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Subject

Career Development and Occupational Studies

Author

CDOS Writing Team, Authors of Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Resource Guide with Core Curriculum.

Duration

3–4 weeks

Description

Objectives:
Students learn how to research a medical condition and what type of health services are available to treat it, and then convey this information in a way that is meaningful to consumers.

Activity:

• Students develop a community resource pamphlet for a specific topic of health and wellness.
• They use resources such as the Internet, health and medical journals, phone books, and interviews to gather information about the condition/disease and the existing community services for it.
• The final pamphlet is designed for use by consumers; it includes information about the disease/condition (signs and symptoms, prevalence, etiology, treatment) and information about three or more agencies in the community that treat this condition (mission of agency, description of service provided, how agency is structured/ funded, number of people served).

Materials/ Resources

• Internet access
• Computer
• Health services resource guides
• Telephone directories

Comments/ Modifications

This activity can be completed as an individual project or as a small group project. Teachers may also require students to write a report describing the procedures used and the background information obtained to produce the pamphlet

Source

CDOS Writing Team. “Medical Conditions and the Health Services Available.” In Career Development and Occupational Studies (CDOS) Resource Guide with Core Curriculum. New York State Department of Education, 244.

Related Academic Standards

New York State

CDOS 

CDOS.C.1 Students will be knowledgeable about the world of work, explore career options, and relate personal skills, aptitudes, and abilities to future career decisions.

CDOS.C.1.1.C.SW 

1. Determine an employer's skills requirements for a selected career:
   1. Basic academic needs.
   2. Postsecondary requirements.
   3. Specific foundation skills required.
2. Compare personal skills with determined employer skills and match to career choice.
3. Compare present education with job to determine postsecondary training if needed.

CDOS.C.3a Students will demonstrate mastery of the foundation skills and competencies essential for success in the workplace.

CDOS.C.3a.BS.1.A Students use a combination of techniques to read or listen to complex information and analyze what they hear or read; convey information confidently and coherently in written or oral form; and analyze and solve mathematical problems requiring use of multiple computational skills.