What You Need to Know
First Things First
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Industrial Health Care Centers
Laboratories
Hospice
Genetic Counseling Centers
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Industrial Health Care Centers
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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
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/occupationalhealth/index.php
Laboratories
• A room or a building where scientific tests,
research, experiments or learning takes place.
• http://youtu.be/62ADPFSST6o
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.
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
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
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
Again…
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– School Health Services
– Health Maintenance Organizations
– Hospitals
– Voluntary Agencies
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School Health Services
• Help with sudden illnesses, check for health
conditions such as speech, vision and hearing
problems and promote health education.
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
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??
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)
Different Hospitals
• St. Claire: Catholic, not for profit hospital
• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center: Number 1 cancer hospital in America
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
Examples
• American Cancer Society, American Heart
Association, American Respiratory Disease
Association and the American Red Cross
• http://youtu.be/M1igPehbFdc
One Last Time.
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– World Health Organization
– National Institutes of Health/ Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
– Food and Drug Administration
– Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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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/
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/
Food and Drug Administration
• Federal agency responsible for regulating food
and drug products sold to the public.
• http://www.fda.gov/default.htm
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
• Establishes and enforces standards that
protect workers from job-related injuries and
illnesses.
• http://youtu.be/YBrXfwDgz0w
Interdisciplinary Team
• Teamwork approach on healthcare.
• Members of a team:
– Nurse
– Nurse Practitioner
– Doctor
– Nurse Anesthetist
– Respiratory Therapist
– Pharmacist
– Physician Assistant