NEMO AHEC

Sunday, February 05, 2012

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Health Career Orientations

Health Career Orientations are one-hour to two-hour presentations for middle and high school students that provide an overview of the wide variety of health careers. Handouts are provided to students to give them a more in-depth view of highlighted careers. If you would like to schedule a health career orientation, please call our office at 660-665-6404.

Career Fairs & Other Health Career Promotional Events

NEMO AHEC staff are happy to participate in career fairs and other health career promotional events such as health career days, roundtable sessions promoting health careers, nursing events, and more. If you would like to request our participation in any of these activities, please call our office at 660-665-6404.

Health Fairs

NEMO AHEC has a variety of health education displays and resources that are available for loan. Please see the Lending Library page for more information. Also, if you would like to request our staff to exhibit at your health fair, please call our office at 660-665-6404.

Health Careers Puppet Bunch

A Multimedia Program About Health Careers

Elementary school children (K-2) will thoroughly enjoy learning about health careers and healthy behaviors during this entertaining 30-45 minute classroom presentation. This program includes a video movie, puppet demonstration, group discussion and coloring book, which promote awareness about careers in health and healthy behaviors.

The educational materials feature eight puppets called the Health Careers Puppet Bunch who are matched with real people and health professionals. The materials portray multicultural and non-traditional gender roles in health care. Children enjoy the presentation and afterward have been able to verbalize the facts presented. Each child receives a Careers in Health coloring book to keep and take home

To schedule your children’s group or class to participate in this valuable program, please contact Becky Dawson at bdawson@nemoahec.org or 660.665.6404 for more information. It’s never too early to ask kids what they want to be when they grow up.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

Early learners (ages 5-8) will increase their awareness level of medical career opportunities.
Students will understand the non-traditional and multi-cultural roles in health and will be able to transfer from the make-believe (puppet show) to real-life community people as health professional role models.
Students will identify the local emergency number 911 and discuss emergency calls.
Students will be able to identify seven health behaviors while playing the “Stay Healthy” game in the back of the coloring book.