About the Program

Youth Health Service Corps Curriculum

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
CPR & AED Certification

Volunteer Service

Students perform 10-50 hours of volunteer service in health care agencies serving the underserved including community health centers, homeless shelters, long-term care facilities, physical therapy clinics and cancer centers. 

Student Awards 

A progressive award system encourages students to complete the program and to increase their number of community service hours.

Tier 1: Basic Recognition

Completion of the core curriculum (first three modules) and at least 10 hours of community service.

Tier 2: Special Recognition

Completion of three additional training modules and 25 hours of community service.

Tier 3: National Recognition

Completion of all 9 training modules and a grand total of at least 50 hours of community service.

Service Learning Projects

Students choose one of four service learning project tracks, based on their interest: Oral Health, Nutrition, Emergency Preparedness, Sickle Cell Disease. Service learning projects give students a unique perspective on the needs of their communities.

Evaluation

● Curriculum pre and post test evaluations

● Web-based Student Tracking Database

● Volunteer Placement Evaluation(student, parent, and volunteer site coordinator perspective)

Web-based Program Management System

Allows regional administrators to manage all aspects of the Y.H.S.C. program:

• Organization of Y.H.S.C. members (active, dormant, alumni)
• Tracking of volunteer projects and hours
• Email communications with Y.H.S.C. members
• Social networking site for Y.H.S.C. members
• Y.H.S.C. training videos and program materials
• Program assessment
• Tracking of Y.H.S.C. alumni into college and the workforce
• Reports

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC  530 Middlebury Road, Suite 212 B, Middlebury CT 06762
Phone:203.758.1110 Fax: 203.758.1193  email: nwctahec@nwctahec.org  NWCTAHEC Homepage

Northwestern Connecticut AHEC  530 Middlebury Road, Suite 212 B, Middlebury CT 06762
Phone:203.758.1110 Fax: 203.758.1193  email: nwctahec@nwctahec.org  NWCTAHEC Homepage