Youth Health Service Corps
The Youth Health Service Corp is a new career exploration program this year at Interior AHEC! The YHSC is a health career recruitment program, founded by Northwestern Connecticut AHEC, which engages high school students in volunteer/service projects that address community health care needs for underserved and vulnerable populations. Students complete a 6 module volunteer training to prepare them to be successful volunteering in a variety of health care settings, and then apply this knowledge serving with local agencies as a group and independently.
Benefits for Students
- Increased knowledge of Health Care Careers
- Participation in meaningful community service
- CPR certification
- Experience to add to college or work resume
- Exposure to professional career role models.
For more information please contact, Megan Gooding, Education Outreach Specialist, Interior AHEC, megan.gooding@bannerhealth.com, 907-458-6416
