Welcome to the Connecticut AHEC Collegite Health Service Corps Training!

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Welcome to the Connecticut AHEC Collegite Health
Service Corps Training!
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Overview of the Corps

• The Connecticut Area Health Education Center
  (AHEC) developed this three tier, eight module
  curriculum for those who are interested in
  serving their communities.

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Partners

• National Health Service Corps
• Connecticut Area Health Education Centers
• University of Connecticut Professional Schools of
  Study
• Connecticut Community College System

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Our Mission

• To prepare health professionals and other
  interested community members to volunteer in
  settings that serve marginalized populations and
  to increase awareness of careers in health care
  delivery and public health.

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Benefits to Students

• Become a part of the community you live in
• Fulfill a large need for volunteer service in the
  community
• Acquire real life experiences
• Satisfy school requirements for volunteer hours
• Build your resume
• Develop an interest in fast growing health care
  and public health careers

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Benefits for Volunteer Sites

• Increase capacity with energetic, well prepared
  volunteers.
• Engage and involve local community groups in
  projects and fund raising.
• Increase exposure and awareness of your
  organization.

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Benefits to Universities

• Students gain experience to one of the most
  in-demand areas of workforce.
• Students gain experience with professional role
  models.
• Students learn to serve poor and minority
  populations creating the potential for a lifetime
  of service.

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Tier 1 Entry Level

• Participants will take a knowledge based pre
  post test and must get at least 95 correct to be
  considered as having mastered the core
  curriculum.
• At least 25 hours of service learning is also
  required to complete this tier.

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Tier 1 Core Curriculum

• Understanding Marginalized Populations
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Universal Precautions

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Tier 2 Health Corps Volunteer

• The minimum volunteer time commitment is 50
  hours that is satisfactorily completed
  (cumulating a total of 75 hours of service
  learning)
• A rating of 95 correct for each of the Tier 2
  on-line courses.

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Tier 2 Required Curriculum

• Cultural Competencies Health Literacy
• Health Education and Disease Prevention
• Data Collection
• Emergency Preparedness
• Peer Education and Leadership

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Tier III

• An overall accumulation of 75 hours of service
  learning results in Tier III recognition.

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Graduates

• Graduates of Tier III are qualified to teach and
  mentor the Youth and College Health Service
  Corps. Exposure to teaching and mentoring is thus
  a function of the program, as well as
  contributing to a sustainability plan by
  utilizing the student body to support the
  program.

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Optional Curriculum

• CPR and AED
• Training by a certified instructor of the
  American Heart Association

• First Aid
• Training by a certified instructor of the
  American Red Cross Association

First Aid and CPR Certification will be offered
two times a year. Eligible participants must
complete Tier I
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Reflection

• Quarterly social gatherings will take place for
  participants to process and reflect on their
  service learning experiences with Eastern AHEC
  and agency staff, and community members at-large.