The CHAMPIONS NETWork: Training Chicago High School Students as Health Advocates to Improve Health Equity

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dc.contributor.authorHeinert, Sara
dc.contributor.authorDel Rios, Marina
dc.contributor.authorArya, Arjun
dc.contributor.authorAmirsoltani, Ramin
dc.contributor.authorQuasim, Nasseef
dc.contributor.authorGehm, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorSuarez, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorVanden Hoek, Terry
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-15T19:13:39Z
dc.date.available2021-02-15T19:13:39Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractIn Chicago, major disparities exist across ethnic groups, income levels, and education levels for common chronic conditions and access to care. Concurrently, many of Chicago's youth are unemployed, and the number of minorities pursuing health professions is low. In an effort to eliminate this health equity gap, the University of Illinois at Chicago convened a community–university–hospital partnership to implement the CHAMPIONS NETWork (Community Health And eMPowerment through Integration Of Neighborhood-specific Strategies using a Novel Education & Technology-leveraged Workforce). This innovative workforce training program is a "High School to Career Training Academy" to empower underserved youth to improve population health in their communities, expose them to careers in the health sciences, and provide resources for them to become community and school advocates for healthy lifestyles. This program differs from other traditional pipeline programs because it gives its students a paid experience, extends beyond the summer, and broadens the focus to population health with patient contact. The CHAMPIONS NETWork creates a new type of health workforce that is both sustainable and replicable throughout the United States.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/10.1177/1524839918757755en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/lb1o-lbvg
dc.identifier.citationHeinert, S., Del Rios, M., Arya, A., Amirsoltani, R., Quasim, N., Gehm, L., Suarez, N., & Vanden Hoek, T. (2019). The CHAMPIONS NETWork: Training Chicago High School Students as Health Advocates to Improve Health Equity. Health Promotion Practice, 20(1), 57–66. https://doi-org.proxy-um.researchport.umd.edu/10.1177/1524839918757755en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26884
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherHealth Promotion Practiceen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMaryland Center for Health Equity
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subjectyouth empowermenten_US
dc.subjecthealth promotionen_US
dc.subjectchronic diseaseen_US
dc.subjecthealth educationen_US
dc.subjecthealth advocacyen_US
dc.subjectcommunity healthen_US
dc.titleThe CHAMPIONS NETWork: Training Chicago High School Students as Health Advocates to Improve Health Equityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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