The youth participants of the Work-Able, Inc. / NPA-RHEC II 2013 Summer Health Institute will make a multi-media presentation to the Senators of the 30th Legislature on Thursday, August 1st at 10:30 am, in the Earl B. Ottley Legislature Chambers.
The three-week life skills and career exploration experience for youth ages 14 - 15, which began on July 15th, was developed in partnership with the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA), RHEC II - Region II Health Equity Council.
Using portions of the research-based Public Health Advocacy Curriculum for high schoolstudents, developed by the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program at Stanford University School of Medicine, the Summer Health Institute (SHI) has focused on careers in health, and public health advocacy.
The Public Health Advocacy Curriculum combines classroom- and community-based experiential activities that teach students about the broader context of health and provide opportunities to advocate for improved health conditions in their communities. Through inquiry-based activities and real-world projects, students have practiced academic skills (e.g., critical thinking, problem solving) and have endeavored to apply their learning to their personal circumstances. After the initial lessons, which included discussions, brainstorming, and documentary screenings, among other activities, to help students understand upstream or root causes - social determinants - of health, students explored their communities using the PhotoVoice research technique to identify assets and barriers to health.
To culminate their learning and observations, they have been granted the opportunity to present their findings and recommendations about the state of community health in the Territory in a Public Forum to the Legislators, their parents and other interested community residents.
The three-week life skills and career exploration experience for youth ages 14 - 15, which began on July 15th, was developed in partnership with the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA), RHEC II - Region II Health Equity Council.
Using portions of the research-based Public Health Advocacy Curriculum for high schoolstudents, developed by the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program at Stanford University School of Medicine, the Summer Health Institute (SHI) has focused on careers in health, and public health advocacy.
The Public Health Advocacy Curriculum combines classroom- and community-based experiential activities that teach students about the broader context of health and provide opportunities to advocate for improved health conditions in their communities. Through inquiry-based activities and real-world projects, students have practiced academic skills (e.g., critical thinking, problem solving) and have endeavored to apply their learning to their personal circumstances. After the initial lessons, which included discussions, brainstorming, and documentary screenings, among other activities, to help students understand upstream or root causes - social determinants - of health, students explored their communities using the PhotoVoice research technique to identify assets and barriers to health.
To culminate their learning and observations, they have been granted the opportunity to present their findings and recommendations about the state of community health in the Territory in a Public Forum to the Legislators, their parents and other interested community residents.
To culminate their learning and observations, they have been granted the opportunity to present their findings and recommendations about the state of community health in the Territory in a Public Forum to the Legislators, their parents and other interested community residents.
