COMMUNITY HEALTH

Are you a people person? Do you enjoy being with people of all ages? Do you like helping others? If you answered yes to any of these questions, and would like to explore a career in the health care industry, please consider Community Health.

• American Heart Association Adult / Infant / Child CPR and First Aid
• Health Care Office Management
• Paid Feeding Assistant Training Program
• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Home Health Aide
• Alzheimer’s Certification
• Direct Care Specialist
• Co-Operative Education


Facilities and Curriculum

Classrooms and lab for instruction;

Grade 9 exposes students to various health related occupations and health sciences.

Grade 10 students are introduced to health care office management, medical terminology and the feeding assistant training program.

Grade 11 students gain experience in the acute care and long term settings in preparation for Certified Nursing Assistant through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

Grade 12 students are eligible to participate in the Co-Operative education program. Senior year also includes preparation for Home Health Aide, Alzheimer’s, Certification and Direct Care Specialist.

Recipe for Success
Take a dependable and caring person who is people oriented. Add the desire to learn and sprinkle with a liberal dose of empathy for people of all ages to create a dedicated and successful health care professional.

Career Highlights
The demand for well prepared health care workers is great and continues to grow. Community Health students have a wide variety of choices in entry level careers, and with experience and additional education, advance to more skilled positions. Some earn college credit for work completed in high school through the Tech Prep Program


CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Certified Nursing Assistant
Home Health Aide
Medical Office Assistant
Dietary Assistant
Physical Therapy Assistant
Veterinary Assistant
Occupational Assistant
Nursing Careers


Community Health Department

Mrs. Silveira
Mrs. Carlsen
Mrs. Lynch