The following Health Career Opportunity Programs (HCOP), funded by the Bureau of Health Research Services Administration, have been discontinued as of September 01, 2006, due to lack of appropriations:

K_12 curriculum; Student Support Groups - EPI/BSST(quantitative skills)/Environmental Calculation; Summer Residential Enrichment Programs (SREP); Pre-Matriculation Program (PMP); Saturday College; High School Summer Public Health Institute (HSSPHI); National Public Health Week celebrations (city-wide); Chicago State University; Field Trips

Current High School programs offered

Advanced Pathways to Health Professions (APHPP)
This runs in four high schools located in the Illinois Legislative 4th District. This area has been designated by US as both Health Professions Shortage Area and Medically Underserved Area. The overall goal of APHPP is to: 1) Improve educational outcomes; 2) Enhance professional development; 3) Increase health care access; 4) Increase the quality and effectiveness of Hispanics/Latinos and other minorities interested in health professions.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu
Download Applications: .doc or .pdf

Public health clubs
Clubs organized by high school students under the guidance of health educators and school
coordinators that focus on academic preparation for health careers and the development of
leadership skills. The students elect their own officers and meet weekly or bi-weekly, to
discuss club and public health issues including project planning.
Special public health projects/programs
These include projects on topical public issues, aimed at educating other students and building
awareness of such issues. National health observance days also come under this category
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu

Saturday College
A thirty-(30) weeks (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 the health
careers. It provides preliminary education that will enrich their academic experiences and
expose them to public health science research. These activities are expected to increase their
interest in science, mathematics,and public health research and motivate them to take Honors
and Advanced Placement Science courses. The college runs simultaneously with the Early
Outreach Program at UIC and Chicago State University. Eleventh and 12th grade students
receive a stipend for full participation.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu


ACT/SAT prep classes
These classes take place during the school year as part of the Saturday College and during the
summer as part of the Summer Residential Public Health Institute.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu

Field trips
Trips by students to healthcare establishments to observe health professionals at work and
learn from them. Also trips to laboratories, science museums, and other institutions that
provide enriching learning experiences.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu

Paid Six-Week Summer Residential Public Health Institute
A six-week public health institute held annually for entering 9th to 12th graders students
designed to strengthen their academic preparation in science, mathematics, writing, reading, and standardized test-taking; to markedly increase their chances of entering college with competitive scores of 20 or higher on the ACT or 1,000 or higher on the SAT; and to instill them with the confidence and ability to succeed in a pre-health curriculum. Students receive a stipend for full participation.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu
Download application package .doc or .pdf

Conference participation
Students taking part in our programs are provided opportunities to attend conferences and
workshops on health issues, leadership training and health careers.

Participation in National Public Health Week
Our students also participate actively in activities held in conjunction with National Public Health Week every year.

Service learning opportunities/credits
Through an arrangement with the Chicago Public School students are able to receive service
learning credits for participation in the activities of the public health club, including planning of school and community health education projects. These learning credits are required from graduation.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu

Teacher In-Service Training
Provides six teacher-in-service workshops annually on cultural competence and the fundamentals of public health for high school counselors and teachers of science and mathematics, in order to increase their understanding of the impact of prejudice and stereotypes on the delivery of health care and on public health and to increase cultural awareness and improve the curriculum and learning environment of students. Participating teachers will receive CPS Lane Credit promotion.
Contact: Dorothy Washington-Calvin, 312.996.5955, dwashi5@uic.edu or Bambade Shakoor-Abdullah, 773.843.9542, Bambade@aol.com