information specialist? Why?  Why not?

Answer: No, I would not proceed towards this career only because I have already thought about what I wish to be in the future, and also this career doesn't really seem to interest me. 

  Choose The Right!! 

Student Success Statement

"We become what we think about"

-Earl Nightingale

i believe this quote means that if we focus hard enough on our dreams and what we want to be in the future, we will be successful with that goal and hopefully achieve it with much effort and determination towards it.

Health Educator

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Duties and responsibilities:

Health educators provide information on health and health related issues. They can assess health training needs and plan health education programs. They may specialize according to specific health concerns, illnesses, or work, or training settings. Health educators may work as independent consultants or in health departments, community organizations, businesses, hospitals, schools, or government agencies.

Health Educators Often:

• ·         Perform health training needs assessments
• ·         Design and develop health education programs
• ·         Publish health education materials, information papers, and grant proposals.
• ·         Develop health education curriculum.
• ·         Teach health in public and private health schools.

Average Salary: $20,000 - $35,000

Educational Requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses during high school

Health educators have, as minimum, a bachelor’s degree in health education. Many have master’s degrees. To be certified or licensed to teach health in public schools requires a master’s degree and successful completion of a written exam in many states.

Choose The Right!!!

Student Success Statement

"i wasn't trying to leave a legacy. i was trying to do what was right."

-Dean Smith

this is such a great quote, in my opinion i think this means that he did what he thought was good, and for the sake of others. not to become the best.

Epidemiologist

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Duties and responsibilities:

Epidemiologists study the frequency and distribution of diseases within human populations and 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 diseases, disease outbreaks, injuries, occupations, and environments.

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

Educational Requirements:

Students should take the most challenging high school courses  (including AP or IB courses) available in science, math, and English.

Epidemiologists have, as minimum, master’s degrees in public health. Undergraduate requirements for admissions into public health graduate programs vary by schools but usually include strong backgrounds in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and or statistics.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

Student Success Statement

"CTR connects you to happiness and success. CTW disconnects you."

-Mr. Haymore

Choosing the right can help you make better choices in life than choosing the wrong can possibly ruin your own life. 

Environmental Health Specialist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Environmental health specialists monitor health and safety conditions in residential, industrial, commercial, and recreational settings. The main purpose of Environmental Health Specialists is to determine possible health hazards and to take steps to prevent it.

Average Salary:  $37,300 - $57,551

Education:

You need at least a bachelor’s degree. Also course work in chemistry, biology, public health, physical sciences, and environmental engineering. If you wish to work for the government you will have to take a certification course.

I would not want to be this only because the job just doesn't seem to interest me as a long term job that i would want to be in for years to come.