Problem
Underrepresented and underserved high school youth lack opportunities to engage in hands on health education and skills building activities that provide them with career development and community service experience.

Solution
The Youth Health Service Corps uses a nine-module curriculum to train students for the volunteer setting. Each module contains numerous hands-on activities designed to prepare students to interact with underserved populations in health care settings.

Module 1 Vulnerable Populations
Module 2 Ethical & Legal Issues
Module 3 Applied Health Service
Module 4 Cultural Competency
Module 5 Health Education & Disease Prevention
Module 6 Health & Career Exploration
Module 7 Observation & Data Collection
Module 8 Emergency Preparedness
Module 9 Peer Education & Leadership

Current Activities

Location: Southington High School
Two Medical Career Classes: 40 Students in the process of completing Tier One

Upcoming Events
To view upcoming Spring 2009 events at Southington High School, click here.

Success

• Collaborations with over 22 high schools, non-profits and community health agencies
• Ninety-seven high school students trained in Tier One curriculum in 2007
• Sixty-one students trained in Tier Two curriculum in 2007
• 66% of our students are of an origin other than White, representing Hispanic, African, Asian and other descents
• Blood Pressure Screenings at the Burgdorf medical clinic in Hartford
• Students volunteer for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Learning Project
• National and Global Youth Service Week Riverfront Recapture
• Students participate in Community Emergency Response Team and Urban Bio-Terrorism training and event activities