DOCUMENT RESUME ED 469 258 CE 083 882 TITLE Wisconsin Health Careers Awareness Curriculum: A Curriculum Unit for Health Education. INSTITUTION Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison.. ISBN ISBN-1-57337-105-X PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 133p.; Bulletin No. 2159. AVAILABLE FROM Publication Sales, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Drawer 179, Milwaukee, WI 53293-0179 ($36). Tel: 800-243-8782 (Toll Free); e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/index.html. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Behavioral Objectives; *Career Awareness; Career Education; Clinical Diagnosis; Curriculum Guides; Health Conditions; Health Facilities; *Health Occupations; Health Personnel; Information Services; Instructional Materials; Integrated Curriculum; Learning Activities; Medical Record Technicians; Medical Vocabulary; *Occupational Information; Recordkeeping; Secondary Education; State Standards; Therapeutic Environment; Therapy; Units of Study IDENTIFIERS *Wisconsin ABSTRACT Intended for health educators, this five-unit curriculum on health careers is developed to aid health educators teaching the required instruction in health education for the State of Wisconsin graduation requirements. The units are designed to be taught in one segment or interspersed throughout a 1-semester health course. The units include a variety of activity choices to meet the needs of students in grades 7-12, with the majority in grade 10. An introduction is followed by a course outcome summary that includes target population, description, and outline of competencies and performance standards. Each unit begins with separate unit outlines for middle school and high school that are comprised of these components: Learning objectives; student activities with time required; and activities for alternate or extended learning. The unit concludes with worksheets, transparency masters, activity sheets, and information sheets. The units cover the following:(1) an introduction to health careers; (2) diagnostic services;(3) therapeutic services;(4) environmental services; and (5) information services. Units 1,2, 3, and 5 each consist of materials for 2 days, and Unit 4 consists of materials for 1 day. (YLB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 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TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. ealt Careers Awareness WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION BEST COPYAVAILABLE I 40 Wisconsin Health Careers Awareness Curriculum A Curriculum Unit for Health Education Bryan Albrecht Division Director Career and Technical Education Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Madison, Wisconsin 3 This publication is available from: Publication Sales Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Drawer 179 Milwaukee, WI 53293-0179 (800) 243-8782 Bulletin No. 2159 © 2002 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ISBN: 1-57337-105-X The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. Printed on Recycled Paper Table of Contents Page Acknowledgments iv Foreword Introduction vi Course Outcome Summary vii A Introduction to Health Careers A-1 BDiagnostic Services B-23 C Therapeutic Services C-47 D Environmental Services D-61 EInformation Services E-75 Appendix 103 iii Acknowledgments Many dedicated individuals contributed to this curriculum project, and thanks are owed to all of them for their labor, persistence, patience, and expertise throughout the term in which it was conceptualized, drafted, revised, and produced for publication. The members of the Health Occupations Professional Educators group as well as the Wisconsin Health Occupations Education Work Team that generated ideas for this curriculum were appointed by Bryan Albrecht, Director of Career and Technical Education, in recognition of their knowledge of and interest in health careers. The Department of Public Instruction gratefully acknowledges the professional commitment in producing this curriculum by the following people: Reviewers Developers Susan Worth, RN, MSN, MSED Sue Blahnik, BS Madison Area Technical College Health Occupations Instructor President, Health Occupations Professional Judith A. Quirt, BS, MBA, RS Educators Southwest Wisconsin Area Health Sun Prairie High School Education Center Sun Prairie Area School District Linda Cram, BS, Science Education Madelyn "Meg" Fleischmann, BS, Youth Apprenticeship-Health Services MS-Education Pulaski High School Certified Nursing Assistant Milwaukee Public Schools Health Youth Apprenticeship Instructor J.I. Case High School Jon Hisgen, Consultant Racine Unified School District Comprehensive School Health Education/Student Services Wendy Hinz, BS, MS, Department of Public Instruction Health Occupations Instructor Middleton High School Designers and Editors Middleton Cross Plain Area School District Marilyn Bachim Eyvonne Crawford-Gray Tanya Kotlowski, Victoria Horn BS, Sports Medicine, Sandi McNamer MS, Education Administration Deb Motiff Principal Dorothy Winger Portage High School Portage Community Schools Dorothy "Dottie" Winger, MS, CFCS, Medical Occupations Instructor Madison East High School Copyrighted Materials Madison Metropolitan School District Every effort has been made to ascertain proper ownership of copyrighted materials and to obtain permission for their use. Any omission is unintentional. iv Foreword The Wisconsin Health Careers Awareness curriculum was developed and designed in partnership with Wisconsin Health Occupations Professional Educators (HOPE), health care professionals, secondary-level science educators, andthe Department of Public Instruction's health education consultant and health sciences occupations education specialist to address Standard D-7 in the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Health Education. The standard states that "by the end of grade 8 a student will identify potential health careers and by the end of grade 12 a student willevaluate potential health careers based upon interest and abilities." In short, this standarddefines what is to be learned at certain points in time and, from a broad perspective, what performances will be accepted as evidence that the learning has occurred. This curriculum contains activities and lessons at each grade level, instructional materials, and proven instructional techniques. It outlines details of day-to-day schooling at the local level. The people of Wisconsin want public education that ensures that every child has the opportunity for quality learning. I believe that this curriculum will greatly assist educators in preparing students to meet the standard in preparation for graduation while exposing students to the challenging world of health sciences careers. My thanks to those of you that contributed to this important curriculum effort. Elizabeth Burmaster State Superintendent 7 Introduction Many of the fastest growing occupations in Wisconsinare concentrated in health services. Factors contributing to industry growth includeour aging population and its need for increased health services, as well as the increaseduse of medical technology for diagnosis and treatment. This health careers curriculum has been developed tomeet two of the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Health Education: D7 in Grade 8- Identify potential health careers. D7 in Grade 12- Evaluate potential health careers based upon interests and abilities. A strong effort has been made to providea self-contained and user-friendly curriculum, which will provide an initial awareness of healthcareer opportunities for all Wisconsin students. Suggested activities are given for both middle school and highschool students, recognizing that most health education courses in Wisconsinare taught between eighth and tenth grades. Lessons can be taught as a five- or ten-day unit, dependingupon time available. In addition, the five segments can be interspersed throughout the healtheducation course to provide maximum flexibility. The chart below showsa cross-reference of activities matched to the required health education course content. Health Careers DiagnosticServices Health Education Required Content Observation Activity Relationships Knee-bone Connected to the Thighbone Activity Accident Prevention Flex and Reflex Activity , Gaining and Maintaining Physical Fitness Autopsy of a Pickle Activity Disease Prevention HearingActivity Solving Crimes with Forensics Activity Static EMG Graphics Activity Health Careers Therapeutic Services I Can Breath Activity Alcohol/Other Drugs and Disease Prevention Flex Your Muscles Activity Gaining and Maintaining Physical Fitness Paper Airplane Activity Relationships Acting It Out Activity A Day in the Life of... Activity Health Careers Environmental Services Contaminated Glove Activity Disease Prevention Spread the Knowledge Activity Black Light/Germ Activity Health Careers