Health

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The Difference You'll Make

Health Volunteers work within their communities to promote important topics such as nutrition, maternal and child health, basic hygiene, and water sanitation. Volunteers also work in HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs to train youth as peer educators, develop appropriate education strategies, provide support to children orphaned by the pandemic, and create programs that provide emotional and financial support to families and communities affected by the disease.

Courses

Students who choose Health will take three courses in either nursing, health studies, public health, pre-med, biology/biomedical engineering, or social work. Recommended courses include:

ANTH 1210 Biomedical Anthropology
ANTH 3600 Anthropological Research Methods
NUTR 7020 Community Nutrition
BIEG 3301 Biomedical Instrumentation
COMM 3248 Health Communication
ENGR 1031 Fundamentals of Engineering
ENGR 4961, 4962 Senior Design
HLST 1101 Intro to Health Studies
NURS 1112 Health Care Delivery
NURS 3301 Health and Wellness
NURS 4330 Public Health
PUBH 2240 Introduction to Global Public Health and Social Justice
PUBH 2201 Public Health, Disease, and Injury
PUBH 2205 Fundamentals of Nutrition
PUBH 2216 Introductory Principles of Epidemiology
PUBH 2217 Biostats for Health Research
PUBH 4310/SWRK 3311 Leadership for Interdisciplinary Health Professionals
PSYC 2370 Community Mental Health

Field Experience

50 hours of related field experience is required to complete the Peace Corps Prep Program. Activities that can help satisfy this requirement include:

Related Service Learning Courses (hours of field experience for service learning courses are to be determined or confirmed in writing by the faculty member teaching the course), for example:
- NURS 1112 Healthcare Delivery Systems (Prof. Planas’ section) Students work with local elementary schools, hospitals, or the Hope Dispensary low-cost pharmacy to create and implement health education initiatives
Volunteer or work experience in such areas as HIV/AIDS outreach, hospice, family planning counseling, emergency medical technician (EMT) or CPR teaching/ certification, maternal health, and hands-on caregiving in a hospital, clinic, or lab technician setting
- i.e. local hospitals, Yale Oncology Fellowship, Lourdes Pilgrimage
- Clinical hours for nursing students
- Counseling or teaching in health subjects
Students can work with the career counselor in their school or college to assist them with finding internships, volunteer, research, or experiential learning opportunities to support their sector of choice.

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The Difference You'll Make

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