The Health Trust is in the beginning stages of developing a Youth Wellness Promotion Program in which high school students can participate in health related service projects and enrichment activities in order to collect service hours and gain professional development in the health field.

The Youth Wellness Promotion Program consists of the following five parts:

Volunteer Opportunities Weekend and evening opportunities for high school students to complete required service learning hours and gain valuable experience by participating in improving community wellness.

Enrichment Activities: Weekend/evening events where you can learn about the health issues facing your community, careers in health from students and professionals in the field, and what you can do to improve your health and that of your family

Campus Wellness Projects: Tools and ideas for high school student clubs to implement their own health projects on their campus and in their community.

Teen Educators Advocating for Children’s Health (TEACH) Program: This program recruits and trains high school students to teach elementary school students about eating right and exercising regularly through fun games, discussions, physical activities, and healthy snack making.

Youth Advisors: This select group of high school students from throughout Santa Clara County assists The Health Trust in developing and implementing the many components of the Youth Wellness Promotion Program. The Advisors assist in developing creative approaches to promote youth wellness, advise THT about health programs and services for youth and assist THT in identifying health focused volunteer opportunities for youth.

For more information on any of these opportunities, please contact us at youth@healthtrust.org.

To submit an interest form online, click here.