Week 14

HS-AHM-10 Research public health services and epidemiology, utilizing www.cdc.gov as the primary source. Public Health and Epidemiology 

10.1 Review scope of practice for public health and epidemiology services.

10.2 Identify and describe the core areas that comprise public health.

 10.3 Explain the responsibilities of each core area in public health. 

10.4 Discuss and analyze public health’s ethical principles. 

10.5 Explain how public health professionals tracked and identified the AIDS virus. 

10.6 Discuss the importance of education in public health.

 10.7 Describe the basic steps epidemiologists take when investigating an outbreak.

 10.8 Define and give examples of emerging and re-emerging of infectious diseases. 

10.9 Explain why infectious diseases are still one of the leading causes of death worldwide. 

10.10 Analyze at least ten of the world’s most common infectious diseases. 

10.11 Examine available technology to combat infectious disease in developing countries. 

 HS-AHM-11 Perform advanced technical skills within Pharmacy. 

11.1 Review scope of practice for medical office services. 

• 11.2 Perform procedures related to administrative office skills, including: 

  • managing patient accounts, writing receipts, and balancing accounts,

    •  writing checks, • scheduling appointments, • answering phone calls,

    •  completing insurance claims to include diagnostic coding for reimbursement, 

    •   managing electronic health care records. 

11.3 Perform procedures related to back office skills, including:

•  Physical and history: o List procedures that are typically performed before a general physical examination. 

•  Demonstrate the procedure for conducting a patient history interview. o Demonstrate techniques used in the measurement of weight, height and vital signs of adult, children and infants.