HPAC Scholar's Day 2019 2019 HPAC Scholar's Day Posters
Kent State University Upward Bound Health Professions Program and
HPAC Partnership
Jeff Harrell
Academic Coordinator, TRIO Upward Bound Health Professions
Kent State University
Results
Background
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Upward Bound Health Professions is a pre-
college program designed to support qualifying
high school students along their journey to
college degree completion. It provides students
who are first-generation college bound and meet
income guidelines the preparation, support and
opportunities to successfully enter into
postsecondary education.
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In 2013 we partnered with HPAC and
AmeriCorps to bring HPAC to Ravenna and
Lorain High Schools to provide our Upward
Bound scholars with a service learning
opportunity that impacts their community, and
also teaches them the importance of working
collectively as a group to complete a project.
Being a part of HPAC has also provided our
students with additional exposure to careers in
the health care field.
Thoughtful, well planned and implemented
HPAC projects to raise awareness on health
disparities in our communities
Participants gain experience researching,
planning, implementing, assessing, and
presenting their projects at Scholars Day
Overall leadership development and skill
building
A greater understanding of the Social
Determinants of Health
Future Plans
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2019 Suicide Prevention and Awareness
HPAC at Lorain High School
• Continue to grow and strengthen our
partnership with AmeriCorps and HPAC by
building on the accomplishments of our
mutual students
• Continue to foster student learning and
engagement to better the health of their
communities while working towards health
professions degree programs.
Special Thanks
Methods
• Wyndi Moore- Lorain AmeriCorps HPAC
Leader
• Amoni Tyler- Lorain AmeriCorps HPAC
Leader
• Kaley Furner- Ravenna AmeriCorps HPAC
Leader
• Lorain High School
• Ravenna High School
• Kent State Upward Bound Scholars
One day per week for most of the school year at
Ravenna and Lorain High Schools we have
incorporated HPAC into our after school
programming to devote time to the HPAC
curriculum. Students work through the IDEAS
model to identify a health disparity they are
interested in and form groups around their
selected topic.
2019 HPAC at Ravenna High School and several of the winners from the
week long recycling HPAC project