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Health
Quarter 4 – Module 4b:
Professional Health Career Planning;
Health Pathways

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MAPEH – Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 4b: Professional Health Career Planning; Health Pathways
First Edition, 2021

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 What I Need to Know

It is a public knowledge that healthcare is one of the most productive industry

among all other professions. Deciding one’s career will surely take you to a state of
security and safety.

There are different types of healthcare providers, practitioners, and

professionals where you can choose from. These professions may be categorized in
various ways and it is for you to decide which one is best for you.

Along with medical professions, there are hundreds of allied health

professions which complete the workforce in contributing to the total care of patients,
support to healthcare professionals, and the efficient operation of healthcare
organizations.

In this module, you will learn the components of health career pathways and
other important matters pertaining to healthcare profession and practitioners as you
make your personal health career plan.

Learning Competencies:

Explores the various health career pathway based on personal competence and
interest; participates in a health career orientation program
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Decides on an appropriate health career path

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At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Identify health career pathways.
2. Explore and discuss health career pathways.
3. Generate useful strategies in planning a career.
4. Design a personal healthcare profession artwork.

Please take note that all answers shall be written in your Health notebook
or in a required material, and that there should never be any markings placed in this
module.

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 What I Know

Answer the Pre- Test below in your Health notebook. Make sure you make no
unnecessary marks on the pages of this module.
PRE-ASSESSMENT

List 3 examples of health careers that are available in your

school/community/country for each health career pathways. Use your MAPEH/Health
notebook in accomplishing this task.
Health Career Pathways Health Career

1. What health careers are commonly available in your school, community, and
country?
2. What type of health career/s do you think is needed in our country? Explain why?
3. Which health career pathways do you think our government should give priority?
Choose 5.
4. Why is it important to understand the different career pathways?

What’s In
Medical and Allied Health Professions

The medical profession is a group of individuals qualified to practice medicine.

Allied health professions, on the other hand, are lines of work that still deal with
healthcare, but are distinct from medicine. They have distinct and specialized
knowledge and skills that actively work with people accessing health and disability that
are offered services across a range of settings. These professions include clinical
laboratory or medical technology, physical therapy, occupational therapy, dietetic
services, medical record personnel, radiologic services, speech language pathology
and audiology, and respiratory therapy. Allied health professionals provide services
and engage in activities which include:
a. Prevention
b. Assessment/evaluation
c. Identification
d. Treatment
e. Rehabilitation/habilitation

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 f. Advocacy
g. Promotion of health and well-being
h. Education
i. Research

What’s New
Allied Health Professions Overview

The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions defines allied health as

the segment of the health care field “that delivers services involving the identification,
evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services;
and rehabilitation and health systems management.”

There are five million allied health care providers in the United States, who work
in more than 80 different professions and represent approximately 60% of all health
care providers. The number of allied health care providers is likely to grow as jobs in
the health care industry will grow from 15.6 million to 19.8 million between 2010 and
2020. An increasing number of those jobs will require people with bachelor’s and
graduate degrees.

Some allied health care providers work collaboratively with other providers,
including physicians, nurses, dentists, and pharmacists. They may play roles in
evaluating and assessing a patient’s needs, keeping the physician and others
informed of the patient’s progress and caring for the patient. Others work
independently as specialists in exercise, nutrition, health education, speech, and daily
function.

The allied health professions fall into two broad categories: technicians
(assistants) and therapists/technologists. Technicians are trained to perform
procedures, and their education lasts less than two years. They are required to work
under the supervision of technologists or therapists. Cardiovascular technicians,
ophthalmic medical technicians and medical assistants are examples of careers in this
category.

The educational process for therapists or technologists is more intensive and

includes acquiring procedural skills. In addition, students learn to evaluate patients,
diagnose conditions, develop treatment plans, and understand the rationale behind
various treatments to judge their appropriateness and potential side effects.
Educational curricula teach students to evaluate patients’ responses to therapy and
make appropriate decisions about continued treatment or modification of treatment
plans. Anesthesiologist assistant, neurodiagnostic technologist and pathologists’
assistant are three examples of allied health careers in this category.

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The following professions are included in allied health:

 Athletic training  Nuclear medicine technology

 Audiology  Occupational therapy
 Cardiovascular perfusion technology  Physical therapy
 Cytotechnology  Physician assistant
 Dental hygiene  Radiation therapy technology
 Diagnostic medical sonography  Radiography
 Dietetics  Rehabilitation counseling
 Emergency medical sciences  Respiratory therapy
 Health administration  Respiratory therapy technology
 Health information management  Speech-language pathology
 Medical technology
https://explorehealthcareers.org/field/allied-health-professions/

What is It
Health Career Pathways
1. Disease Prevention and Control
- Focus on communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Includes
immunization, screening of newborns, promotion of breastfeeding, infant
diseases prevention, adolescent healthcare, and life skills.

Sample careers:
Community Health Work
Education and Research

2. Personal Healthcare
- Perform healthcare related tasks in personal care level. These include
monitoring patients; administering and assisting in personal care and
hygiene; performing housekeeping duties; and advising clients on related
healthcare issues like infant care, hygiene, and nutrition.

3. Maternal and Childcare

- Health workers that deal with complex public health issues that affect
women, children, and their families.

Sample Careers:
Midwifery
Community Health Educator
Outreach Specialist

4. Mental Healthcare
- Medical professionals who specialize in dealing with interpersonal and
intrapersonal relationships and life skills. Includes cognitive and
psychosocial development, promotion of healthy self-esteem through
feelings and anger management and identifying warning signs or red flags

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 of learning disorders, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders, stress, and
bullying.
Sample Careers:
Social Work
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry
Guidance Counseling

5. Community Healthcare
- Specialists in this area focus on the maintenance, protection, and
improvement of the health of all community members.

Sample Careers:
Barangay/Community Health Work
Rural Sanitary Inspector

6. Environmental Healthcare Management

- Includes monitoring the quality of environment and impact of human
activities on ecosystems and developing strategies for restoring
ecosystems.

Sample Careers:
Air quality monitoring
Soil science analysis
Hazardous and solid waste management
Environmental noise control
Radiological assessment

7. Drug Prevention and Control

- Careers that seek to reduce community and individual problems related to
alcohol and drug abuse through evidence-based programs and policy
advocacy.

Sample Careers:
Drug Enforcement
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation

8. Nutrition
- Specialists in this area find ways to balance individuals’ food and nutrition
and their impact on patients’ health. Includes meal planning, food
preparation and economics.

Sample Careers:
Clinical Dietetics
Food and Nutrition Management
Public Health Nutrition
Education and Research

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9. Health Education
- Promotes healthcare and training health of health workers on managing
change in healthcare. Involves assessing individual and community needs,
planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs, promoting the
understanding of various health-related behaviors plus coordinating health
education services.

Sample Careers:
Education and Research
Community Health Work

10. Dental Health

- Deal with various oral conditions which includes chronic mouth and facial
pain, oral sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay and tooth loss,
other diseases and disorders that affect the oral cavity, and risk factors for
oral diseases.

Sample Careers:
Dental Hygiene
Dental Nursing
Dental Health Support

11. Occupational Safety

- Career that is related to safety, health and welfare of people engaged in
work or employment. Includes protecting workers from sickness, disease,
and injury arising from possible hazards of their employment and workplace.

Sample Careers:
Occupational Health and Safety Technician
Health Inspector
Industrial Hygienist

12. Emergency Medical Services

- Work specializing in out-of-hospital medical care. Skills include first-aid
procedures, emergency medical treatment and transport of patients, rapid
emergency medical responses and immediate medical attention.

Sample Careers:
Emergency Medical Aid
Paramedic

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 What’s More
A person working in Health and Medical in Philippines typically
earns around 66,600 PHP per month. Salaries range from 13,900 PHP (lowest
average) to 199,000 PHP (highest average, actual maximum salary is higher).
This is the average monthly salary including housing, transport, and other
benefits. Salaries vary drastically between different Health and Medical
careers. If you are interested in the salary of a particular job, see below for
salaries for specific job titles.

Recent post online of Jobstreet.com states that there are about 2,685
jobs that are open in the country. This is an indication that health sector in the
country needs workers to be in the service. Some of these are as follow:

Project Site Nurse Corporate Nurse

Nurse 1 Medical Coder
Company Nurse Staff Nurse
Charting/QA Coordinator (RN) Homecare Nurse
Medical Claims Analysts Training Associate
Personal Healthcare Assistant Ophthalmic Nurse
Facilitator (Tiering and Screening) Renal Nurse
CDI Specialist (DRG Auditor/Clinical Validator)
Dialysis Nurse

Prior to this pandemic, the demand for health professionals really needs to be
filled up, since this is one of the most essential sectors in the government that ensures
untiring service to people. With this current situation, our country is facing badly the
demand that grows double or triple since human resource on health is of shortage.
Facilities and equipment on health are very exhausted and not enough to cover all
demands. What could be the best strategy to strengthen the need of this time? Well,
based on this illustration, something must be done in both parties, the government,
and the people.

https://bit.ly/2PrGIHw

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The median, the maximum, the minimum, and the range
 Salary Range
Health and Medical salaries in Philippines range from 13,900 PHP per month
(minimum average salary) to 199,000 PHP per month (maximum average
salary, actual maximum is higher)

 Median Salary
The median salary is 71,900 PHP per month, which means that half (50%) of
people working in Health and Medical are earning less than 71,900 PHP while
the other half are earning more than 71,900 PHP. The median represents the
middle salary value. Generally speaking, you would want to be on the right side
of the graph with the group earning more than the median salary.
 Percentiles
Closely related to the median are two values: the 25th and the 75th percentiles.
Reading from the salary distribution diagram, 25% of people working in Health
and Medical are earning less than 38,600 PHP while 75% of them are earning
more than 38,600 PHP. Also from the diagram, 75% of people working in Health
and Medical are earning less than 146,000 PHP while 25% are earning more
than 146,000 PHP.

What I Have Learned

Directions: Review the lessons in the module. Then write your reflection in your
MAPEH/Health notebook by completing the unfinished statements below.

I have learned that

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

I have realized that

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

I will apply
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

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 What I Can Do

Comply the activity below. Use a short bond paper.

MY HEALTH CAREER PLAN

My Career Goal/s:

Self-Assessment
What are my skills and interests?

Career Exploration
What health careers do I want to explore?
What will I do to explore the different health careers?

Decision-Making
What health career will I choose based on my skills and interests?
What do I need to consider?

My Plan of Action
What will I do to meet my goal/s?

Self-Assessment Career Exploration

Discover your personal strengths You can explore different careers

through self-assessments (values,
interest, personality, testing, skills,
etc.
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.
and work environments through
career fairs, online research,
meetings, internships, alumni
connections, professional
resources.
Plan of Action
Plan achievable 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.

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 Assessment

Read the statements in each number carefully. Identify the Health Career Pathway
by choosing the correct answer in the box. Write your answers in your Health
notebook.

Drug Prevention and Control Environmental Health Care Management

Personal Health Care Disease and Prevention Control
Nutrition Emergency Medical services
Occupational Safety Maternal and Child Care
Dental Health Health Educational
Personal Health Care

1. Focus on communicable and non-communicable diseases

2. Health workers that deal with complex public health issues that affect women,
children, and their families.
3. Specialists in this area focus on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of
the health of all community members
4. Specialists in this area find ways to balance individuals’ food and nutrition and their
impact on patients’ health
5. Deal with various oral conditions which includes chronic mouth and facial pain, oral
sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay and tooth loss, other diseases and
disorders that affect the oral cavity, and risk factors for oral diseases
6. Work specializing in out-of-hospital medical care. Skills include first-aid procedures,
emergency medical treatment and transport of patients, rapid emergency medical
responses and immediate medical attention
7. Sample Careers: Education and Research, Community Health Work
8. Sample Careers: Drug Enforcement, Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation
9. Sample Careers: Occupational Health and Safety Technician, Health Inspector,
Industrial Hygienist
10. Sample Careers: Air quality monitoring, Soil science analysis, Hazardous and solid
waste management, Environmental noise control, Radiological assessment

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 Additional Activity

ME, MYSELF, MY FUTURE!

Create an artistic view of your future health career. Illustrate using a

short bond paper. The result of the above activity must be presented here.
Give a short description and explanation about your work. Narrate all the steps
you will do to prepare yourself in achieving your goal. Use your creativity with
good vision about your future.

Rubrics 10 5 3
Illustration Well-illustrated Illustrate Not relevant
character with character without illustration
exact concept concept
Creativity Makes use of all There is a few No creativity
creative creative
elements and elements and
designs designs
Narrative of steps Well structured Not so clear No given steps
step by step structured goals
goals

Answer Key
10. Environmental Healthcare
9. Occupational safety
Answer may vary 8. Drug Prevention and Control
7. health Education
What’s More 6. Emergency Medical services Responses may vary
5. Dental Health Care
What’s New
4. Nutrition Additional Activity
What’s In 3. Community and Healthcare
2. Maternal and Childcare
What I know 1. Disease and Prevention Control
Assessment
Outputs may vary
What I can Do

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 REFERENCES

Physical Education and Health Grade 10

Learner’s Material
Department of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat (DepEd-IMCS)
First Edition 2015

https://explorehealthcareers.org/field/allied-health-professions/

https://bit.ly/2PrGIHw

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Department of Education – Schools Division of Negros Oriental

Kagawasan, Avenue, Daro, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Tel #: (035) 225 2376 / 541 1117

Email Address: negros.oriental@deped.gov.ph
Website: lrmds.depednodis.net

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