Medical/ Health Volunteer Opportunities  

Memorial Medical Center Foundation 

• Looking for 14 year olds and up to volunteer at the 2017 Long Beach Tour. It is a pediatric cancer programs at Miller's hospital. Driver's License is needed and shifts are about 4 hours.    

Annual Central County Health Expo 

• Help with parking, patient guidance, translators,etc. No medical experience needed, must be at least 15 years old. Saturday April 22.  

Kaiser Permanente LAMC 

•  Many volunteers work directly with patients. To become a volunteer you need to be committed to accomplishing 200 hours of volunteering for a whole year.  

UCLA Hospital Volunteer 

• A minimum age of 15 is required to apply. Some positions include patient escort and surgical recovery room.   

Pre-Med Scholar Program 

•  One week educational program incorporating health guests and activities.  

“ Always Do Right”

                                   

Nowadays most people and children are growing up using bad words and being disrespectful because of society. But this is because they way people educate and act upon certain things. When you use violence in front of a child they would grow up to be aggressive themselves. So it is better to do the right thing and teach them good qualities when they are young before it is too late. Always doing the right would not grant you regret because when you choose to do the right thing you are becoming more humble and kind amongst others rather than building up rancor. Like I said today many people are not choosing the right so it is quite astonishing when you see someone doing the right things and being generous. Some people admire these types of actions and even if others don’t what your choices are is what makes you who you are. It is rather great to have quality than quantity. All others may be falling off track but it is never too late to start doing what is right. The best things come out of good actions.

 Health Educator

Duties and Responsibilities:

Some duties and responsibilities that health educators need are

• Collaborate with health specialists to determine community health needs
• Develop and promote health programs
• Provide program information to the public
• Guide agencies and organizations of health needs

Salary:

The average annual salary of a health educator is $41,830 USD.

Education:

A bachelor’s degree or higher in health education, public or promotion health is also required. To become a health educator you also need to pass the certified health education specialist exam.

Demand or need of profession:

5 in 10 health educators work in health care and social assistance and an additional 2 out of 10 work in the state or government. Employment of health educators is expected to grow 26 percent.

Reflection:

I would not like to be a health educator because I am not really good at explaining any subject. Although I have an A for health i typically don’t remember much of the health components and probably would not be able to educate people about health.

" Choosing the right is always the right thing to do."      
                                                                                                                                      - Alex Linares
       Choosing the right thing to do is always the right thing to do because when you do the wrong thing you don't feel good about it. It is better to have a feeling of happiness when you do a good action then to satisfy your needs by doing something you will feel guilty about and later regret. If you choose the right you will find happiness later on in life. The actions you do will benefit you in the ways you did them. For example if you gave money to the poor the day before Christmas, the idea of you knowing they will have food in their stomach would be way more valuable than any present you come upon. The ideal of kindness is something you can do without any issues it just takes time for you to realize you can do a little thing to make someone's life a little better. 

             "True wealth is of the heart, not the purse"
                                                                                                                   -Pathros
    There are two meanings of wealth. One meaning the state of being rich, and the other meaning the state of being healthy. Money is what makes the world go round with out it we have no food or clothes or water or a roof to live upon. But to your benefits being wealthy can be something you inherited when you were born. Being rich does not grant you happiness, in theory you can have all the money in the world but there will always be something missing in your life. For example, if you have rich parents who spoil you 24/7 you think that would be all you would ever wish for but in the contrary, your parents won't have time for you. You will have to be facing your problems on your own and you won't have a loving mother to talk to about it. Another example is, being wealthy in money but not being wealthy in health. Health is something worth more than money, if you are not healthy enough you don't have a chance to live and thats when all the "wealth" you though was important will no longer be necessary because you will be dead. That'as why you should choose the right and find wealth in the heart, not the purse. Once a while give charity and spread love around the world. ;)