Health information specialist

Research and provide the following about the health information specialist

Duties and responsibilities: Health Information Specialists obtain, post, and analyze medical, workload, finance, and insurance data.  They ensure that this information is properly recorded into medical records so practitioners can plan and evaluate health care provide

Salary: $20,000 - $25,000 (Coding Specialists) 
$23,000 - $30,000 (Record Technicians)  
$30,000 - $40,000 (Record Administrators)

Education:

Students should take high school courses in business, information management, science, math, and English. Coding specialists must have a high school diploma or GED certificate.  Training is usually conducted on the job, but classes are offered at technical schools and community colleges.  To become certified, specialists must pass an examination.

Answer: Do you think you would like to be a health information Specialist? Why? Why not?

No I would not like to be a health information specialist because it involves a lot of math and in witch is my weakest subject. It seems like an interesting career I might use it as an alternative in case my career as a social worker does not turn out to be a possible.

Student success statment 
What is The Strangest secret in the wrold
"we become what we think about."
earl nightingale

Reflection: this statment is true because i have always pictured my self being a social worker, but what i have done wrong is i have never thought about my self being a social worker i do say my mind is a powerfull macjnie the operates24/7 because in case of an emergencies our brain reats to send an alarming notice to our body that says GET UP AND DO IT JUST DNT THINK ABIUT YOUR ACTIONS . some people have also told me that to give it my all and to never think about the maybe if i but its funnny becaus epeople dont want me to think about the consequences. when in reality life has alot of consequences.

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 on 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 schools.

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

Educational requirements:

Students should take college preparatory courses during high school.

Health educators have, as a 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 written exam in many states.

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In my personal opinion I would not want to be a health educator because health is not my main focus because this means I am going to have to take care of my own health. This seems like a very interesting topic but just not my main focus. 

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Student Success Statement

"Good thoughts bear good fruit. Bad thoughts bear bad fruit"

                                James Allen 

 to me this statement means that no matter that if you have bad thoughts those bad thoughts might reflect on bad actions or a bad future . for instance i had a lot of bad thoughts when i was younger me and my older sister we used to always get in trouble some a blunt or two. then their came a day in witch my mom decided  that we had to be apart i call her my older sister just because she was born a couple of minutes before me she stated with my dad and i came here with my mom this was a very bad adaptation for me because this meant i had to make new friend and low key change how i act because my mom is way more stricter than my dad. my dad is layed back and chill.

Genetic counselor

Research and provide the following about the genetic counselors

Duties and responsibilities:

• Analyze patient histories
• Provide genetic testing
• Perform genetic risk calculations
• Educate families about potential health risks
• Help patients to cope with a diagnosis

Salary: Genetic counselors typically earn between $50,000 and $100,000 a year depending on their position, level of expertise, and area of the U.S

Education:

Those interested in the field must complete a master's degree program in genetic counseling. Due to the small number of accredited programs, graduate schools often have a highly selective admission process. Students can prepare for admission with undergraduate courses in chemistry, biology, genetics and psychology. Graduate program coursework requires clinical training through internships where students learn about the following:

• Molecular genetics
• Genetic screening
• Counseling ethics and techniques
• Research methods
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Population studies
• Birth defects

Answer: Do you think you would like to be a genetic counselor? Why? Why not?

I would love to be a genetic counselor because my major inspiration is to become a social worker  so this would definitely fit one of my criteria’s. 

Student success statement

Dean Smith

“I wasn’t trying to leave a legacy. I was trying to do whst was right.”

 This statement to me means that you should not do your job just because you are forced to but actually do your job because of the passion you have for it. 

Epidemiologist

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Duties and responsibilities

Epidemiologist studies the frequency and distribution of diseases within human populations and environments. Specially, 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 methods of measuring and evaluating disease occurrences.

·      Develop and recommend public health policy.

·      Study or research chronic diseases, infectious disease, disease outbreaks, injuries, occupation, 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 a 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. Also I would not be an Epidemiologist because it is not very interesting.

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