This project was part of the Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute. Scholars sought to find out if Iowans knew the definition of public health and if they could provide an example.
Youth Building Healthy Communities (YBHC) participants at Madrid High School developed a service learning project to educate fellow classmates about the dangers of drinking and driving. YBHC is a program created by Central Iowa AHEC to teach students about health careers and the field of public health.
The Scope is a monthly web series created by Central Iowa Area Health Education Center that introduces students to a variety of health careers. In this episode, Kelli heads to Broadlawns Medical Center in Des Moines to learn about podiatry.
The Scope is a monthly web series created by Central Iowa Area Health Education Center that introduces students to a variety of health careers. In this episode, Kelli takes you to Simpson College in Indianola to learn about athletic training.
The Scope is a monthly web series created by Central Iowa Area Health Education Center that introduces students to a variety of health careers. In this episode, learn about how AHEC can help connect you to a health career through its camps, clubs and activities.
Central Iowa AHEC hosts the Youth in Science and Medicine (YES MED) Camp each summer. YES MED allows students from Central Iowa to live the life of Des Moines University medical students for five days, participating in hands-on activities, labs and lectures that focus on the fundamentals of science in conjunction with today's current medical practices.
