2024 HOSA Study Guide Graded A+

Who was the first National President and where was she from? - Lynne McGee; North Carolina Where and when was the first NLC? - Oklahoma City, OK, 1978 What is the national theme this year? - HOSA: Innovate, Inspire, Ignite Who is the current National President? - Elizabeth Carnesi What were the 6 founding charter states? - Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina What is HOSA? - HOSA is a national student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education (HSE) Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health science instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership. What are the two types of committees? - Standing and Sitting (Special) What does each part of the emblem mean? - The Circle represents the continuity of health care: Maroon The Triangle represents the three aspects of humankind's well-being social, physical and mental: Navy The Hands represent the caring of each HOSA member: Medical White What is Germane? - Closely related to or having a direct bearing on the pending question What is the official reference for parliamentary procedure? - Robert's Rule of OrderWhat is the HOSA slogan? - Health Science Education and HOSA: A Healthy Partnership What is the HOSA brand? - HOSA: Future Health Professionals Who is the Texas HOSA State Advisor/Executive Director? - Janet Villarreal Who is the Texas HOSA State Officer Coordinator? - Kelly Cowan Where is the 2017 Texas HOSA State Conference going to be held? - Corpus Christi How many areas is Texas HOSA divided into? - 7 How many board members does each area in Texas have? - 2 What are the levels of membership in National HOSA? - Middle School Secondary Post Secondary Collegiate Professional- Advisor Professional- Other than Advisor Alumni Honorary/Lifetime What is the Texas State Competitive Event that only advances to the Texas State Leadership Conference? - Medical Arts Poster What is the website for Texas HOSA? - What is the website for national HOSA? - Where are the National HOSA Headquarters located? - Southlake, TX What is the National HOSA Address? - 548 Silicon Drive, Suite 101 Southlake, TX 76092 What is the phone number for National HOSA? - (800) 321-HOSA What is AHOESO? - American Health Occupation Education Student Organizations; the original name chosen at the planning meeting that would later be changed to HOSA. When and where was the National HOSA Constitutional Convention held? - Arlington, TX; The Inn of the Six Flags What occurred at the Constitutional Convention? -The name was shortened to HOSA The first set of national officers were elected National HOSA colors were selected A contest was designed to select a National HOSA motto and a HOSA emblem Oklahoma was selected as the site for the NLC What was established at the first NLC? - The emblem was submitted by Tennessee was selected by the national voting delegates as the official emblem Competitive events were held for both secondary and post secondary members in Informative and Extemporaneous Speaking; Job Interviews; Medical Terminology; Poster; Emblem; and Motto. What is the motto? - The Hands of HOSA Mold the Health of Tomorrow What was the original motto? - The Hands of Youth Mold the Health of TomorrowWhat state submitted the original motto? - Florida When and where was the second NLC? - Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 1979