Peer Health Exchange

The tasks/activities students will be performing for this opportunity:

-Learn PHE health workshops and how to teach them effectively
-Attend the mandatory Training Retreat
-Attend mandatory weekly Workshop Group Meetings to discuss health content and prepare for teaching
-Incorporate direction and evaluation from Leadership Council members and Site Supervisor in order to develop and improve their teaching skills
-Learn and commit to teaching one workshop per week in an assigned PHE partner high school 
-Build quality relationships with students in partner high school classes
-Plan and conduct a personal interest project that relates health content to student's field of study
-Work with Site Supervisor to establish PHE's presence on campus and recruit new members

By the end of this opportunity, students will have learned:

-How to partner with organizations and institutions in the local community
-How to exchange knowledge, skills, and resources with young people
-How to facilitate and use classroom management skills through firsthand classroom experience
-Interview and job skills such as public speaking and interpersonal skills
-Valuable health information
-Career opportunities with Peer Health Exchange and other nonprofits
-Information about the public service, public health, and education sectors