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IDEA Student Wellness

The project will engage VISTA members in developing a youth advocacy program that serves the students and families at IDEA Public Schools (IDEA) in the Rio Grande Valley. VISTAs will enhance the current outreach of the IDEA's Child Nutrition Program (CNP) to students and families by creating opportunities for them to identify their communities' health education needs, gather key health indicators, plan health-promoting strategies, mobilize teams of advocates, and create lasting systems for CNP/community partnerships. The project goals are to 1) identify effective avenues for health promotion in Rio Grande Valley communities, 2) increase student wellness and thereby decrease the long-term health risks associated with obesity, 3) engage students in promoting healthy behaviors in their schools and local communities, 4) involve parents and families in both teaching and learning about healthy living, 5) establish campus-based Wellness Committees consisting of students, family members, faculty, and Child Nutrition staff. VISTAs will work on project elements that may include recruiting and mobilizing parent volunteers on behalf of student wellness, organizing focus groups to solicit student and family input on existing and proposed health initiatives, and empowering students to research about and advocate for better health. VISTAs may also do work developing community volunteer programs for campus gardens, recruiting community members to lead adult education opportunities about affordable healthy-living ideas, developing health fairs that include community organizations, and facilitating the creation of sustainable Wellness Committees that will eventually take over the project management on each campus. VISTAs will learn about many aspects of public health advocacy including improving access to and acceptance of fresh foods for low-income families, developing networks for peer education, marketing positive behaviors, and identifying barriers to healthy living.

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Member Duties : VISTAs will work on project elements that may include recruiting and mobilizing parent volunteers on behalf of student wellness, organizing focus groups to solicit student and family input on existing and proposed health initiatives, and empowering students to research about and advocate for better health. VISTAs may also do work developing community volunteer programs for campus gardens, recruiting community members to lead adult education opportunities about affordable healthy-living ideas, developing health fairs that include community organizations, and facilitating the creation of sustainable Wellness Committees that will eventually take over the project management on each campus. VISTAs will learn about many aspects of public health advocacy including improving access to and acceptance of fresh foods for low-income families, developing networks for peer education, marketing positive behaviors, and identifying barriers to healthy living.

Program Benefits : Relocation Allowance , Education award upon successful completion of service , Health Coverage* , Living Allowance , Training , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Children/Youth , Education , Community Outreach , Health .

Skills : Education , Community Organization , Youth Development , Communications .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
IDEA Student Wellness

Program Start/End Date
08/14/2012 - 08/13/2013

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
Some college

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	TEXAS

Accepting Applications
From 03/20/2012 To 08/31/2012

Contact	Ashley Dickerson
505 Angelita Drive
Weslaco TX 78596
956-377-8021
ashley.dickerson@ideapublicschools.org
www.ideapublicschools.org

Listing ID	36173


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