Why Health Science? Health Science covers many broad facets in health including illnesses, healthcare and treatments. Here are five interesting facts all about health science to garner your students’ interest in high-demand healthcare careers.
It is estimated 80% of older adults have at least one chronic disease
In fact, it’s estimated that 68% of older adults have at least two chronic diseases. Chronic diseases be a major stress to healthcare systems.
Source: https://www.ncoa.org/healthy-aging/chronic-disease/
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 57 countries face a health care worker crisis
The WHO estimates 2,360,000 healthcare professionals and 1,890,000 healthcare administrative support workers are needed to fill such a shortage.
Source: https://www.soliant.com/resources/worker-shortage-americas-next-healthcare-epidemic/
By 2030, the senior citizen population (adults ages 65+) is projected to be 69 million
By 2050, that number is projected to increase to 88.5 million senior citizens – all of whom will require skilled healthcare professionals for their health care needs.
Source: https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/blog/growing-need-nursing-educators/
500,000 Baby Boomer-aged registered nurses are expected to retire by the year 2022
These retirees will leave a great constraint on trained and registered nurses needed for the healthcare industry.
Source: https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/blog/growing-need-nursing-educators/
What is the fastest-growing industry and the largest employment segment in the United States? Healthcare.
Future careers in healthcare look promising for those looking for jobs in that field.
Source: https://transparency.kununu.com/10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-working-in-healthcare/
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