MTHlthEduc Essential Services and Responsibilities of Mt’s

in Health Promotion
Module 1: “The Roles and Functions of a Health
1. Monitor health status to identify community health
Professional in Education”
problems.
2. Diagnose and investigate health problems and
health hazards in the community.
A. Clinical
3. Inform, educate, and empower people about
 “Laboratory detectives”
health issues.
 Each test is a unique experiment, one that can
4. Mobilize community partnerships to identify and
change or save the life of a fellow human.
solve health problems.
 Using science to help people live well and stay
5. Develop policies and plans that support individual
healthy
and community health care.
 70-80% of patient care decisions are based on
6. Enforce laws and regulations that protect health
the results of laboratory testing.
and ensure safety.
7. Link people to needed personal health services
B. Research
and assure the provision of health care when
 Medical technology is a broad field where
otherwise unavailable.
innovation and research plays a crucial role in
8. Assure a competent public health and personal
sustaining health.
health care workforce.
 MTs are part of researches in healthcare to
9. Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality
innovate and improve services and patient care.
of personal and population-based health services.
 They can be part of companies that plan,
design, build, and operate technology for
D. Health Professions Education
diagnosing and treating patients and further
 Teaching is an important aspect of the
increase scientific knowledge.
professional role for the majority of health
 MTs can prepare reports of technological
professionals.
findings by collecting, analyzing, and
 Teaching allows MTs to share their knowledge
summarizing pertinent information.
and inspire students in the field of medical
 They also ensure the safety and reliability of
laboratory science.
tests and equipment used in healthcare.
 Teaching allows the MTs to not only give to
students the theoretical background for
C. Health Promotion
common laboratory procedures and disease
 It covers a wide range of social and
states they related to, but also to relate this
environmental interventions that are designed
information to actual clinical experiences to
to benefit and protect individual people’s health
make it relevant and demonstrates the
and quality of life by addressing and preventing
importance of the profession.
the root causes of ill health, not just focusing on
 MTs also participate in curriculum and program
treatment and sure.
development, implementation and evaluation.
 Health professionals must have a basic
prerequisite understanding of the principles and
 processes of teaching and learning to carry out
their professional practice responsibilities with
efficiency and effectiveness.

Patient Education
- to increase the responsibility and
independence of clients for self care.

Staff & Student Education

- increase competence and confidence of
health professionals to function independently in
providing care to the consumer.

Patient Education and Staff & Student Education

they all have one goal, “it is to improve the quality of
care delivered by health professionals.”