Philip Said:

Getting into a career in health...HELP!?

We Answered:

I am being serious and not trying to be impolite but brutally honest if you really want to succeed in college and in the "real world" getting a job..................take a spelling/English class. You have no punctuation and while your spelling, etc. is better than alot of people your age.........spellcheckecker would find some of your errors but not all of them.
The hardest part of people who are about 20 years younger than I am,and I work with them and my supervisor is younger than I am,isthat they cannot spell and do not know grammar!
I know most of the "tweet" and "text" language but for a school paper, especially correspondence and in the work place, being able to converse and write in "plain English" will advance your schooling and career in so many ways that will pay you back.
I got my job now that I LOVE and in this economy because I COULD spell!

NOW, that said..........You will need speech, alot of science, and some math classes.
I recommend the speech, even if not required because alot of dieticians have to give as part of their job "lectures" to the public to raise awareness of nutrition.
Budgeting/economics would be fanatastic, as I have found that doing a project for my nursing classes that many people are taught and want to eat a great diet but are not given the tools/instructred on how to do it on a low-income budget/food stamps. It CAN be done. You just have to be creative and make food more of a prioritity.
Long story short, it has been 7 years since I gave that presentation and it is still be given three times a year to young women in trouble with the law who are required on taking family/child/nutrition classes and are excited to do the "right thing" but trying to figure out how to do it on public assistance or minimum wage.
I would try and get job in a nursing/hospital facility to see if that is what you really want to do and see if they will pay for part of your education.
Eventually, you should be able to start out then on your own, should you want to do that.

Also, contact a dietician at one of the above facilities and ask what they suggest. If you know of someone who works at one of those type facilities and can get you a 30-60 minute answer/question about their job......great. Or speak with a counselor at a local college, (I would suggest a junior college since they are open and a stepping stone to so many different careers) and see what they have to say, also!

Good Luck and best wishes and with primary care (prevention of diseases) being the way healthcare should be going to save costs.............you should have some opportunities!