Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOCOS NORTE

Health 10
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Health Career Pathways

MELCS:
 Explores the various health career paths selects a
particular health career pathway based on personal
competence and interest; participates in a health career
orientation program (H10PC-IVc-d-3)
 Decides on an appropriate health career path (H10PC-
IVc-d-3)

Prepared by:
ROLAND L. COPRUZ
Master Teacher II
Ilocos Norte Agricultural College

RAFFY A. TAGAVILLA
SHS Teacher II
Ilocos Norte Agricultural College
Health - Grade 10
Share-A-Resource-Program
Quarter 4 – Module 2: Health Career Pathways
First Edition, 2021

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Health
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
Health Career Pathways
Introductory Message
This Contextualized Learning Module (CLM) is prepared so that you,
our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home.
Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully
stated for you to understand each lesson with ease.

This CLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you
step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-test is provided to measure your prior knowledge on the lesson.
This will show you if you need to proceed in completing this module or if you
need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better
understanding of the lesson. At the end of this module, you need to answer
the post-test to self-check you’re learning. Answer keys are provided for all
activities and tests. We trust that you will be honest in using them.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher is also
provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how
they can best help you in your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on
any part of this CLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises
and tests. Likewise, read the instructions carefully before performing each
task.

If you have any question in using this CLM or any difficulty in

answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or
facilitator.

Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module was specifically developed and designed with you in mind.
It is here to help you decide and select an appropriate health career path
based on personal competence and interests, and to provide you fun and
meaningful learning experience, with your own time and pace.

The module contains one lesson, and it is taken for two weeks (Week 3
and Week 4):
Lesson 2 – Health Career Pathways

After going through this module, you are expected to:

 Explores the various health career paths selects a particular health
career pathway based on personal competence and interest;
participates in a health career orientation program (H10PC-IVc-d-3)
 Decides on an appropriate health career path (H10PC-IVc-d-3)

What I Know
Directions: Put a check (√) before each statement that describes your
skills, attitudes, and feelings towards personal health career.
1. I can discuss the components and steps in making a
personal health career plan.
2. I am willingly to learn to improve myself in choosing a
better personal health career.
3. I can prepare a personal health career following the
prescribed components and steps.
4. I can explore the various health career paths, select a
particular health pathway based on personal competence
and interest; and participates in a health career
orientation program.
5. I can decide on an appropriate health career path.
6. I can express my thoughts and emotions in the activities.
7. I can appreciate my work as well the work of others.
8. I am happy with my works.
9. I can share knowledge and ideas in choosing personal
health careers.
10. I can lead others better through their personal
views towards health pathway.

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 Lesson

2 Health Career Pathways

Welcome to Health
Quarter 4. In this lesson
you will get to know the
importance of personal
health careers in
preparation to health
care-related works.

Do you have family members, relatives, or friends who have health

careers? What have you observed in them? Do they look happy? Do you dream
of becoming like them? Well, in this lesson, we will find out all of the answers
to the said questions.
Health careers are getting important nowadays because of the
abundance of healthcare-related works. People are becoming more and more
health conscious and they put health as a priority in their lives. Those who
work in the prevention and cure of illnesses or injuries are considered
important.
Health care jobs are in demand everywhere. Health care workers can go
places and have the chance to meet different people every day including
patients, doctors, and medical staffs. It is a fulfilling job because it can make
a difference in people’s lives.

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 What’s In
Activity 1. HALO-HALO
In the previous lesson, you have learned that “Health Career Planning”
refers to an individual’s plan to make a career choice, growing in the chosen
career or making a career shift. Career planning involves very important step
of self-assessment.
To help you understand more about this, let us have a recall for the
previous lesson. In column A are jumbled letters associated with Health
Career Planning. Rearrange the letters from Column A to form the correct
word in column B. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

Column A Column B
1. LSEF ENTESSESSA
2. EERECA ARTIONOLPXE
3. ICEDNOIS INGKAM
4. NALP FO NOTICA
5. LTHAEH EERRAC

Good job, Grade 10! Always

remember that a career is
more than the salary you get.
It is something you will be
doing 24 hours in many
years.

That is why you should

carefully consider the
reasons you are choosing
your career by carefully
following the career plan we
have discussed in Module 1.

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 What’s New
Activity 2. CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Direction: Copy the given template in your answer sheet and identify
the allied health professionals described in each statement.

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ACROSS
7. performs under the direction of a physician, various routine
administrative and nontechnical clinical tasks in a hospital, clinic, or
similar facility

9. therapist who examines, evaluates, and treats physical impairments

using special exercise, application of heat or cold, and other physical
modalities

10. trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical

professionals

11. a technologist trained to position patients and take radiographs or

perform other radio diagnostic procedures

12. concerned with the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and

prevention of mental disorders

DOWN
1. trained to identify and rehabilitate hearing impairments and related
disorder

2. therapist administers radiation therapy services to patients and

observes patients during treatment with duties that may include tumor
localization, patient follow-up, patient education, and record keeping

3. are foot orthotic and orthopedic footwear experts trained in the

assessment of lower limb anatomy and muscle and joint function

4. technologist who performs a variety of tasks on body

fluids from simple pre-marital blood test to more complex tests to
uncover diseases such as HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and cancer

5. uses purposeful activity and interventions to maximize the

independence and health of any client who is limited by physical injury
or illness, cognitive impairment, psychosocial dysfunction, mental
illness, or a developmental or learning disability

6. concerned with the promotion of good health through proper diet and
with the therapeutic use of diet in the treatment of disease

8. body of knowledge concerning physiologic, metabolic, and structural

responses to short-term and long-term physical activity

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 What It Is

Activity 3. Literacy Reading

What are considered as Health Career Pathways?
The Health Science career is divided into five pathways:

" Therapeutic Services "

(Planning, managing
and providing)

" Imaging and HEALTH

Diagnostics CAREER " Health Informatics "
Services" PATHWAYS

" Biotechnology
" Support Services Research and
Development "

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 Types of Health Career Some examples

1. Therapeutic services or direct Medical specialists attending to

patients care. It is also patients, nurses, and nursing care
considered as “hands on” providers, physical therapists,
patient care. dentists.

2. Imaging and diagnostics Medical laboratory technologist,

involve the use of technology ultrasound, X-ray technicians,
in the diagnosis of patients. radiologists.

3. Support services are Hospital maintenance engineers and

responsible for keeping a clean technicians, environmental facilities
and sanitary hospital or manager.
therapeutic environment.

4. Health informatics and Health information coders, data

business includes analysts, health care administrators,
documentation services, medical billers, public health
medical record management, educators.
hospital information and
communication systems.

5. Research and development Biomedical chemists, toxicologists,

contribute to the advancement pharmaceutical scientist, biomedical
of health care through science engineers.
and technology.

Career opportunities related to Public Health

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1. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE

These services include

companionship and assistance to
people who need to remain safe and
who need to engage in a day-to-day
activity. It also considers non-medical
or private duty or caregivers.
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2. MATERNAL and CHILD CARE

Maternal health is concerned
with the health of women during
pregnancy, childbirth, and
postpartum period. It also includes
other health concerns that helps to
reduce illnesses and death of women
due to childbirth.

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3. MENTAL HEALTH
These are professional who are
trained to help patients who have
mental and emotional problems like
Psychologists, Psychiatrists,
Professional Counselors, clinical
social workers, and related
specialists.

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4. COMMUNITY HEALTH CAREER

Community health workers are

persons who help local communities
receive health care from social service
systems and government, many of
them come from the community they
are serving, that is why they
understand better the needs of the
community.
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5. ENVIROMENTAL HEALTH CAREER
It is a field of science that
studies how the environment
influences human health and
diseases. As it is a branch of public
health protection, Environmental
Health is concerned with all the
aspects of the natural and man-made
environment that may affect human
health. It includes:

 Sanitary Engineers
 Radiation Safety Officers
 Environmental Radiation
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 Industrial Waste Directors vector/download/green-environmental-
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 Water Quality Scientists
 Health Physicists
 Radioactive Water Specialists
6. DRUG PREVENTION and CONTROL

These are professions related to

drug-abuse treatment and prevention.
These types of works are rewarding
because they help people lead healthy
lives. Some of these careers are:

 Psychiatrists
 Psychologists
 Psychiatric Nurses
 Detox Specialists
 Counselors
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 Social Workers. search/drug+prevention

7. HEALTH EDUCATION
It is a profession that involves
educating people about health. The
health areas that are taught are
physical health, social health, environ
mental health, environmental health,
emotional health, intellectual health,
and spiritual heath.
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 8. NURSING

Nurses are professional who are

concerned with attainment,
maintenance and recovery of the
optimal health and quality of life of
patients and communities. They work
with doctors, physicians, and
therapists.
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9. MEDICAL and ALLIED PROFESSIONS

Nurses are professional who are

concerned with attainment,
maintenance and recovery of the
optimal health and quality of life of
patients and communities. They work
with doctors, physicians, and
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Medical Specialists and their fields of specializations

1. ANESTHESIOLOGIST- administration of anesthesia like in surgery.

2. CARDIOLOGIST- coronary artery diseases; heart disease.
3. EPIDEMIOLOGY- investigates the cause and source of diseases outbreaks.
4. FAMILY PHYSICIAN- general care doctor,
5. GASTROENTEROLOGIST- stomach, intestines, digestive system.
6. GERIATRICIAN- diseases and conditions of the aged/elderly.
7. GYNECOLOGIST- female reproductive system.
8. IMMUNOLOGIST- diseases of the immune system.
9. INTERNIST- specialist in internal organs.
10.NEONATOLOGIST- nervous system.
11.NEPROLOGIST- kidney disease.
12.NEUROLOGIST- nervous system.
13.NEUROSURGEON- surgery of the brain and nervous system.
14.OBSTETRICIAN- pregnancy, labor, and childbirth.
15.ONCOLOGIST- cancers, tumors.
16.OPTHALMOLOGIST- eye diseases and treatments.
17.ORTHOPEDIST- skeletal system.
18.OTOLARYNGOLOGIST- head, necks, ears, nose, and throat.
19.PATHOLOGIST- study of tissues and essential nature of disease.
20.PEDIATRICIAN- childhood diseases and conditions.
21.PLASTIC SURGEON- use of material to rebuild tissues.
22.PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN- general health and medical care.
23.PSYCHIATRIST- mental illnesses.
24.RADIOLOGIST- use of X-rays
25. RHEUMATOLOGIST- diseases of connective tissues, joints, and
muscles and tendons.
26.SURGEON- treats diseases by surgery.
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 10. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Sometimes known as “Paramedic
Service, Rescue, or First Aid.”
The goals of emergency services
are to preserve life, promote recovery,
and prevent further injury.

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What’s More

Activity 4. HOW DO I SEE MYSELF?

Directions: Complete the chart below then answer the guide
questions. Write your answers in your answer sheet.

Career path I am Personal qualities that School subject that I

interested to do describes me like

Activity 5. Based on your answers in the chart, answer these questions.

1. What health career do you think would suit your best based on your
interests and skills?
2. Can your personal qualities help you perform and excel in the health
career path you want to venture?
3. Are you learning enough from your previous subjects to help you
achieve your health career path? Why or why not?
4. Do you think you are ready to take a health career path? What are your
strengths and weaknesses?

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 6.1 TIME TO DECIDE! In this lesson, health career pathways were
introduced to you. It gives you an idea of the things you need to consider in
pursuing this career. Now it is time for you to deeply reflect if these career
pathways greatly interest you.
Copy the table in your answer sheet. List down three health careers that
interest you the most. Then identify the “Pros” and “Cons” of each career.
Write your answers in your answer sheets.

A. Health Career that B. What are the PROS? C. What are the CONS?
interests me

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Activity 6.2. Using your answers in Activity 5.1, answer the following guide
questions in exploring and deciding personal health career pathways:

1. Which health career is best aligned with your values, interests, and
skills? Are there any risks? Are you willing to take them? Why?

2. Which health career fulfills both your current and future goals?

3. What health career will you choose that will help you create the life
you want to live and do the work you will love?

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 What I Can Do

Activity 7: DIFFERENTIATED ACTIVITIES: Below are different activities

in Health Career Pathways. Choose one activity and then follow
additional guidelines afterward.

1.WHAT’S ON THE NEWS?

Directions: Look and gather for a news article from newspaper, magazines, journals,
or even online featuring various types of health practitioners and his/her job. Paste
the article in a piece of coupon bond and answer the questions using the 5W’s Chart.

Title of the News Article:

Source:

Date of Publication:

W hat happened?
.

W ho was there?
.

W hy did it happen?
.

W hen did it happen?

.

W here did it happen?

.

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 •Create a poster that will promote medical and allied

2 health profesionals as needed in our country and

upload it in
#G10HealthQ4M2CareerPathways.
Facebook using

•Make a video presentation about different health

3 career pathways and upload it in Facebook using

#G10HealthQ4M2CareerPathways as our hashtag.

•Compose a song about choosing a health career and

4 upload it in Facebook
#G10HealthQ4M2CareerPathways as our hashtag.
using

•Write an article about the need of medical and

5 allied professionals in our country and post in it in

Facebook using #G10HealthQ4M2CareerPathways
as our hashtag.

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 Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. These are designed to familiarize students with the various careers in the
medical profession and allied health services. What health service is
mentioned?
a. Health Career c. Community workers
b. Health Career planning d. Health Workers
2. What do you call an individual who is planning to make a career choice,
growing in a chosen career/ making a career shift?
a. Health Career c. Community workers
b. Health Career planning d. Health Workers
3. What do you call a specialist in the area of the community who focus in
the maintenance, protection and improvement of the health of each
community members?
a. Mental Health Care c. Community Health Care
b. Maternal Health Care d. Environmental Health Care
4. They try to establish the correlation between and among the physical,
chemical, biological, social and psychosocial factor in the surrounding
environment. Who are these health workers?
a. Mental Health Care c. Community Health Care
b. Maternal Health Care d. Environmental Health Care
5. Who is this specialist in the area, finding ways to balance individual’s
food and nutrition and their impact to patient’s health?
a. Nutritionist c. community Care
b. Health Education d. Health Care
6. Who trained health care provider practicing under a supervision of a
physician or a health care practitioner?
a. Allied Health Professional c. Health Care Provider
b. Health Care Program d. Community Health Care
7. A health care professional with expertise and skills in helping women,
monitoring pregnancies, assist in performing childbirth delivery.
a. Nurse b. Midwife c. Doctor d. Teacher
8. Assist students with personal, family, education and career decision and
concerns. It also helps deal with health problems.
a. Teacher b. Guidance Counselor
c. Nurse d. Medical Staff
9. He/She who promotes good health through proper diet and treatment of
diseases. Who is she/he?
a. Midwife b. Nurse c. Dietician/nutritionist d. Doctor
10. Who treats and designed to recover from injury, illness and diseases
towards a normal condition as possible?
a. Doctors b. Nurse
c. Rehabilitation d. Medical assistant

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11. He who identifies and rehabilitate hearing impairment and some related
disorders?
a. Cardiologist c. Clinical psychologist
b. Audiologist d. Medical technologist
12. A person who helps identify, prevent, or treat an illness or disability.
a. Health care practitioner c. Allied professional
b. Health care provider d. Health care community
13. They are also considered as “hands-on” patient care.
a. Support services
b. Therapeutic Services
c. Research and development
d. Imaging and diagnostics
14. Their services includes documentation, medical record management,
hospital unit coordination, hospital information and community systems.
a. Research and development
b. Support Services
c. Health informatics and business
d. Direct patient care
15. Which of the following is not under Therapeutic services or direct patient
care?
a. Physical therapists c. Dentists
b. Biomedical engineers d. Nurses

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Activity 1. Halo-halo
1. SELF ASSESSMENT
2. CAREER EXPLORATION
3. DECISION MAKING
4. PLAN OF ACTION
5. HEALTH CAREER
Activity 7. What’s on the News
*Learners answer may vary.
Assessment Activity 8. Sari-Sari
Activity 9. Diagnostics *Learners answer may vary.
1. A
2. B
What have I learned?
3. C
4. D
5. A Activity 6.1. Time to Decide.
6. A *Learners answers may vary.
7. B
8. A Activity 6.2
9. C *Learners answers may vary.
10. A
11. B What Can I Do
12. A *Learners answers may vary.
13. B
14. C
15. B
What’s more. What’s in.
Activity 2. Crossword Puzzle
Activity 4. How I see Myself 1) Audiologist
*Learners answers may vary. 2) Radiation
3) Pedorthist
Activity 5. 4) Medical
*Learners answers may vary. 5) Occupational therapist
6) Dietician
7) medical assistant
8) Exercise physiologist
9) physical
10) paramedic
11) radiographer
12) clinical psychologist
Answer Key
References:

Physical Education and Health 10, Learner’s Material

The 21st Century MAPEH in ACTION by Cipriano, Eduardo, et al. pg. 338-
351. Rex Book Store

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