Public Health Assembly
Public Health Assembly is designed to develop an awareness in Chicago Public School students from the West and South Sides of Chicago of the importance of public health sciences and careers and the contributions of public health to our everyday lives especially in the prevention of diseases and the protection of water and the environment.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu
Public Health Curriculum
Offered annually, the Public Health Curriculum introduces the field of public health to 6th - 8th graders through a six-eitght week, student-focused course that will supplement the science curriculum and and emphasize research training in epidemiology, the basic science of public health, in addition to public health issues related to the environment, public safety and water.Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu
National Public Health Week (NPHW)
Public Health Week is an activity filled week during the first week in April in which attention is drawn to public health issues affecting our daily lives and achievements in the field of public health are celebrated. Through this event, participating students will interact with health professionals and have a greater appreciation for the relevance of public health practice and research to the prevention and treatment of diseases that affect their communities.
Elementary/Middle School Public Health Sciences Saturday College (PHSSC)
- Urban Health & Diversity at UIC School of Public Health
- Chicago State University
A thirty-(30) week (six hours/week) academic enrichment program for students in grades 6th to 12th from the West Side and the South Side of Chicago who are interested in health careers. The program provides preliminary education that will enrich students' academic experiences and expose them to public health science and research. These activities are expected to increase students' interest in science, mathematics, and public health research and motivate them to take the Honors and Advanced Placement Science courses necessary for successful college education.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu
- Summer Public Health Science Institute (SPHSI) Urban Health & Diversity at UIC School of Public Health
- Chicago State University
Elementary/Middle School Summer Public Health Science Institute (SPHSI)
This is a six-week (six hours/day) annual program for entering 6th to 8th graders from the Chicago Public Schools who are interested in pursuing health careers. The program provides them with a summer of intensive reading, mathematics, and science enrichment courses and increases the academic preparedness necessary to take science and mathematics courses in high school, while also providing academic skills necessary for public health endeavors, and ….
Program Information
News & Events
National Public Health Week Celebrations
http://www.apha.org/nphw