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Health – Grade 10
Quarter 4 – Module 2: Planning for a Health career
First Edition, 2020
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Librada L. AgonEdD(EPP/TLE/TVL/TVE)
Liza A. Alvarez(Science/STEM/SSP)
Bernard R. Balitao(AP/HUMSS)
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Dulce O. Santos PhD(Kindergarten/MTB-MLE)
Teresita P. TagulaoEdD(Mathematics/ABM)
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 2
Planning for a Health career
Introductory Message
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the
module:
As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the
tasks included in the module.
For the Learner:
Welcome to the Health 10 Self-Learning Module on Planning for a Health career! This
module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for guided and
independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process the contents
of the learning material while being an active learner.
Expectations– This points to the set of knowledge and skills that you
will learn after completing the module.
Recap - This part of the module provides a review of concepts and skills
that you already know about a previous lesson.
Posttest - This measures how much you have learned from the entire
module.
EXPECTATION
PRE–TEST
Direction: Arrange the jumbled letters to figure out what is identified in each sentence. Write
your answer in the space provided.
Direction: Match the questions on the left side with the answers on the right
___1. Designed to familiarize students with the various career A. CAREER
___2. Refers to an individual’s plan to make career choice B. HEALTH
CAREERS
___3. It is necessary to understand one’s capabilities and drawbacks. C.SELF
ASSESMENT
___4. It is an occupation or profession that requires special training D. CAREER
EXPLORATION
___5. It refers on explore different careers and work environments. E. HEALTH
CAREER PLANNING
L E S S ON
2. Personal Healthcare
Professionals in this field perform healthcare related tasks in a
personal care level. These include monitoring patients;
administering and assisting in personal care and hygiene;
performing housekeeping duties; and advising clients on related
healthcare issues like infant care, hygiene, and nutrition.
3. Maternal and Child Care
These health workers deal with complex public health issues that affect women, children
and their families. These include providing information on reproductive health, family planning,
healthcare of pregnant women and their children, and improvement of health delivery system
through advocacy, education and research. Sample Careers:
• Midwifery
• Community Health Educator
• Outreach Specialist
4. Mental HealthCare
These medical professionals specialize in dealing with interpersonal and intrapersonal
relationships and life skills. These include cognitive and psychosocial development,
promotion of healthy self-esteem through feelings and anger management and identifying
warning signs or red flags of learning disorders, such as ADHD, anxiety, mood disorders,
stress, and bullying.
Sample Careers:
• Social Work
• Clinical Psychology
• Psychiatry
• Guidance Counselling
5. Community Healthcare
Specialists in this area focus on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of the
health of all community members. Sample Careers:
• Barangay/Community Health Work
• Rural Sanitary Inspection
9. Health Education
Those who work in this field are tasked with promotion of healthcare and training of
health workers on managing change in healthcare. Their work involves assessing individual
and community needs, planning, implementing and evaluating health programs, promoting
the understanding of various health-related bahaviors plus coordinating health education
services. Sample Careers:
• Education and Research
• Community Health Work
WORD HUNT: Find all these words inside the box in the grid below. They run in straight lines,
WRAP–UP
CLASSIFYING ANALOGIES
Directions: Read the analogy and decide how each word pair is related. Then choose
the correct type of analogy from the box below and write the letter on the line.
VALUING
Direction: Complete the sentence based on what you have learned in the lesson.
I have learned that
_________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________.
POST TEST
1. These are clusters occupations that are grouped because of shared skills.__________
2. Professionals in this field perform healthcare related tasks in a personal care level.
__________
4. People whose careers revolve around this area seek to reduce community and
individual problems related to alcohol and drug abuse. __________
5. Specialists in this area find ways to balance individuals’ food and nutrition and their
impact on patients’ health. __________
6. This workers deal with various oral conditions which include chronic mouth and facial
pain, oral sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay. __________
7. Careers in this path are related to the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in
work or employment. These include protecting workers from sickness, disease, and
injury.__________
8. People assigned in this work specialize in out-of-hospital medical care. Their skills
include first-aid procedures, emergency medical treatment and transport of patients.
__________
9. The specialist in this area focus on the maintenance, protection, and improvement of
the health of all community members. __________
10. People who specialize in this career path focus on communicable and non-
communicable diseases__________
KEY TO CORRECTION
REFERENCES
Department of Education (DepEd). K to 12 Curriculum Guide: Physical Education and Health,
Pasig City Philippines 2015.