Healthcorps Inc
Healthcorps Inc
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More about this organization
Mission
HealthCorps is a national not for profit that gives teens tools to improve physical and mental health so they can learn to live more productive and happier lives. HealthCorps' mission is to strengthen communities with the most innovative approaches to health and wellness to help the next generation be more resilient.
About
HEALTHCORPS EXECUTES ITS MISSION THROUGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY. LIVING LABS: FOR OVER A DECADE, HEALTHCORPS HAS PLACED FULL-TIME COORDINATORS IN HIGH-NEED HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION TO DELIVER ITS SKILLS-BASED CURRICULUM IN THE CLASSROOM, AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, GUEST SPEAKERS, LUNCHROOM DEMONSTRATIONS AND SCHOOL-WIDE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS HEALTH FAIRS AND PUBLIC CPR TRAININGS. THE HIGH SCHOOLS SERVE AS "LIVING LABS" THROUGH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION EXPLORES THE COMPLEX, UNDERLYING CAUSES OF THE OBESITY CRISIS AND MENTAL RESILIENCE CRISIS TO DISCOVER SOLUTIONS THAT CAN BE REPLICATED NATIONWIDE. THE HEALTHCORPS CURRICULUM IS ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS AND VETTED THROUGH A BOARD OF MEDICAL EXPERTS. THE CURRICULUM IS REVISED EVERY OTHER YEAR BASED UPON FEEDBACK FROM THE LIVING LABS. IN 2015, HEALTHCORPS TEAMED WITH CK-12 TO DISTRIBUTE FREE, INTERACTIVE AND CUSTOMIZABLE VERSIONS OF THE CURRICULUM FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS.HEALTHCORPS UNIVERSITY: TO FURTHER EXTEND ITS PROGRAM REACH, IN 2012 THE ORGANIZATION INTRODUCED HEALTHCORPS UNIVERSITY (HCU), AN INTENSE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT CERTIFIES PARTICIPANTS TO BRING THE HEALTHCORPS CURRICULUM TO THEIR ORGANIZATION. THE HCU PROGRAM ALLOWS HEALTHCORPS TO EXPAND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION TO NEW SITES WHILE PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AT EXISTING ONES. SINCE 2003, HEALTHCORPS' HAS OPERATED PROGRAMMING IN 22 STATES IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION STUDENTS.
