This elective trimester course would be centered around health careers, CPR/First Aid, advocacy, and peer education/ mentoring. The class is offered to Juniors and Seniors.
- The students would research, explore, and visit health careers of their interest to promote medical careers that our society so desperately need.
- Every student in this course would be trained in CPR and First Aid and have the opportunity to get official certification.
- Focus on Anatomy and Physiology review and preparation for college courses.
- Students would be trained in multiple areas of health to be peer educators/mentors. After learning the health information, they would facilitate the information and skill building to younger students in elementary, middle, or high school settings. Areas of health may vary to include:
- TATU (Teens Against Tobacco Use)
- FACT (Fight Against Corporate Tobacco)
- Class Action: An Alcohol Prevention Program
- AIDS Education
- Character Education
- Mental Health Issues
- Others
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