Health Product Corporations

Many companies are in the business of developing and marketing products that are used to help maintain or improve human health. These companies make a wide variety of products that include pharmaceuticals, diagnostic tests or tools, medical equipment, and genetically engineered products. Many of these companies have offices in San Diego. Since many students may eventually work for some of these companies, this unit of the SEPA program will introduce students to corporate structures, common departments and duties, financial structures, the products and markets and the general organization of companies that are in business to make a profit.

SEPA students have worked directly with Alliance Pharmaceutical Corporation. In addition, they have attended a high technology fair organized by the San Diego Science Alliance and the consortium of San Diego Area Members of Congress. This fair is designed to introduce San Diego area high school students to many of the local high tech companies. 12th grade students may well interweave elements of corporate structure into the organization of their student run public health education agency.

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