HEALTH

QUARTER 4 – MODULE 4
MELCs:

• Explores the various health career paths selects a particular health career
pathway based on personal competence and interest; participates in a health
career orientation program; and
• Decides on an appropriate health career path.

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PART I.

A. Introduction
Along with medical professions, there are hundreds of allied health professions which complete the
workforce in contributing to the whole-person care of patients, support to healthcare professionals, and the
efficient operation of healthcare organizations.

B. Discussion

The medical profession is a group of individuals qualified to practice medicine. Allied health
profession on the other hand, are lines of work that still deal with healthcare, but are distinct from medicine.
They have distinct and specialized knowledge and skills that actively work with people accessing health and
disability that are offered services across a range of settings.

Who are the medical and allied health professionals?

Allied health professionals are healthcare practitioners with formal education and clinical training
credentials through certification, registration and/or licensure. They collaborate with physicians and other
members of the healthcare team to deliver high quality patient care services for the identification, prevention,
and treatment of diseases, disabilities, and disorders.

Allied health professionals provide services and engage in activities which include:

a. prevention- keep injury from happening

b. assessment - appraisal of condition based on the patient’s subjective report
c. identification/diagnosis- analysis based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings
d. treatment - management and care of a patient or the combating of disease or disorder
e. rehabilitation/habilitation- treatment designed to recover from injury, illness, or disease towards
a normal condition as possible
f. advocacy - a method by which patients, their families, attorneys, health professionals, and citizen’s
group can work together to develop programs that ensure the availability of high quality healthcare
for a community
g. promotion of health and well being - the process of enabling people to increase control over their
health and its determinants, and thereby improving their health
h. education - the process of sharing and gaining knowledge
i. research - the diligent inquiry or examination of data, reports, and observations in a search for facts
or principles

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What Is an Allied Health Career?
Allied health jobs are those that use science- and evidence-based techniques to diagnose, evaluate, and
treat acute and chronic conditions. They may also promote wellness and preventative medical practices.
Some jobs in this field also provide support and administrative assistance to medical practices. Specifically,
these professions are non-physician and non-nurse roles in healthcare.

What Are the Benefits of Allied Health Professionals?

• High Job Satisfaction: Many allied health jobs involve working with people and helping to
ensure the good health of patients. This can be a very satisfying way to earn a living for the
right person. It is an opportunity to have a direct and significant impact on someone else’s
life. Few jobs are comparably fulfilling.
• Job Security: Healthcare is a necessity. Therefore, the industry tends to be well-established
and consistently growing. As long as there are people, they will need to receive quality
healthcare services.
• Very Flexible: Compared to many other professions, allied health jobs are quite flexible. The
training is relatively quick for the healthcare field..

C. Readings:

Healthcare in The Philippines

Overall, the healthcare system in the Philippines is of a high standard. Filipino medical staff are
expertly trained, but the facilities may not be as impressive as those found in high-end US or European
hospitals. The quality of the Philippines’ state-subsidised public healthcare, although good, varies widely
between rural and urban areas. Private healthcare in the Philippines provides much more consistent care and
facilities tend to be better equipped than public ones.

Public healthcare

Doctors and nursing staff in public hospitals are highly proficient, however public healthcare in the
Philippines faces some limitations. Despite having achieved universal healthcare, the Philippines still
struggles with unequal access to medical care. As such, the standard of public healthcare in the Philippines
generally varies from excellent in urban centers to poor in rural areas. Public healthcare also faces strain both
from treating the large number of Filipinos who rely on public healthcare and from the trend of Filipino
medical staff migrating to Western countries. This has resulted in understaffing in some hospitals and patients
may experience delays in treatment.

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Private healthcare

Private healthcare services are well-established and growing in the Philippines. Although doctors in
private hospitals are as good as doctors practicing in the public sector, private facilities are much better
equipped and treatment is typically faster. Private services are considered to be expensive by locals, but are
relatively cheap by most expat standards. The relative affordability of private healthcare can be seen in the
increasing popularity of the Philippines as a medical tourism destination.

Pharmacies and medicine

There are numerous pharmacies in the Philippines and many 24-hour pharmacies can be found in major
cities and attached to most hospitals. Pharmacies are staffed by accredited pharmacists who maintain the
state’s strict guidelines on the sale of prescription drugs. Although most medicine is available in the
Philippines, some prescription medicine may not be available in the country.

Emergency Services

911 is the general national emergency number in the Philippines. The quality of ambulance services
differs significantly and this problem is compounded by the lack of strict policies governing how emergency
services operate. This may result in slow response times and poor pre-hospital treatment. The public
emergency system also directs most serious emergencies to designated public facilities which may delay
emergency care.

Private ambulances generally have highly proficient staff and better equipment while also promising faster
response times. Private ambulance services are often secured through monthly subscriptions, or their services
are included as part of a medical insurance package. Many private hospitals also have their own ambulance
services.

D. Examples:

Common allied health professionals practicing in the country with available education and
professional training:

Audiologist identifies and rehabilitates hearing impairments and related disorders

Chiropractor diagnoses and treats neuromuscular disorders, with emphasis on treatment

through manual adjustment and/or manipulation of the spine

Clinical Psychologist assesses, diagnoses, treats and helps prevent mental disorders

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Dietitian / Nutritionist promotes good health through proper diet and treatment of diseases

Emergency Medical also known as ambulance technician; responds quickly to any emergency
and life-threatening situation to immediately treat serious injuries, physical
Technician
or mental trauma to increase a patient's chances of survival

Guidance Counselor assists students with personal, family, education, and career decisions and
concerns; also helps them develop job finding skills and other life skills
needed to prevent and deal with problems

Health Educator specializes in health education and promotes the development of health
knowledge, life skills, and positive attitudes toward the health and well-
being of student

Massage Therapist performs the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the
purpose of normalizing those tissues; uses manual techniques that include
applying fixed or movable pressure on affected parts of the body

Medical Assistant performs under the direction of a physician, various routine administrative
and nontechnical clinical tasks in hospitals, clinics, and other similar
facilities

Medical technologies performs a variety tasks on body fluids, from simple blood tests to more
complex tests to uncover abnormalities in the body

Midwife professionals with expertise and skills in helping women maintain healthy
pregnancies, assist in or perform childbirth delivery, and help in women’s
recovery process through the postpartum period

Nurse trained to provide care for people who are sick or injured; monitors
patients health and records symptoms, assists physician during
examination and treatment, and administer medications
Paramedic gives emergency medical treatment or assists medical professionals in
emergency situations
Pharmacist prepares and dispenses medication prescribed by licensed health
professionals; also provides information to patients regarding drugs, and
consults with healthcare professionals n advances in drugs or medicine
Phlebotomist professionals with special training in phlebotomy or drawing blood from
patients
Radiologic healthcare professionals who perform imaging procedures, such as x-ray
examinations ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) scans and Computed
technologies/Radiographer
Tomography (CT) scans (health careers.org)

Physical Therapist examines, evaluates, and treats physical impairments through use of
special exercise, application of heat or cold, and other physical modalities
Radiation Therapist administers radiation therapy services to patients and observes patients
during treatment; other duties may include tumor localization, patient
follow up, patient education, and record keeping
Respiratory therapist specializes in the promotion of optimum cardiopulmonary function and
health; regularly deals with various chronic respiratory diseases, such as
asthma and emphysema

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Social Worker investigates, treats, and gives aid to people with social problems and helps
people with mental illness, serious health conditions, financial difficulties,
substance abuse problems, domestic or child abuse, unwanted pregnancy
and other social problems

Medical and Allied Professions

The following are some of the specialized professions dealing with health-related problems:
Medical Specialists Field of Specialization
Anesthesiologists Administration of anesthesia like in surgery
Cardiologist Coronary artery disease; heart disease
Epidemiologist Investigates the cause and source of disease outbreaks
Family practice physician General care physician
Gastroenterologist Stomach, intestines, digestive system
Geriatrician Disease and condition of the aged
Gynecologists Female reproductive system
Immunologist Diseases of the immune system
Internist Treatment of diseases in adults
Neonatologists Nervous system
Nephrologist Kidney disease
Neurologist Nervous system
Neurosurgeon Surgery of the brain and nervous system
Obstetrician Pregnancy, labor, childbirth
Oncologist Cancer, tumors
Opthalmologist Eye disease and treatment
Orthopedist Skeletal system
Otolaryngologist Head, ear, neck, throat
Pathologist Study of tissue and essential nature of disease
Pediatrician Childhood disease and conditions
Rheumatologist Disease of connective tissues, joints, muscles, tendons
surgeon Treats disease by surgery

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PART II. ACTIVITY PROPER

Activity 1. CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Direction: Identify who perform the different duties of a health professional is being ask.

ACROSS
3. trained to provide care for people who are sick or injured
5. Educator specializes in health education
6. diagnoses and treats neuromuscular disorders
7. identifies and rehabilitates hearing impairments
10. prepares and dispenses medication prescribed by licensed health professionals

DOWN
1. healthcare professionals who perform imaging procedures
2. promotes good health through proper diet
4. draws blood from patients
8. gives emergency medical treatment
9. professionals with expertise and skills in helping women maintain healthy pregnancies

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 Activity 2.
Direction: On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions. A rubrics will be used to rate
youranswer.
1. Select five medical and allied professions that very much needed in our country.
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2. With the growing global demand on allied health professions, how does it affect our country?
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3. Do you think we have enough allied health professionals in our country? What made you say so?
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Rubrics for Activity 2.

Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor TOTAL
5 4 3 2 1
Ideas Substantial, Sufficiently Limited content Limited content There is no
and specific and/or develop with adequate with limited clear or
Content illustrative content with elaboration or elaboration or specific
content adequate explanation. explanation. explanation
demonstrating elaboration Specific More specific of answer
strong (deep) or information is information is to the
analysis of the explanation. needed or needed or question.
topics needed to needed to follow
follow the the directions
directions more more closely.
closely.

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Key to Corrections

Activity 1

Activity 2: Answer may vary

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 PART III. SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

A. Directions: Four Words One Name. Identify the following Medical Specialist with their field of
specialization

eye vision
• TALHPHMOOLTSIO
Sore Near __________________________
eyes sighted

2. TISOGOLIDARC coronary heart

__________________________
artery Heart
disease
kidney urine
3.PHNEROGISTLO
Muscle swelling _____________________________
cramps
cancer radiation
4. GISTONCOLO
tumor chemotherapy __________________________

5.ENTEROGSATROGISTLO stomach Digestive

system
intestines mouth __________________________

6.MIOLOEPIGISTDE COVID disease

outbreak pandemic __________________________

women Female
7.GYLOCONETISG reproductive
cervix myoma __________________________

labor pregnancy
8. CIANOBSTETRI
childbirth delivery __________________________
swell tendons
9..MARHEUGISTLOTO
joints muscle __________________________
Old age grandparents
10. TRICIANGERIA
weakness dementia __________________________

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B. Directions: Match the following services offered by allied health professionals. Write the letter
of your answer on the space provided.

______1. Sharing and gaining knowledge A. advocacy

______2. Keep injury from happening B. Promotion of health

______3. Enable people to increase control over their health C. Prevention

______4. Develop program to ensure availability D. Rehabilitation

of a high quality healthcare E. Education

______5. Designed to recover from injury

C. Direction: PhotoEssay. Take photo of your chosen allied health profession. Make a description on
the picture why you choose to have that in the future.
Rubrics for the Photo Essay
Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing
4 pts 3 pts 2pts 1pt
All of the images Most of the images Some of the images Few of the images
Visual Text (40%) are appropriate to are appropriate to are appropriate to are appropriate to
(photographs/image) the topic, visually the topic, visually the topic, visually the topic, visually
captivating and captivating and captivating and captivating and
show unique show unique show unique show unique
perspective of the perspective of the perspective of the perspective of the
theme. theme. theme. theme.
Topography and Title and captions Title and captions Title and captions Title and captions
semantics (20%) compliment the compliment the sometimes seldom
(the meaning, images and work images and often compliment but compliment but
arrangement and together work together to inconsistently work inconsistently
appearance of harmoniously to reinforce the together to reinforce work together to
printed matter) reinforce the theme theme. the theme. reinforce the
consistently theme.
Organization (20%) Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation
How the various includes students includes students includes students includes students
elements are name and the photo name and the photo name and the photo name and the photo
organized) story title. Photos story title. Photos story title. Photos story title. Photos
are carefully are sequenced to represent the may veer from the
sequenced to communicate subject matter subject matter
communicate thematically.
thematically.
Overall impression Photo essay evokes Photo essay often Photo essay Photo essay
(20%) the overall strong emotion and evokes emotion occationally evokes inconsistently
psychological evidences and evidences emotion and evokes emotion
response to the creativity. The creativity. The evidences and evidences
photo essay as a presentation as a presentation as a creativity. The creativity. The
work of artistic whole is whole is presentation as a presentation as a
rhetoric aesthetically aesthetically whole is whole is
harmonious. pleasing. aesthetically aesthetically
pleasing pleasing

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References:
Books: 2018 Edition. Eduardo V. Cipriano,Ma.Katrina Melody Zabala- Hernandez, Gernalyn Andres-
Soriano, Pinky Olivar- Libiran, Adelina P. Limos, Mark G. Fabella, Ronald V. Solis, Ray
Ferdinand D. Limos. The 21st Century Mapeh in Action. Rex Bookstore

Physical Education and Health 10 (Learner’s Material)

Online Reference: https://www.coynecollege.edu/why-should-consider-allied-health-career

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 HEALTH 10 QUARTER 4
MODULE 4

ANSWER KEY:
A.
1. OPHTHALMOLOGIST 6. EPIDEMIOLOGIST
2. CARDIOLOGIST 7. GYNECOLOGIST
3. NEPHROLOGIST 8. OBSTETRICIAN
4. ONCOLOGIST 9. RHEUMATOLOGIST
5. GASTROENTEROLOGIST 10. GERIATRICIAN
B.
1. E
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D

C. Answers may vary

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