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Mankato HOSA Career Day:

Mankato HOSA with advisor Kim Mueller who were guests at Rasmussen College in Mankato for a Career Day. The students received information on Health Career programs at the college and lab demonstrations and hands on opportunities in Nursing, Medical Laboratory, Medical Assisting, and Massage Therapy with the assistance of Instructors and students from the programs. Students did blood typing, urine tests, trying IV insertions, stitching a leg and receiving massages. This was a great example of Postsecondary / Secondary mentorships and connections for both groups to gain confidence and education on career goals.

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Information about 2009 Washington DC Leadership Academy:

Zainab Khatoon will be the State President of Minnesota Health Occupations Students of America this year.  She was elected to this position last year through a rigorous process that included an application, essay, interviews with the HOSA Board of Directors, and a speech to the students at the HOSA Fall Delegate Assembly. 

Zainab recently returned from Washington DC Leadership Academy, where she was able to meet with representatives from Senator Franken and Congressmen Kline, McCollum, and Paulson's offices. 

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Information about Blaine Blood Drive:

128 units of blood were collected at the Blaine High School Blood Drive on Friday, October 9.  The drive was sponsored by Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and dedicated to the family of Kelly Krizak, a senior at Blaine, whose family is suffering through some devastating medical conditions.  The Blaine blood drive was connected to other blood drives conducted by the Red Cross at the site of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition "Move That Bus" day, where they had a donation goal of over 4,800 units of blood.  HOSA members volunteered in many different capacities at the drive, including:  checking donors in for their appointments, bedside support, and post-donation canteen and recovery assistance.

Washington DC Leadership Academy September 20-23, 2008

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93 State Officers and advisors from around the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico attended the Second annual Washington Leadership Academy. The Purpose of this event is to build awareness for HOSA in Washington, D.C. with national and state leaders, provide networking opportunities with State HOSA leaders, and equip officers with the skills necessary to return to their own state to better lead and advocate for HOSA.
While in Washington DC, you will have the opportunity to experience leadership training, see historic Washington D.C. meet fellow state officers and spend a day on Capitol Hill meeting your state Congressional Representatives and Senators.

Minnesota HOSA was represented by State President Derrick Throndsen and State Regional VP Joshua Mitchell from Blaine High School and their advisor Connie Sullivan.

The MN HOSA state officers will use their leadership learning and coordinate leadership sessions at the Fall Delegate Assembly in November.
A Big THANK YOU for Healthforce MN for their Sponsorship to allow the students and advisor to attend the conference.

Autism Speaks walk a success at Northeast Metro #916.

Northeast Metro Medical Career Students from the Medical, Dental and EMS programs conducted a successful walk for Autism in October and raised $2,089.00. The money will go to the research of Autism Speaks and they will be recognized through HOSA for their project. Be looking for more reports from other schools.

This year’s National Service Project is Autism Speaks. Autism Speaks was born out of a single family’s experience- but its goal is to give a voice to an entire community, to every family dealing with the hardships of autism. “This journey that began a year ago in a doctor’s waiting room is now on a march. The pace is quickening, and God willing, we won’t stop until we have conquered autism- one child, one voice at a time.” Bob and Suzanne Wright.
Facts about Autism Spectrum Disorders

• 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism
• 1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum
• 67 children are diagnosed per day
• A new case is diagnosed almost every 20 minutes
• More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and Cancer combined
• Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the US
• Autism cost the nation over $90 billion per year, a figure expected to double in the next decade
• Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases
• Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
• There is no Medical detection or cure for autism.

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2008 National HOSA Conference Winners

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