Empowering Chicago’s Youths as the Next Generation of Health Advocates

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ID11025153
AuthorsSara Heinert (0000-0001-8551-418X, Sara Heinert, Selina Kowalski, Nasseef Quasim, Natalia Suarez, and Terry Vanden Hoek are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.), Selina Kowalski (Sara Heinert, Selina Kowalski, Nasseef Quasim, Natalia Suarez, and Terry Vanden Hoek are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.), Nasseef Quasim (Sara Heinert, Selina Kowalski, Nasseef Quasim, Natalia Suarez, and Terry Vanden Hoek are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.), Natalia Suárez (0000-0002-4707-8732, Sara Heinert, Selina Kowalski, Nasseef Quasim, Natalia Suarez, and Terry Vanden Hoek are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.), Terry Vanden Hoek (Sara Heinert, Selina Kowalski, Nasseef Quasim, Natalia Suarez, and Terry Vanden Hoek are with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.), Terry L Vanden Hoek (0000-0002-1684-7850, University of Illinois Chicago)
Year2019
Volume109
Issue7
Pages1025-1027
Publication date2019-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2019.305055
PMID31095408
OpenAlexW2946458995
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

The CHAMPIONS NETWork summer program trains high school students to become health advocates in underserved Chicago, Illinois, communities. It provides a more innovative approach to traditional pipeline programs through the added responsibility of active health promotion. To determine whether student empowerment changed during the program, participants completed pre- and postassessments on health knowledge and self-efficacy. We found significant increases in student empowerment after the program compared with before, especially regarding the students’ abilities and experiences

Empowerment · Health promotion · Medical education · Pipeline (software) · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Engineering · Health Policy Implementation Science · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Health Policies and Education · School Health and Nursing Education · Gerontology

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