What You Need to Know

1. What You Need to Know

2. First Things First • Fold your paper hot dog style • Cut 3 slits on the top half of the paper • On the 4 flaps write: • Industrial Health Care Centers • Laboratories • Hospice • Genetic Counseling Centers • Now use the book to write on the inside of the flap important information about the terms

3. Industrial Health Care Centers • Also known as Occupational Health Clinics • Found in large companies or industries • Provide healthcare for their employees • Perform basic examinations, teach accident prevention and safety, and provide emergency care

4. Vanderbilt • Occupational Health Clinic • There to help treat work-related illnesses and injuries • Faculty/Staff Express Care • Treat minor acute illnesses • Vanderbilt ID required • No Charge • If tests are ordered not covered by insurance • http://healthandwellness.vanderbilt.edu/occupational-health/index.php

5. Laboratories • A room or a building where scientific tests, research, experiments or learning takes place. • http://youtu.be/62ADPFSST6o

6. Hospice • Care for terminally ill persons with life expectancies of 6 months or less. • Psychological, social, spiritual and financial counseling are provided for both the patient and the family.

7. St. Claire • Hospice is a not-for-profit hospital based program • Caring for terminally ill in: Bath, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Lewis, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan • Licensed by KY, Certified by Medicare and Medicaid • Allows patients to live and die with dignity • Grief services provided to family members

8. Genetic Counseling Centers • For individuals who are pregnant or wishing to become pregnant. Prenatal screening tests, check for genetic abnormalities, and birth defects. • Screening Tests: Determine the CHANCE of your baby having a birth defect • Diagnostics Tests: Show if the baby has a certain birth defect

9. Genetic Counseling Centers • Genetic counseling is the process of: • evaluating family history and medical records • ordering genetic tests • evaluating the results of this investigation • helping parents understand and reach decisions about what to do next

10. Again… • Fold your paper hot dog style • Cut 3 slits on the top half of the paper • On the 4 flaps write: • School Health Services • Health Maintenance Organizations • Hospitals • Voluntary Agencies • Now use the book to write on the inside of the flap important information about the terms

11. School Health Services • Help with sudden illnesses, check for health conditions such as speech, vision and hearing problems and promote health education.

12. Allie Young • Located on MSU campus • Free services for students and staff • Health Clinic Services • Management of acute illness, such as sore throats, fever, flu, bronchitis, stomach virus, etc. • Management of chronic disease such as high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes • Counseling Services • Counseling and psychotherapy for problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse, identity issues, ADHD, and other mental health disorders

13. Health Maintenance Organizations • HMO’s: Provide total healthcare directed toward preventative care. • Services Include: Examinations, Basic medical services, health education, hospitalization or rehabilitation. • Who can remember when the first HMO was created??

14. Hospitals • Vary in size, ownership and services • Small, Large, Private or Proprietary (for profit), religious, non profit or voluntary and government. Specialty Hospitals: burn, oncology (cancer) pediatric (children’s)

15. Different Hospitals • St. Claire: Catholic, not for profit hospital • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Number 1 cancer hospital in America

16. Voluntary Agencies • Also known as non-profit agencies • Supported by donations, membership fees, fundraisers and federal or state grants. • Provide health services at national, state and local levels

17. Examples • American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Respiratory Disease Association and the American Red Cross • http://youtu.be/M1igPehbFdc

18. One Last Time. • Fold your paper hot dog style • Cut 3 slits on the top half of the paper • On the 4 flaps write: • World Health Organization • National Institutes of Health/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Food and Drug Administration • Occupational Safety and Health Administration • Now use the book to write on the inside of the flap important information about the terms

19. World Health Organization • International Agency • Compiles statistics and information on disease, publishes health information, and investigates and addresses this information • http://www.who.int/en/

20. National Institutes of Health • Involved in the research of disease • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Concerned with causes, spread and control of diseases in populations • http://www.cdc.gov/

21. Food and Drug Administration • Federal agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public. • http://www.fda.gov/default.htm

22. Occupational Safety and Health Administration • Establishes and enforces standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses. • http://youtu.be/YBrXfwDgz0w

23. Interdisciplinary Team • Teamwork approach on healthcare. • Members of a team: • Nurse • Nurse Practitioner • Doctor • Nurse Anesthetist • Respiratory Therapist • Pharmacist • Physician Assistant