Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services
The mission of the Health and Human Services Academy is to prepare students for life after graduation through a rigorous academic and career-education program. We will provide a school environment with high expectations and high standards centered on the core values of: Respect, Relationships, and Responsibility.
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES / PATIENT CARE
Patient care technicians represent approximately 60% of all health care workers. When you work as a patient care technician, you are involved either directly or indirectly with patient health. Patient care technicians work as part of a health care team, providing evaluation and assessment of patient needs.
NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCE
Interested in helping people lead healthier lives through a balanced diet? The nutrition and food sciences pathway is for students who wish to design food and nutrition programs, supervise the preparation and serving of meals, and prevent and treat illnesses by promoting healthy eating habits and recommending dietary modifications. The pathway addresses the variation in nutritional needs at the different stages of human development: lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood including old age. Students will evaluate the effects of processing, preparation, and storage on the quality, safety, wholesomeness, and nutritive value of foods.
