HEALTH 10

Name of Learner: ________________________________ Grade Level: _____

Section: _________________________________________ Date: ____________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

PLANNING FOR A HEALTH CAREER

Background Information for Learners

Choosing a career is not an easy thing to do. You just look at the pay and the security
it offers you; you also need to consider your primary interest and passion which can open doors
to other careers that you have not considered.

What is a career? A career is an occupation or profession that requires a special training.

Health careers are designed to familiarize students with the various careers in the medical
profession and allied health services. Students will learn skills necessary for their career path,
which in this case is in healthcare. These include working with others, communication skills,
legal and ethical responsibilities, cultural considerations in healthcare industry, problem
solving, decision making, accepting personal responsibility, and self-management.

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 the very important step
of self-assessment.

Learning Competency with code

Discusses the components and steps in making a personal health career plan.
(Q4/Wks1-2-H10PC-Iva-b-1)

Directions/Instructions:

Are you ready? Today, your task is to accomplish the different activities below. Read
and understand the directions carefully in each activity. If you have queries, feel free to contact
your teacher.

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 Activity 1: WORD MAPPING
Directions: Below is a diagram that requires you to think of words associated with the term
“Health Career”. All you need to do is write your answers inside the circles provided in the
word map.

HEALTH
CAREER

Activity 2: GET YOUR FUTURE STARTED!

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Directions: Self-assessment is necessary to understand one’s capabilities and drawbacks. The
various career options should be explored in detail to find a fit between one’s abilities and
opportunities provided by a career option. Answer the following questions on planning a health
career.

1. Do I have a place in a health science career? Yes/No., please state your reasons.
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2. What have I done to help myself in my career decision-making process?

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3. What are the duties, working conditions, earnings, employment outlook and educational
requirements of the health career I am interested in?
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Activity 3: WHY CHOOSE A HEALTH CAREER?

Direction: Write True if the motive is correct on choosing a health career and False if it is
wrong.
_____ 1. Health Career is easy to pursue.
_____ 2. Health career offers good salary.
_____ 3. Healthcare providers are in great demands.
_____ 4. Healthcare increasing demand is due to people’s poor lifestyle.
_____ 5. Health career promises a clear path to advancement.
_____ 6. Heath professions make a difference in people’s lives.
_____ 7. Health professionals do not require intrapersonal skills.
_____ 8. The shortage on healthcare provider is going to continue and grow, especially in rural
areas.
_____ 9. Healthcare professionals perform healthcare related tasks in a personal care level.
_____10. Health career offers many choices to all types of personalities but most require
teamwork.

Activity 4: TALK ABOUT IT!

Directions: Choosing a career is unquestionably one of the most important decisions you will
make. The career planning process has four components as listed below. Explain the
components and steps in making a personal health career plan by discussing its key points and
characteristics. An example will be given as your guide.

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Example: Self-Assessment – is sometimes called as career assessment because it is such an
important part of the career planning process. During the self-assessment process, you will use
tools designed to help you learn more about your interests, values, personality, aptitude, skill
sets, and developmental needs so you can make an informed career decision.

SELF-ASSESSMENT
What are my skills and values?

CAREER EXPLORATION
What kind of career are out there?

DECISION-MAKING
What career options are best for me?

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 PLAN OF ACTION
How can I get a job that I want?

Closure/Reflection: VISUALIZING MY GOAL

Direction: Make a visual representation of yourself as a health professional.

Rubric for scoring activity 1, activity 2, and activity 4

Points
Criteria Score
4 3 2 1
Explanation A complete Good solid Explanation is Misses key points
response with a response with unclear
detailed clear
explanation. explanation
Demonstrated Shows complete Shows Response shows Response shows a
knowledge understanding of substantial some complete lack of
the questions, understanding understanding understanding for
ideas and of the problem, of the problem the problem
processes. ideas, and
processes
Requirements Goes beyond the Meets the Hardly meets Does not meet the
requirements of requirements of the requirements requirements of
the problem. the problems of problem. the problem.

References:

Callo, Lualhati F., et al., Physical Education and Health –Grade 10, Learner’s Material,
Department of Education (Pasig City, Vibal Group Inc., 2015), 301-307
https://www.careerprofiles.info Retrieved on August 27, 2020
https://www.Clipartstation.com. Retrieved on August 27, 2020
https://www.who.int. Retrieved on August 28, 2020

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http://www.shutterstock.com.
https://www. gograph.com
https://www.webstockreview.net
https://www.pixfuel.com
https://www.pixbay.com
Retrieved on August 28, 2020
Retrieved on August 29, 2020
Retrieved on August 30, 2020
Retrieved on August 30, 2020
Retrieved on August 31, 2020

Answer Key

Activity 3
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. True

Prepared by:

GENALYN B. FACUN
MAPEH Teacher
Bagabag National High School

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 HEALTH 10
Name of Learner: ________________________________ Grade Level: _____
Section: _________________________________________ Date: ____________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Health Career Plan

Background Information for Learners

A career is an occupation or profession that requires special training.

Health careers are designed to familiarize students with the various

careers in the medical profession and allied health services. Students will
learn skills necessary for their career path, which in this case is in healthcare.
These include working with others, communication skills, legal and ethical
responsibilities, cultural considerations in healthcare industry, problem
solving, decision making, accepting personal responsibility, and self-
management.

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 the very important step of self-assessment.

Self-assessment is necessary to understand one’s capabilities and

drawbacks. The various career options should be explored in detail to find a
fit between one’s abilities and the opportunities provided by a career option.
It involves continuous learning and improvement to build and grow in the
chosen career path.

Learning Competency with code

Prepares a personal health career following the prescribed components

and steps. (Q4/Wk2-H10PC-Iva-b-2)

Activity 1: Mix and Match

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Directions/Instructions:

Hello learners! In your previous lesson, you learned about the

components and steps in making a health career plan. Let me know how
familiar you are with the concepts being learned in the previous sessions.
Identify the steps in making a health career plan by unscrambling the
letters and matching it to its component.

You may start now. Good luck and enjoy!

FELS SAESSEMNTS

REECAR NOTIORLAPXE

NOICEDSI MANGIK

LAPN FO TICNOA

Congratulations! Your first task is done.

Let me ask you these:

1. Can you now tell me what kind of doctor am I going for consultation if I have
difficulty in breathing? _____________________________________________________
2. What are the other medical specializations that you know? List them and
their areas of expertise below.

Are you now ready for the next activity?

Activity 2: Crossword Puzzle

Are you familiar with the health provider institutions within your
community? Test yourself how informed you are with these institutes? To
start with, let us play with a crossword puzzle.

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 Direction: On the puzzle are names of institutions or organizations that
take care of the health concerns of the people. Fill in the missing letters to
complete the puzzle.

Ready, set… Answer!

1
2 H P L 3
E

4 5 O T R Y
S A
N
6 G E N E T

I D
7 W L - I
L 8
9 E C I G
Y
N
10 E L H

Across:
2. It is an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care
and treatment.
5. A kind of hospital that does not require profit because it is owned
by a community or an organization.
6. It is also called public hospital wherein it is being run by the state
and the treatment fees are subsidized.
7. A surgery center/facility that offers surgery without the patient
being admitted in the hospital.
9. A kind of hospital that includes a school for medical students.
10. The services in this center cater to a specific population with
various health needs
Down:
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 1. A kind of hospital that is operated by individuals to gain profit.
3. A healthcare facility for the elderly that provides treatment, nursing
care, and residential services to patients.
4. Hospitals that handle a particular disease or condition or deal with
only one type of patient.
8. Hospitals that have complete medical, surgical, and maternal care
facilities.

Good job, learner! Have you enjoyed answering the puzzle?

Let me again ask you these questions:

1. What do you think is the reason why we have clinics or hospitals in the
community?

2. What is the important role of hospitals in the welfare of the community?

Get ready for your third and final task.

Before proceeding with the next activity, go and ask your parents or
any family member if they have an idea of Healthcare Plan. You may ask
them, “Do we have a Family Healthcare Plan?”

Accept whatever be their answer and start thinking how you could be
of help in keeping a sound and healthy body of every family member.

Let us have some mental exercises by analyzing the statements below

and resolve if such statements are of correct understanding or not.

Activity 3: Modified True or False

Directions: Read the statements below carefully and write TRUE if

the statement is correct and FALSE if you think it is not the right concept. If
it is false, change the underlined word/s to make a correct statement and
write the alteration on the space provided before each number.

_________________________ 1. Health insurance is a financial agreement

between an insurance company and an
individual or group for the payment of
healthcare cost.
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_________________________ 2. Major medical insurance pays for the fees of
the health professionals, laboratory tests, and
prescription drugs.
_________________________ 3. Medical insurance offers payment for long
term or chronic diseases such as AIDS and
cancer.
_________________________ 4. Disability insurance pays for the stay of the
patient inside the hospital.
_________________________ 5. Surgical insurance pays for the surgery fees.

_________________________ 6. Hospitalization insurance provides financing

for members who meet accidents or suffer from
illnesses.
_________________________ 7. Manulife requires a small monthly contribution
from its members wherein contributions are
saved and used for the medical care needed by
a member.
_________________________ 8. Health maintenance organization is a
healthcare provider that offers medical services
that are availed through a prepaid amount of
money.
_________________________ 9. MediCard is a health maintenance organization
that provides a comprehensive health care
program for its members which includes
emergency care, hospital confinement,
preventive healthcare, dental care and out
patient consultation services.
_________________________ 10. PhilHealth is a Canadian multinational
insurance company and financial services
provider headquartered in Toronto, Ontario,
Canada.

Hi learner! How do you feel after performing this mental exercises?

Let me ask you these:

1. What do you think is the best way to ensure good health?

2. Using a computer or gadget with an internet connection, identify at least two

other health insurances offered in the country. If without an internet connection,
you may inquire from the nearest hospital/medical center or from books related
to the topic. Write a short paragraph about each health insurance and its
benefits. Cite your resources properly.

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 Are you happy after accomplishing all the activities?

Will you now tell me what have you realized after going through the
tasks? The things which you shall write on this reflection part will help me know
how far you have learned about health services and Healthcare plans and be
my reference to extend help as you grow in progress in your understanding.

Good luck!

Closure/Reflection

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References for learners

• Physical Education and Health – Grade 10

Learner’s Material page 204-209
Department of Education
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/medicardph
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manulife

Answer Key

Activity 1: Guess who?

1. Pulmonologist 6. Geriatrician
2. Pediatrician 7. Gastroenterologist
3. Cardiologist 8. Gynecologist
4. Ophthalmologist 9. Urologist
5. Neurologist 10. Dermatologist

Activity 2: Crossword Puzzle

Across: Down:
2. Hospital 1. Private
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 5. Voluntary 3. Extended
6. Government 4. Specialty
7. Walk-in 8. General
9. Teaching
10. Health

Activity 3: Modified True or False

1. True
2. Medical insurance
3. Major medical insurance
4. Hospitalization insurance
5. True
6. Disability insurance
7. PhilHealth
8. True
9. True
10. Manulife

Prepared by:

JOHN ANDREW M. APARIS

MAPEH Teacher I
Murong National High School

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 HEALTH 10
Name of Learner: ________________________________ Grade Level: _____
Section: _________________________________________ Date: ____________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

HEALTH CAREER PATHWAYS

Background Information for Learners

Career pathways are cluster occupations that are grouped because of shared skills. All
pathways include a variety of occupations that require different levels of education, skills,
and training. Selecting a career pathway provides you with an area of focus, along with
flexibility and a variety of ideas to pursue for personal development.

Learning Competency with code

Explores the various health career path; selects a particular health career pathway based
on personal competence and interest; participates in a health career orientation program.
(Q4/Wk3-H10PC-IVc-d-3)

Directions/Instructions:

Hello learner! It is time for you to accomplish the following activities. If any of the
tasks seems unclear to you, do not hesitate to approach, or contact your teacher. You may start
now. Good luck and enjoy!

Activity 1: Health Care Careers

Directions. Identify the health care careers being described in each item. Select from
the box below the right term being described in each item. Write the letter of the correct answer
on the space provided.

A. Therapeutic B. Doctor C. Equipment D. Scientific E. Patient

Services Methods
F. Pulse G. Diagnostic H. Health I. Support J.
Services Informatics Services Biotechnology

______1. Provide functions that support and document patient care.

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______2. Individual who is under medical care or treatment.
______3. Relating to or using the methods or principles of science.
______4. Also called heart rate.
______5. The common name for a physician- A person skilled in the healing arts.
______6. Tools you use for a specific task.
______7. Provide a therapeutic environment for the delivery of health care.
______8. Create a picture of patient health status at a single point in time.
______9. Use scientific and technical advancements to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic
abilities in health care.
______10. Maintain or change the health status of the patient over the time.

Congratulations! The first task is done. You can now prepare yourself for the next
activity.

Activity 2: Celebrity Bluff- Student’s Edition

Directions: In this activity, you will be challenged to identify whether the statement is
a fact and bluff. Encircle the correct box of your choice.

1. Career pathways are clusters of occupations that are grouped because of shared skills.

FACT BLUFF

2. Career pathways share in the level of education, training and skills.

FACT BLUFF

3. Business and accountancy are some of the career pathways associated to health.

FACT BLUFF

4. Nutrition specialists find ways to balance individuals’ food and nutrition and their
impact on patients’ health.

FACT BLUFF

5. People who specialize in drug prevention and control pathway focus on communicable
and non-communicable disease.

FACT BLUFF

6. People whose careers revolve around drug prevention and control increase community
and individual problems related to alcohol and drug abuse.

FACT BLUFF

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 7. In emergency medical services, paramedics can perform emergency medical procedures
without the presence of a doctor.

FACT BLUFF
8. Immunization and newborn screenings are some of works of the people who specialized
(remove ‘d’- specialize) in the disease prevention and control.

FACT BLUFF

9. Nutrition specialist may also be called as dietician.

FACT BLUFF

10. Dental health deals with the oral health of dentists only.

FACT BLUFF

Great job learner! It seems like you are doing really fine. For your next
task, you have to unleash your ability to think critically.

Activity 3: Health Career Pathways

Directions: Choose one (1) health career pathway that you think our government
should give priority to and explain why.
As student, how can you address the problem?

*EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

*ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
*DRUG PREVENTION AND CONTROL
*DENTAL HEALTH
*DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
*NUTRITION

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References for learners

• The 21st Century MAPEH IN ACTION Work text in Music, Arts, Physical Education
and Health
Eduardo V. Ciprianio, Adelina Pineda-Limos, Ronald V. Solis, Mark G. Fabella, Ray
Ferdinad D. Limos and Girly Grace L. delos Santos
• Physical Education and Health – Grade 10
Learner’s Material
Department of Education
• https://www.slideshare.net>mobile
• https://www.uen.org.>view
Answer Key

Activity 1: Health Care Careers

1. H
2. E
3. D
4. F
5. B
6. C
7. A
8. I
9. J
10. A

Activity 2: Celebrity Bluff- Student’s Edition

1. FACT
2. FACT
3. BLUFF
4. FACT
5. BLUFF
6. BLUFF
7. FACT
8. FACT
9. FACT
10. BLUFF

Activity 3: Rubric for scoring for activity no. 3

5 4 3 2 1
CONTENT Answers are Answers Answers Answers are No
comprehensive, are are unsatisfactor answers
accurate and satisfactoril satisfactoril y. Ideas are given.
complete. Key y good. y good. vaguely Ideas are
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 ideas are clearly Ideas are Ideas are stated, not
stated, explained, clearly somewhat explained, clearly
and well stated, clearly and stated,
supported. explained, stated, supported. explained
and explained, , and
supported. and supports.
supported.
ORGANIZA Answers are Answers are Answers are Answers are No ideas
TION clearly thought satisfactorily somewhat unorganized given.
out and thought out clearly and not
articulated. and thought out correctly
articulated. and articulated.
articulated.
WRITING Spelling, There is A number of Many spelling, No output
CONVENTI punctuation, usage, minimal spelling, punctuation, submitted
ONS syntax and grammar concern on punctuation, usage, syntax for
throughout the spelling, usage, and grammar checking.
composition are punctuation, syntax and errors
correct. usage, grammar throughout the
syntax and related composition
grammar concerns are are noticed.
throughout noticed
the throughout
composition. the
composition.

Prepared by:

ROWENA B. REGUYAL
MAPEH Teacher III
Nueva Vizcaya General Comprehensive High School

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 HEALTH 10
Name of Learner: ________________________________ Grade Level: _____
Section: _________________________________________ Date: ____________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Planning for a Health Career

Background Information for Learners

A career in health will give you the opportunity to make a difference in people’s lives.
A wide range of healthcare career pathways will provide you with what you want to focus on,
flexibility, and a variety of ideas and opportunities to pursue your personal development.
As a student who is planning to take health career path, you need to identify your
interests and skills, expose yourself to the different available careers, and decide on a career
that works for you and your plan of action.
Health careers are among the most lucrative job options available all over the world,
especially these days, with an aging population and medical advances. There are more than 200
healthcare career occupations in the industry today and your responsibility as a student in
deciding your health career pathway is to identify which of these will fit you best. You may
have already considered being a nurse or a doctor. For example, if cardiology (heart health) is
a cause that moves you, you could be a cardiologist, a cardiovascular technician or a cardiac
nurse. If you love working with kids, pediatrics could be the field for you.

Learning Competency with code

Decides on an appropriate health career path. (Q4/Wk4-H10HC-IIc-d-4)

Instructions:

Hello Grade 10 students! This time you are provided with activities that will
help you process and improve your understanding in deciding on an
appropriate health career path.
If any of the tasks seem unclear to you, do not hesitate to ask or contact your
teacher. Have fun and enjoy the activities in this material.

Activity 1: THINK ABOUT IT

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Directions: Complete the charts regarding the career path you are interested to do, personal
qualities that describes you and the school subjects that you like. Based on your answer in the
chart, answer the succeeding questions.
Career path I am interested Personal qualities that School subjects that I like
to do describe me

1. What health career do you think would suit you 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. Do you think you are ready to take a health career path considering your strengths and
weaknesses?

Activity 2: TIME TO DECIDE

Directions: List down three health careers that interest you the most. Identify the pros and
cons of each career.

Health career that interest me What are the PROS? What are the CONS?

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 can help you create the life you want to live, doing
the work you love to do?

Good job! Be ready for the next

activity.

Activity 3: LET’S FIND OUT

Directions: Make a research compilation about the health career of your choice. Follow the
format for your research.

• Introduction
• Job Title
• Nature of Work (What do you do?)
• Duties and responsibilities
• Working Conditions (office, outdoors, team, alone)
• Employment (Where are the jobs?)

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 • Training: Qualifications, and Advancement
• Job Outlook
• Earnings
• Related Occupations
• Source used

Rubric for Scoring:

Excellent(5) Very good(4) Average(3) Needs Improvement (2)
Focus and There is one clear, There is one clear, well There is one topic. Main The topic and main ideas
Detail well focused topic. focused topic. Main ideas ideas are somewhat are not clear.
Main ideas are clear are clear but are not well clear.
and well supported supported by detailed
by detailed and information.
accurate information.
Organization The introduction is The introduction states The introduction states There is no clear
inviting, states the the main topic and the main topic. A introduction, structure or
main topic, and provides an overview of conclusion is included. conclusion.
provides an overview the paper. A conclusion
of the paper. is included.
Information is
relevant and
presented in a logical
order. The
conclusion is strong
Sentence, All sentences are Most sentences are well Most sentences are well Sentences sound awkward,
Structure, well constructed and constructed and have constructed, but they are distractingly
Grammar, have varied structure varied structure and have similar structure repetitive, or difficult to
Mechanics and length. Makes no length. Makes a few and/or length. Makes understand. Makes
and Spelling errors in grammar, errors in grammar, several errors in numerous errors in
mechanics and/or mechanics and/or grammar, mechanics, grammar, mechanics
spelling. spelling but they do not and/or spelling that and/or spelling that
interfere with interfere with interfere with
understanding. understanding. understanding.

Great job! You have answered all the activities and I believe
that you have learned a lot. I’m sure that you will always
keep in your mind the importance of knowing the health
issues, trends and concerns in the Philippines. Be aware. Be
knowledgeable. Practice your rights.

REFLECTION: Complete the statements

I learned that………
I understand……….
I will plan my……..
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References for learners
• Physical Education and Health – Grade 10 Learner’s Material, DepEd
• http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/issues/news/Article/178/Top_10_Reasons_to_Pursu
e_a_Health_Career_Now
Activity 3: LET’S FIND OUT- (Output-based: rated using a rubric)
Activity 2: TIME TO DECIDE
Activity 1: THINK ABOUT IT
Answer Key
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 Prepared by:

JAY LORD G. PIDUANA

MAPEH Teacher
KASIBU NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

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