Health Science Librarian

Duties and Responsibilities:  A health science librarians are an integral part of the health care team. They are responsible for a variety of duties such as managing the library and the library staff. The health science librarian is like a “boss” to the staff. They are also responsible for purchasing educational books, magazines, and electronic resources for the students. Health science librarians provide access and evaluate materials such as design, develop, and maintain websites. They teach others how to find and use resources available in the library. Most of all, they provide health information  about new medical treatments, clinical trials, standard trial procedures, and test to other health professionals. Their duties involve many sweat.

  Salary: the average is $58,000

Education: The education that is needed to become a health science librarian is to graduate from high school and get a diploma. You must obtain a master’s degree from a school accredited by the American Library Association. The graduate program can be completed in 1-2 years. Practicum experience of at least 40 hours is also require. To be ahead, students at high school should take college preparatory curriculum or work in a college library.

Demand or need for this profession:

• An internship associated with health
• Research
• Courses such as:

1. Consumer health
2. Medical informatics
3. Cataloging and management

               Reflection: I don’t think I would like to be a health science librarian, because it doesn’t really catch my attention. However, it is good. Because you teach children about health and give them advices. But I don’t see myself as a health science librarian.

  “ Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know that the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.”

                                            By: John F. Kennedy

This quote by our president John F. Kennedy is really meaningful. He is telling us the significance of maintaining a healthy body and that this can affect our intellectual activity. He tells us that the relationship between our body and and our mind is very subtle. However, the Greeks understood that the intelligence and knowledge can only work when the body is strong and healthy. For instance, you can’t push too much information in your brain without a break. After studying a while, you must do some physical fitness, exercise. This forgets you about all the work and freshens up your mind and body. With this done, you can now go home and hit the books. If someone studies and reads a lot with no break or obtaining too much information in your brain, it not only can damage your brain, but it is unhealthy. Taking a walk or a run after studying is absolutely great. The mind and the body has a connection, therefore, the intellectual activity and physical fitness has a connection as well. We need to combine both. To improve my health, I should eat in portions and avoid snacking. Fortunately, I play sports so my health is good. I also combined physical fitness with my intellectual activity and it works fine. That is what John F. Kennedy states.

Student Success Statement

  “Kindness is the essence of greatness”

                                 By: Joseph B. Wirthlin

                                       

        Joseph B. Wirthlin stated that kindness is the essence of greatness. Kindness is the key to be a great person. The kinder you are, the greater person you will be. A great person is considered to be kind and generous. Kind, in this terms, is having great manners and etiquette. Manners such as saying please and thank you or “ May I”. Being kind is being friendly, caring, and humble. An example of this was during thanksgiving week. I saw a person helping their mom to carry groceries. That is being a gentleman. He was kind to do that and so, that makes him a great person. In the other hand, if someone abuses the other person is disrespectful, that is not kind. That person is not considered a “great” person. It is more like a person that chooses the wrong. When Joseph states that kindness is the essence of greatness, he means that being kind is the spirit of greatness. If you want to be a great person, then you shall be kind in every which way. For instance, I helped my mom clean without complaining and helped her cook. It was kind of me to do that for her. It was a way to tell her thank you for everything. Being kind is a great way to be a better person.

     Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving week went out pretty fast. On friday, the last day of school to Thanksgiving week, I had my first love-night game for basketball. We got that win. On Saturday, I attend to my college class just for an hour. Then I went to pick up my friend to attend the homeless walk. The homeless walk is a walk where you support the homeless. On Sunday, I did the usual which is practicing basketball and playing video games. On Monday, I helped my mother clean the house and it took a whole day and yet we still need more to accomplish. I also had time to write on my goals journal.  On Tuesday, I attend to practice at 10:00 and I had a lot of fun. Then I helped my mom clean the living room and the garage. On Wednesday, I went with my mom to pick out some stuff for our Thanksgiving dinner. Then we took a break by playing video games. We had lots of fun. I got to spend time with my mom which was part of my goals. Then, at last, was Thanksgiving. When I woke up, I started to text my friends that I was grateful for them and they are a huge part of my life. Then I went downstairs to eat breakfast that my mom made me. We ate strawberry pancakes. That day, I went to do my three essays that were assigned from my english teacher. I finished it in 3 hours. Then, while my dad was getting the turkey and mash potatoes, I helped my mom set up the table. We decorated with candles and decorations. At eight o’clock, it was time for the feats. We ate mash potatoes, turkey, spaghetti, cocktail, pumpkin pie, and cinnamon rolls. On Friday, my mom, brother, sister, and myself went black friday shopping. There were a lot of great sales. After a 4-hour shopping, we went home and rest. On saturday, we went to the movie theaters to see Moana. It was really interesting. Then on Sunday, we did the same thing as usual. That was my thanksgiving week.

“ If it not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do nay say it,”

This statement by Marcus  Aurelius is significant and can impact our lives. When he states,”if it is not right do not do it” , he means that if you know that something is wrong and you know it, just don’t do it, because it can lead to consequences. For instance, if a so-called friend asks you to go to drink alcohol with him, it is better to not join him. It is not right to drink alcohol so do not do it. Worst case scenario, the person would say yes and join him for few minutes. However that is not the right thing to do. That is called bad-spirited. After Marcus stated the first parted, he then adds, “ if it is not true, do not say it.” If someone is lying and they are telling you to agree with them and say it, don’t say it. It is not true and that person will take you to the wrong path. It is dishonest. Marcus Aurelius is teaching us to choose the right and take the right path. If it is not the right thing to do , then don’t do it. If it is a lie, then don’t say it. Throughout my experience, I’ve learned that I was not supposed to go to my friend’s house without permission. If I do go, I would be disobeying and it is not the right thing to do. So I did not go without her permission. It is simple to do the right thing.

         Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is a term that means an expression of gratitude or the act of giving thanks.In Thanksgiving Day, its a holiday in which it is celebrated the fourth thursday of November. It has been celebrated ever since 1863. On 1621, the plymouth colonists and the indians shared a harvest feast that is acknowledge today as the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. The pilgrims had their second thanksgiving celebration in 1623 to mark the end of the long drought that had threatened the year’s harvest and prompted Governor Bradford to call for a religious fast. In many american households, there are an abundant of traditions for Thanksgiving. For instance, huge parades. This one of the most common tradition. These parades features: marching bands, performers, elaborate floats conveying celebrities, and giant balloons shaped as cartoons. Many people wonder why turkey is the main food to eat in Thanksgiving Day. Well, since Bradford wrote of how colonists hunted turkeys during the autumn of 1621 and since turkey was known as “scrumptious”, it gain traction as the Thanksgiving meal of choice for americans. More than 4 million of turkeys were consume on the day of Thanksgiving!

Reflection:     

1. Food and water
2. My family and friends
3. Home
4. Education Appreciation
5. Clothing
6. Basketball
7. My health
8. Phone
9. Computer
10. TV
11. Shelter
12. My life

“ Doing what is right, fair and honorable is more important than winning or                                                       losing.”

                                By: Chick Moorman

This statement is by Moorman is really meaningful. He is telling the audience that doing what is fairly is far more important than winning or losing. Doing the “honorable” way means not cheating and and doing the right way. The opposite of honorable is being dishonest, unfair, uncooperative, and disrespectful. An example of this statement is a person cheating for a test.  This represents the dishonesty of a person itself. They are doing what its right and this person is doing the wrong just to get a good grade on a test. The person may win an A , but not a win deep inside him. So that is why doing what is right is far more important than winning or losing. Another example that i similar with this is a person copying and pasting an article from the internet. The person was caught so he lose. He loss and he chose the wrong. What the person did wasn’t right nor fair. Doing the right thing like doing things fairly is extremely important than losing and winning.