Health Assisting Program

Program Overview

The Health Assisting Program offers bright prospects for students seeking rewarding careers in one of the fastest growing employment areas. The overall objective of the program is to give each student an opportunity to develop his/her unique potential and achieve personal, academic, vocational/technical, and civic goals. This is accomplished by providing, in conjunction with other school activities and programs, a state-of-the-art, integrated academic and vocational/technical program that focuses on knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed by contemporary health care workers both in general and in select specialty areas.

Skills and Skill Areas

Qualified students may take the certifying exams for the following:

• OSHA 10 Hour General Industry Course
• National Safety Council First Aid Course
• American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Course (CPR)
• MA Department of Public Health Nurse Aide Course
• Home Health Aide Course
• National Healthcare Association EKG Technician Course
• MA Council of Human Services Providers Direct Support Specialist Courses

Observational and clinical experiences are provided in select health care related agencies. Employment opportunities exist in diverse health care settings even before graduation. Those, who gain additional education, may pursue certification, registration, or licensure in nursing and dental careers, diagnostic services, emergency medical services, psychological and social services, rehabilitative services, nutrition and dietary services, and more.

Career Options

Students graduating from Diman have a variety of job options open to them. Below is a partial list of jobs Diman grads from this program are qualified for, depending on their level of education.

Favorite External Links for Health Assisting

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Medical Association
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Emedicine Consumer Health
• Heart and Stroke Guide of the American Heart Association
• National Cancer Institute
• National Diabetes Education Program
• National Institute of Health
• National Invention Hall of Fame
  “Honors the women and men responsible for the great technological advances that make human, social and economic progress possible.” Covers the areas of computers, communications, agriculture, electricity, chemistry, imaging, medical, industrial and nobel prize winners.
• National Library of Medicine
• Spine Health
• USDA My Pyramid
  The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion focuses on two primary objectives: 1. Advance and promote dietary guidance for all Americans ,and 2. Conduct applied research and analyses in nutrition and consumer economics.
• WebMD
  Provides health and medical news provided by physicians
• World Health Organization

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