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HOSA COMPETITIVE EVENTS INFORMATION
- Competitive Event Topics
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- Incorporation Competitive
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CATEGORY
I – HEALTH
SCIENCE AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY RELATED EVENTS
Dental Spelling
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to improve
their ability to spell and define terms associated with Science and Health
Technology in the dental field. Dental Terminology
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to improve
their ability to identify, spell, define and apply the terminology
and language of Science and Health Technology in the dental field as
it relates to prefixes, suffixes, roots and anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology
and Science and Health Technology.
Medical Spelling
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to improve
their ability to define and spell terms associated with Science and
Health Technology in the health care community.
Medical Terminology
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to improve
their ability to identify, spell, define and apply the terminology
and language of Science and Health Technology in the health care community
as it relates to prefixes, suffixes, roots and anatomy, physiology,
pathophysiology and Science and Health Technology.
Medical Math
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to improve
their ability to identify, solve, and apply mathematical principles
involving temperature, weights, and measures used in the health care
delivery system.
Knowledge Tests
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to explore
and learn about selected health care careers and to assess knowledge
in health occupation related areas. The following are the knowledge
tests for the current year – Nutrition, Pathophysiology, Human
Growth and Development, Pharmacology, and Basic Concepts of Health
Care.
CATEGORY II – HEALTH SCIENCE AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
EVENTS
Clinical Specialty
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with an opportunity
to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills in a selected health
profession.
CPR/First Aid
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with an opportunity
to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills in team CPR/First Aid
in emergency care.
Dental Assisting
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with
an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills
in dental assisting.
Emergency Medical Technician
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with an
opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills as a team
in emergency
medical care. *First Aid/Rescue Breathing
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology students with an
opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills in basic
first aid and rescue breathing in emergency care.
Medical Assisting-Administrative
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with
an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills
in an administrative/clerical
position in medical assisting.
Medical Assisting-Clinical
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with
an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills
in clinical
medical assisting.
Medical Assisting-Laboratory
To provide Health Science and Health Technology students with
an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills
in the
medical laboratory.
Nursing Assisting
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with
an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills
in nursing
assisting.
*Personal Care
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student with
an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills
in nursing
assisting.
Physical Therapy
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student
with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge
and skills
in the
area of physical
therapy.
Practical Nursing
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student
with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge
and skills
in practical
nursing.
Sports Medicine
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology student
with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge
and skills
in the
area of sports
medicine.
Veterinary Assisting
To provide the Health Science and Health Technology Education
student with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate
knowledge and skills
in veterinary medical care.
CATEGORY
III – INDIVIDUAL
LEADERSHIP EVENTS
Associate members MAY compete in Category III events only.
Extemporaneous
Health Poster
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to improve
their ability to analyze and interpret current health issues and
express and communicate this interpretation through development of
a poster.
Extemporaneous
Speaking
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to
improve their ability to organize and present information about
an assigned
topic in an extemporaneous manner.
Extemporaneous
Writing
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to
improve their ability to express themselves in writing.
Job Seeking
Skills
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students to
develop and/or refine the skills necessary to apply for and
obtain employment.
Prepared Speaking
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students
to improve their skills in speaking and their ability to
organize and present
facts (or information) about a topic which is related to
a specific
theme.
Researched Persuasive
Speaking
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students
to improve their skills in researching a health issue,
preparing written documentation
supporting a thesis, and presenting information orally.
*Interviewing
Skills
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students
to develop and/or refine the skills necessary to apply
for and obtain
employment.
*Speaking Skills
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students
to improve their skills in speaking and their ability
to organize and present
facts (or information) about a topic which is related
to a specific
theme.
*Medical Photography
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students
to improve their skills in digital photography while
exploring health
care
careers.
CATEGORY
IV – TEAM
LEADERSHIP EVENTS
Community Awareness
The purpose of the Community Awareness project is to provide health
Science and Health Technology students with the opportunity to:
- Develop
a project to promote community awareness using issues that
may be of local, state, and/or national interest.
- Assist communities
to become more aware of the pros and cons of the issue selected.
- Promote
goodwill and public relations for local HOSA chapters.
Creative
Problem Solving
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology students
to analyze the problem solving process and to work as
a team to apply their
problem solving skills in creating a solution to a hypothetical
healthcare-related problem.
HOSA Bowl
To stimulate and motivate Health Science and Health Technology
students to participate in teams and to test their
knowledge on various topics
and situations in Health Science and Health Technology
Education, HOSA, and parliamentary procedure.
Parliamentary
Procedure
To develop leadership skills by using parliamentary
procedure to conduct a simulated business meeting.
This event is
based on team
competition;
therefore, members learn the importance of cooperation
and working together through competitive performance.
Career
Health Display
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology
students to improve their ability to present themselves
and
communicate career information
to others by 3D poster or other representation.
Biomedical
Debate
To provide Health Science and Health Technology
students with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate
skills
in debating
a biomedical
issue.
Medical Reading
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology
students to improve their reading comprehension,
oral communication,
and teamwork skills
by reading five textbooks which are assigned
annually.
Health Education
To encourage Health Science and Health Technology
students to work as a team to plan and teach
health-related concepts to another group
of
students or people in the community.
CATEGORY
V – RECOGNITION
Outstanding HOSA Chapter
To encourage all HOSA chapters to plan yearly
activities in keeping with the goals and
purpose of HOSA as
described in
the national handbook.
To encourage the development of local club
activities that benefit HOSA
members, the school, and the community.
To provide documentation of the chapter's activities
at
the local level and to give
recognition to those
chapters who fulfill these aims and purposes
to the highest degree.
Outstanding HOSA
Member
To encourage Health Science and Health
Technology students to contribute to
their school, community
and HOSA chapter
through outstanding service
and involvement, and to develop the skills,
abilities and attitudes necessary to
pursue a career in
the health care
community.
National Recognition
Program
To demonstrate the skills, abilities,
and attitudes necessary to pursue a
career in health care.
Kaiser Permanente
Health Care Issues Exam
To encourage Health Science and Health
Technology Education students to
investigate, analyze
and apply their knowledge
of current healthcare-related
issues.
National Service
Project
To encourage Health Science and Health
Technology Education students to
provide community service
through the adoption
of goals and implementation
of strategies related to the support
of a national health care organization.
Barbara
James Service Award
To encourage Health Science and
Health Technology students to
become contributing
members of
their communities.
Chapter Newsletter
HOSA has a chapter newsletter
competition. The following
is the process for
submitting and judging
the newsletter.
The
critical aspect is
the quality of the information
submitted. Many of the articles
submitted in
the newsletter may appear
in
the HOSA Magazine.
HOSA Weeks
To encourage Health Science
and Health Technology students
to
become contributing
members of
their communities
through activities conducted
during HOSA week.
* Only for
students classified under the provision of Public
Law 10 entitled"Individuals
with Disabilities Education
Act of 1992."
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