Career pathways span secondary and postsecondary education, align to employer needs and careers, and provide high-quality education, training, and support services for youth and adults.
In Delaware, career pathways begin in the public education system (K-12) through Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways offered in charter, comprehensive, and technical school districts. These pathways continue through adult education, occupational training programs, and postsecondary programs that are administered by partnering state agencies, institutions of higher education, and other service providers.
The Public & Community Health program of study is a three (3) course Career & Technical Education (CTE) instruction program that engages students in a comprehensive approach to health while learning about social determinants such as poverty, discrimination, and inadequate access to resources. Students will learn to view health from medical, behavioral, social, and environmental perspectives. Additionally, students will discover methods for eliminating health inequities and bringing awareness to public policy to determine the distribution of resources needed for healthy communities. Students will explore the fields of health and human services while investigating client needs, services, and the skills and attitudes required of the effective human services worker.
Through exploration of the National Health Science Standards, students will acquire important skills necessary for healthcare professionals such as medical terminology, medical mathematics, communication, safety practices, legal responsibilities, and teamwork.
Fundamentals of Health
Sciences
Essentials of Public &
Community Health
Personal Wellness
Mental Health First Aid
Certification
American Heart Association
CPR / First Aid
Up to 3 college credits
at Delaware Technical
Community College
Up to 9 college credits
at Wilmington University
Job Shadowing
Mock Interviews
Resume Workshops
Mentorships
Bilingual employees are compensated with a language differential of 5-20% more per hour than the base rate of a monolingual employee
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