CONNECTING STUDENTS TO CAREERS

Allied Health: An Option for the Future

Allied Health is a modular curriculum for grades K-8 designed to introduce students to health careers. The curriculum was created to help students link classroom learning to their later life work, and can be used in conjunction with existing health or science classes or career center activities.

WWAHEC created the Allied Health curriculum in partnership with public schools in western Washington and local health care professionals. The project was made possible by a grant from the American Honda Foundation. The curriculum meets the learning requirements for science and health in the State of Washington and can be used in conjunction with existing health, science or career center activities.

 

Grades K-2 Goal:

Awaken basic capacities

• Provide exposure to a variety of job and career opportunities
• Demonstrate knowledge of good health habits
• Identify how people are unique and demonstrate healthy ways of dealing with conflicts

 

Grades 3-5 Goal:

Amplify expanded and more complex development

• Create structured exposure to community work environments
• Describe school tasks that are similar to skills essential to job success
• Identify academic skills needed in several occupational groups

 

Grades 6-8 Goal:

Learn how to develop, use and transfer vocational and avocational pursuits

• Create extended visits and supervised experiences
• Describe how choices are made and how decisions affect self and others
• Facilitate career planning

 

If you would like more information about Allied Health: An Option for the Future, or if you would like to order copies of the K-8 Curriculum Kit, please contact us. The kit is currently not available in electronic format, but hard copies are available for a fee.