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CROSSROADS
CENTER SUMMER CAMPS
Summer camps have been a highlight of the CHEC Youth Program.
Involving high school students from a variety of schools,
backgrounds, and cultures, the summer camps are designed with
three purposes in mind: 1) Introduce students to careers in
health care; 2) Teach health care concepts and skills through
hands on activities such as CPR training and organ dissections;
3) Galvanize students commitment to perusing additional education
and training in health sciences.
During the past
two summers, CHEC has sponsored different camps of various
length and emphasis. These camps included:
- Summer Academic Enrichment Program
- Students interested in becoming health care professionals
participate in a 120-hour program to enhance their mathematics
and language arts skills in an effort to increase their
success in post-secondary health science programs.
- Introduction to Health Sciences Program
- Provide students with basic anatomy, physiology, and medical
terminology they will need to enter health science certificate
programs such as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Pharmacy
Technician, etc. The 90-hour program offered students the
opportunity to explore the health care careers that are
available in their community. CPR certification is offered
to all students taking the course.
- Health Science Summer Camp Program
- Students spend two days learning about health care career
options by listening to health care professionals, taking
tours of hospital departments, and participating in dissections
and other health care related activities.
For pictures and student experiences from
past summer camps, click on the following links:
Summer Camp 2003
Summer Camp 2002
Summer Camp 2001
STUDENT
DISSECTION ACTIVITIES
In an effort to generate and solidify interest among jr. high
and high school students in health care careers, CHEC has
been sponsoring heart, eyeball, and chicken wing dissections
(and an occasional lung). Dissection activities allow students
to roll up their sleeves and learn hands-on about how the
heart functions, what an eyeball is composed of, how muscles
contract, and how delicate our lungs are.
Click
here for pictures of recent dissection activities!
HEALTH
CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMS
CHEC can provide more extensive programs designed to meet
the specific needs of students. Often with sponsorship from
local businesses and organization through small grants, CHEC
can develop a curriculum that will award students school work-based
learning credits. These programs are designed to help students
gain a broad understanding concerning all health care and
health technology careers through hands-on activities, tours,
and visits from guest speakers. In addition, students can
be given the opportunity to develop a foundation of medical
anatomy and physiology concepts that will help them pursue
their career.
"A
DAY WITH HEALTH PROFESSIONALS" PROGRAM
Designed for participation from high school career counselors,
the "Day with Health Professionals" is intended
to expand counselors' knowledge of various health care careers
that are high in demand. During the day-long seminar, experienced
health care professionals representing many different specialties
speak about their careers and share detailed information about
working conditions, educational requirements, and their personal
experience in their chosen profession.
All speakers are
asked to share why they choose their field, what steps they
took to become a practicing professional, the average salary,
and the career outlook. Handouts include a fact sheet on each
career and other helpful materials.
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