Community Health Project

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Community Health Project
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Community Health Project

• What is CHP?
• CHP is a student-managed summer experience which
  partners students with non-profit organizations
  in Kansas.
• Our mission To provide an interdisciplinary,
  service-learning internship which enhances the
  educational experience of health professional
  students by immersing them in a public health or
  social service setting.

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Why CHP? To experience health and service in the
community!
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Why CHP?

• I originally took on the position as a health
  care professional however, I soon became much
  more than a teacher. Many of the girls began
  discussing personal aspects of their lives with
  me. The level of confidence and respect they
  showed affected me in a way I had never expected.
  Having been able to touch the lives of girls who
  needed just a little guidance was one of my most
  rewarding accomplishments.
• Rebeka Weber, The L.I.G.H.T. House

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Positions Available

• 2 or 3 Directors
• Executive Director
• Program Director
• Education Evaluation Director
• Interns

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Intern Positions

• Spend a summer at an agency of your choosing
• 32 hrs/week for 8 weeks (June and July)
• Develop and implement a project that will leave a
  lasting impact on the agency
• Scholarship
• 2,500 for KC Metro
• Four hours of elective credit

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Director Positions

• Scholarship 4,500
• Four hours of elective credit
• One year commitment
• April 2008 March 2009

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Course Requirements for Interns

• Orientation End of May 2008
• Spend at least 248 hours at your agency
• June - July (8 weeks)
• 32 hours per week
• Includes 8-hour holiday for July 4th
• Weekly journals
• CHP educational conferences
• Project creation and implementation
• Presentation at a CHP Showcase
• Final Report

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CHP Application Process

• Applications available by email at
  chealth_at_kumc.edu
• Want to be one of our next directors?!?
• Early February Director applications due
• Mid-February Interviews
• Want to be one of our next summer interns?!?
• Late February Intern applications due

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Potential Agencies

• Kansas City AgenciesAdvice Aid Pregnancy
  Centers
• American Red Cross
• Argentine Family Health
• Catholic Charities
• Comprehensive Health of Planned
• Parenthood
• Cross-lines Duchesne Clinic     El
  CentroHealth Partnership of Johnson Co.Jewish
  Vocational Services
• Johnson County Health Dept.
• KC Free Health ClinicKansas City Hospice

• L.I.G.H.T. House
• Medical Society of Jo. Wy. Co.
• NorthCare Hospice
• Preferred Family Health Care
• Project HOPE
• Regional Prevention Center
• RoseBrooks Shelter
• SAGE Femme
• Salvation Army Homeless Shelter
• Save, Inc.Silver City ClinicSwope Health
  ServicesTurner House Childrens ClinicWyandotte
  County Health Dept.

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More Potential Agencies

• Lawrence/Topeka AgenciesCottonwood, Inc.
• Kansas Coalition for Lifesaving Cures
• Kansas Health Institute
• Marian Clinic
• Shawnee County Health Agency

• Wichita AgenciesSedgwick County Health Dept.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• Im interested in an agency that is not on the
  list. Are we restricted to the agencies on the
  list or can I pursue a new agency?
• The director positions are a full year
  commitmentso is school. How much time is
  required?
• How and when are the scholarships distributed?

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Advisors

• COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT (CHP)
• Faculty Advisors
• Dr. Cheryl A. Gibson, Faculty Advisor and Course
  Co-Director
• Wendy C. Hildenbrand, Faculty Advisor and Course
  Co-Director
• Dr. Andrea Charbonneau, Faculty Advisor

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Questions?

• COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT (CHP)
• Contact Information
• Department of Internal Medicine, Mail Stop 1020
• 3901 Rainbow Boulevard
• Kansas City, KS 66160
• OFFICE ADDRESS 1st Floor Lied Balcony
• E-MAIL ADDRESS chealth_at_kumc.edu
• PHONE [phone]