HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – Alliance High School

Health Service / Athletic Training I

Elective
1 year (36 weeks)
Credits: 3 (2 lab; 1 related)
15 periods per week
Grade:1 1
Fee: $100.00
Reading Level: Average to above average
Recommended: Heath, PE, Core II Science or Biology, Geometry

Description:  Health Services/Athletic Training I is the first year of a two-year program for students who are interested in a career in athletic training, practical nursing or medical assistance after further course work in higher education. Students will gain a core body of knowledge from the health science field as well as being introduced to topics/skills in the exercise science/sports and recreation health care specialized fields. Some of the topics covered include: basic human anatomy, concepts of human movement, components of exercise programming, causes of sports injuries, applying protective taping, wrapping, and equipment, administering muscle testing and administering sensory tests.
Students in this program will work closely with certified athletic trainers and with Alliance High School athletic teams.

**Students registering for this class will be required to be available for after school athletic practices and competitions.

Health Service / Athletic Training II

Elective
1 year (36 weeks)
Credits: 3 (2 lab; 1 related
15 periods per week
Grade: 12
Fee: $100.00
Reading Level: Average to above average
Recommended: Heath, PE, Core II Science or Biology, Geometry

Description: Health Services/Athletic Training II is the second year of a two-year program for students who are interested in a career in athletic training, practical nursing or medical assistance after further course work in higher education. Students will gain a core body of knowledge from the health science field as well as being introduced to topics/skills in the exercise science/sports and recreation health care specialized fields. Some of the topics covered include: basic human anatomy, concepts of human movement, components of exercise programming, causes of sports injuries, applying protective taping, wrapping, and equipment, administering muscle testing and administering sensory tests.
Students in this program will work closely with certified athletic trainers and with Alliance High School athletic teams.

**Students registering this class will be required to be available for after school athletic practices and competitions.

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BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES - PLTW
 – Canton South High School

Biomedical Engineering
The PLTW Biomedical Sciences program will consist of a sequence of four courses: Principles of the Biomedical Sciences, Human Body Systems, Medical Intervention, and Scientific Research. One program per year will be added beginning in 2008-2009. The goal of the program is to provide rigorous and relevant curriculum that is project and problem-based in order to engage and prepare high school students for the post-secondary education and training necessary for success in the wide variety of careers associated with the Biomedical Sciences. In the first course, Principles of the Biomedical Sciences, students are provided an introduction to the biomedical sciences through exciting "hands-on" projects and problems. Student work involves the study of human medicine, research processes and an introduction to bio-informatics. A theme through the course is to determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional person. Key biological concepts including: homeostasis, metabolism, inheritance of traits, feedback systems, and defense against disease are embedded in the curriculum. Engineering principles including: the design process, feedback loops, fluid dynamics, and the relationship of structure to function are incorporated in the curriculum where appropriate. The second course, Human Body Systems, will engage students in the study of basic human physiology, especially in relationship to human health. Students will use a variety of monitors to examine body systems (respiratory, circulatory, and nervous) at rest and under stress, and observe the interactions between the various body systems. Students will use Lab View® software to design and build systems to monitor body functions. In the third course, Medical Intervention, student projects will investigate various medical interventions that extend and improve quality of life, including gene therapy, pharmacology, surgery, prosthetics, rehabilitation, and supportive care. Students will study the design and development of various medical interventions including vascular stents, cochlear implants, and prosthetic limbs. They will review the history of organ transplants and gene therapy, and read current scientific literature to be aware of cutting edge developments. Using 3-D imaging software and current scientific research students will design and build a model of a therapeutic protein. The final course, Science Research, gives student teams the opportunity to work with a mentor, identify a science research topic, conduct research, write a scientific paper, and defend team conclusions and recommendations to a panel of outside reviewers. Each team will have one or more mentors from the scientific and/or medical community guiding their scientific research. This course may be combined with the capstone course from the pre-engineering pathway, allowing students from both pathways to work together to engineer a product that could impact healthcare.

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CLINICAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES – Jackson High School

Clinical Health Care Services I, II
Prerequisite: Biology, Geometry
Length: 2 years
Grade level: 11, 12
Credit: 3 cr – jr yr (lab, related)
1 cr – jr yr (Chemistry)
3 cr – sr yr (lab, related)
1 cr – sr yr (Anatomy and Physiology)

Jackson Local Schools is seeking to fulfill a need in the community for qualified health care professionals in the areas of nurse assisting, phlebotomy, and pharmacy technician. The curriculum will be offered under the Health Science Career Field and will focus on the Clinical Health Care Services pathway. We are partnering with area health care providers and post-secondary institutions to keep up-to-date with the most current and innovative educational trends in the health care industry and be able to offer students articulated college credits upon successful completion of program requirements.

We are in the process of developing a program that meets the expectations of employers and postsecondary institutions by building on the National Health Care Foundation standards, strengthening academic engagement and achievement, and providing relevant workplace learning experiences.

The Department of Labor projects a 30.3% increase in the number of health care jobs between now and 2014. Our program is focusing on the areas of most need. Students will have the opportunity to achieve the following certifications while still in high school: CPR, First Aid, STNA, and Phlebotomist. Students who choose to can prepare for the national certification exam, the ExCPT, to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT). This exam must be taken after the student graduates from high school. All students will, upon successful completion of program requirements, be prepared to enter college and pursue a degree in the Health Services field.

During the senior year students will have the opportunity to use their skills in a clinical setting while furthering their competency in clinical health care services.

Program fees are to be determined and will include:

Club dues for Skills USA
Uniform
Exam registration

Lab fee Approximate yearly fee: $80

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DENTAL ASSISTANT/HYGIENIST – R G Drage CTC

Grade 11.
Grade 12.

In the Dental Assistant program students learn to work in cooperation with a dentist in the care and treatment of patients. Along with basic dental laboratory procedures, students will learn dental terminology, the use of instruments and equipment, x-ray procedures, preparation of dental materials, as well as dental office management skills.

According to the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services, of the fastest growing occupations in Ohio, 14 out of 30 are health related career fields.

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HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – GlenOak High School
   • Grade 10. Health Tech I-Foundation Course – Introduction to Careers in
     Health Care
   • Grade 11. Health Tech Lab I, Anatomy, Communications
   • Grade 12. Health Tech Lab II, Pre-Calculus (Integrated)

This program offers an educational and practical curriculum in which students are trained to apply preventative and rehabilitative techniques to promote health and fitness. The skills and information learned in the classroom and lab are applied in the field through job shadowing and mentorship experiences at health and fitness facilities. College preparatory academics in math, science, and communications are taught in a real-world context to make the content more meaningful.

Grade 12 – This program is a continuation from the junior Health Tech II. Students will spend 2 1/2 hours in the classroom on related instruction and laboratory experiences. In addition students will be required to intern 300 hours in health related facilities using a rotation system to provide exposure to many different professions.

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BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY - PLTW – Hoover High School

Project Lead the Way Biomedical Sciences Program
Principles of the Biomedical Sciences
Prerequisite: None
Fee: $10.00
This course provides an introduction to the biomedical science through exciting “hands-on” projects and problems. Student work involves the study of human medicine, research processes and an introduction to bio-informatics. Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. A theme through the course is to determine the factors that let to the death of a fictional person. After determining the factors responsible for the death, the students investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the person’s life. Key biological concepts including homeostasis, metabolism, inheritance of traits, feedback systems, and defense against disease are embedded in the curriculum. Engineering principles including the design process, feedback oops, fluid dynamics, and the relationship of structure to function are incorporated in the curriculum where appropriate. The course is designed to provide an overview of all the courses in the Biomedical Sciences program and to lay the scientific foundation necessary for student success in the subsequent course. Sophomores who sign up for AP Biology and Principals of Biomedical Sciences will take the classes together, using 2 of their 8 scheduling periods. Sophomores who sign up for Honors Biology and Principals of Biomedical Sciences will take the classes together, using 2 of their 8 scheduling periods. Sophomore students must take either AP Biology or Honors Biology to enroll in the Principles of Biomedical Sciences class.

Human Body Systems
Course begins 2009-2010
Prerequisite or Corequisite: Principles of Biomedical Science
The human body is a complex system requiring care and maintenance. This course will engage students in the study of basic human physiology, especially in relationship to human health. Students will use a variety of monitors to examine body systems (respiratory, circulatory, and nervous) at rest and under stress, and observe the interactions between the various body systems. Students will use LabView® software to design and build systems to monitor body functions.

Medical Intervention
Course begins 2010 Grade 12
Prerequisite: Human Body Systems and Principles of Biomedical Science
Medical practice includes interventions to support humans in treating disease and maintaining health. Student projects will investigate various medical interventions that extend and improve quality of life, including gene therapy, pharmacology, surgery, prosthetics, rehabilitation, and supportive care. Students will study the design and development of various medical interventions including vascular stents. Cochlear implants, and prosthetic limbs. They will review the history of organ transplants and gene therapy, and read current scientific literature to be aware of cutting edge developments. Using 3-d imaging software and current scientific research students will design and build a model of a therapeutic protein. Students will be encouraged to take both Medical Intervention and Science Research during their senior year.

Science Research
Course begins 2010 Grade 12
Prerequisite: Human Body Systems and Principles of Biomedical Science
Corequisite: Medical Intervention
This capstone course gives student teams the opportunity to work with a mentor, identify a science research topic, conduct research, write a scientific paper, and defend team conclusions and recommendations to a panel of outside reviewers. Each team will have one or more mentors from the scientific and/or medical community guiding their scientific research. This course may be combined with the capstone course from the pre-engineering pathway, allowing students from both pathways to work together to engineer a product that could impact healthcare.

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HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – Lake High School
   • Grade 11 – Health Tech Lab 1, Anatomy, English 3
   • Grade 12 – Health Tech Lab 2, Chemistry, English 4, Pre-Calculus

Lake has partnered with Mercy Medical Center and the YMCA to provide a high quality program emphasizing rehabilitation and athletic training. This two year program offers training in the areas of physical therapy and sports medicine. The program will emphasize prevention, maintenance, rehabilitation, and promote good health and fitness. On-site and off-site experiences will be provided through Mercy Medical and the YMCA in a mentoring environment. Students will be expected to intern 300 hours in health related experiences. Our health coordinator will help students choose and make appropriate off-site learning assignments. Health Technologies are those areas in which all personnel are working toward the common goal of providing the best possible patient care and health promotion. Students will have classroom time and time in a lab setting. There are a large number of health care-related professions and personnel whose functions include assisting, facilitating, or complementing the work of physicians and other health care specialists.

The program will focus concentration in the following career areas: therapy, physical therapy, health and fitness. and athletic trainer. A second tier will be available for general pre-med and EMT. Students will need to take specific related courses: chemistry, anatomy, English 3, English 4, and advanced math.

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EXERCISE SCIENCE/SPORTS & RECREATION HEALTHCARE
 – Massillon Washington High School
   • Grade 11 – Health Tech Lab 1, Anatomy, English 3
   • Grade 12 – Health Tech Lab 2, Chemistry, English 4, Pre-Calculus

Exercise Science/Sports Medicine
2 year College Tech/Prep Program for Junior and Senior students. Course meets 3 mods per day and students may earn 3 credit hours per year.

Program is designed for students interested in careers based in Sports Medicine or Health related fields. Actual experience in Athletic Training, First Aid, Exercise Science, and Administration as it pertains to the health related field will be offered. Academic focus will be on Professionalism, Health and Safety, Anatomy, CPR Instruction, First Aid, Medical Terminology, Nutrition, Technology, Physical Fitness, and Rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Students wishing to attend college will have a good foundation for a declared major in the health related field. College Tech/Prep affiliation allows students to participate in College Tech/Prep program, post secondary articulation for credit, and off-site training experiences.

Fees: $100 for class scrubs, polo, t-shirt, stethoscope, scissors, lanyard, name tag, CPR card, along with Ohio Skills USA membership.

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HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – Perry High School
   • Grade 11. Medical Tech Lab, Physiology, English 11
   • Grade 12. Med Tech Experience at Massillon Community Hospital,
     Chemistry, English 12,

The College Medical Tech Prep program provides the basic technical and academic education required for entry into college or other training programs for careers such as:

Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Physical Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, Surgical Assistant, Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical Records Technician, Radiography Technician, Physician, Physician’s Assistant, Athletic Trainer, and Paramedic.

In the Junior year of the program, the student will have the opportunity to learn Anatomy and Physiology, Medical Terminology, and will complete the 75 hour State Approved Nurse Assistant Training Program. The senior year offers an integrated approach to the academic and occupational curriculum. Students may choose the career exploration pathway in which they spend 10 hours per week at local Hospitals and similar clinical sites where they do job shadowing and work with professional staff mentors. These students also learn phlebotomy skills, complete an externship in phlebotomy, and qualify to take the phlebotomy certification examination. A second pathway that students may choose provides students time in the school day to take difficult academic subjects that are required for admission into pre-physical therapy or pre-med programs. These students learn skills related physical therapy, sports medicine, exercise physiology, occupational therapy and veterinary medicine and are required to volunteer 6 hours per week in a clinical setting.

A final pathway available to senior students offers the opportunity to complete the EMT-Basic curriculum at Stark State College. These students earn both high school and college credit, gain clinical experience, and qualify to take the National Registry exam for EMT-Basic at the conclusion of the program.

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ALLIED HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – Timken High School
   • Grade 11. Health Tech Lab I, Anatomy/Physiology
   • Grade 12 – Health Tech Lab II, Chemistry

Successful graduates from this program will be prepared to enter into a two-year program at a technical college or a four year college or university program for majors in health information technology or medical laboratory technology, but are not limited to these majors. Students may also enter into employment upon graduation. Courses will be team-taught with a project-based focus. Laboratory experiences and college preparatory academics are an integral part of the curriculum. Guidelines for admission to this program are available from your guidance counselor.

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HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – NURSING – Massillon Washington High School

Nursing Related Career Fields- 2 yr. program for juniors & seniors; meets 3 periods per day for 3 credits per yr.

This program is designed for students interested in Nursing or Health related fields. This course includes orientation, instruction, and actual experiences in health related fields such as Clinical Health Care, Nurse Assisting, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy, Therapy Assistant, First Aid, and Administration as it pertains to the health related field. Students wishing to pursue a career in nursing related fields will have a solid foundation for post-secondary education and credentialing. College Tech/Prep affiliation allows students to participate in College Tech/Prep program, post secondary articulation for credit, and off-site training experiences. Fees: TBA for uniforms, student owned equipment, STNA certification, and related professional memberships.

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HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES – R G Drage CTC

Grade 11.
Grade 12.

If you have a passion for helping others, consider a Health Technologies career! As a student in this program, you will gain a hands-on overview of the health care field which will give you the knowledge base necessary to be successful in a variety of health care settings and post-secondary institutions. With this cross-training of skills. You will have many opportunities available to you, including preparation for the State-Tested Nurse’s Aide Exam and the online Pharmacy Tech exam.

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