A New Year for the College Health Corps
June 15th marks the start of the next CHC year, which means we are welcoming in a new VISTA cohort. The 11 VISTA members come from around the world and from a variety of different backgrounds but they...
View ArticleUniversity of St. Thomas Biology Department Takes New Approach to Minneapolis...
1. Convenient produce for convenience stores Because convenience stores do not sell produce in large quantities, or have the physical space to store bulk quantities, many Minneapolis corner store...
View ArticleFive Questions for Beki Parham
Beki Parham is the new VISTA Leader for the CHC VISTA cohort. She is an alum of the University of Saskatchewan and served her most recent VISTA term in Alaska. She grew up in Winona and is happy to be...
View ArticleStudent Engagement Survey
Campus and community partnerships are at the heart of the College Health Corps — and many of those partnerships involve students from colleges and universities across Minnesota, giving some of their...
View ArticleBilingual Psychotherapy Program at CARE Clinic, Red Wing
Access to health services is limited for many low-income, uninsured individuals and their families. When there is also a language barrier, access is doubly difficult. In areas like the Twin Cities...
View ArticleMPS School Garden Survey: Unearthing the Key to School Garden Success
Callie Recknagel was a member of the CHC VISTA cohort in 2014-15 and she served with Youth Farm and Minneapolis Public Schools Culinary and Nutrition Services (MPS). She was responsible for many...
View ArticleA Success Story: Transitioning from VISTA to Full-time Employee
Paul Rebman was a VISTA with the 2014-15 CHC cohort. He served with the Minneapolis Health Department’s Youth Violence Intervention Program and was hired on after his VISTA term. We asked him about the...
View ArticleApply to be a College Health Corps Program Site
Do you have a campus-community partnership that supports low-income Minnesotans in accessing healthcare, health and wellness knowledge, or food security? Would you like to expand the scale, scope,...
View ArticleThe Impact of VISTA Service: Oral Health Education for All
Maren Iverson is a member of the 2015-16 CHC VISTA cohort currently serving with Community Dental Care. She recently finished a draft of a manual for PICOH (the Program to Improve Community Oral...
View ArticleThe Transformative Power of AmeriCorps VISTA: Trauma Recovery and Healing
Yvonne Mudoh is a member of the College Health Corps (CHC) VISTA cohort serving with the Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) in North Minneapolis. She works closely...
View ArticleCollaborating with Students for Healthier Futures
Luke Loegering is a member of the 2015-16 College Health Corps (CHC) VISTA cohort. His interest in health equity began during his biology degree when he took several public health classes. He plans to...
View ArticleFunding for Youth Violence Prevention: The Impact of VISTA Service
Ziz Raskin is a CHC VISTA member serving with the Minneapolis Health Department (MHD). She grew up in eastern Massachusetts and has an undergraduate degree in French and a minor in Gender, Feminist,...
View ArticleAnnouncing 2016-17 College Health Corps VISTA Sites
We are excited to announce that the following campus-community partnerships will host a full-time AmeriCorps VISTA in 2015-16: American Indian Cancer Foundation with the University of Minnesota School...
View ArticleUtilizing Social Media for Breast Cancer Awareness: The Success of Indigenous...
Julia Jacobson is a 2015-2016 College Health Corps VISTA member serving with the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) in Minneapolis. She works closely with AICAF staff to craft health community...
View ArticleApply Now! 12 College Health Corps VISTA Positions Available
Serve for a Year. Make a Difference that Lasts. Take your Community Leadership to a New Level. Now Accepting Applications The College Health Corps (CHC) is an AmeriCorps VISTA national service program...
View ArticleCentury College Resource and Support Center: VISTA Service and Student Retention
Sarah Wiese is a member of the 2015-16 College Health Corps VISTA cohort. She is serving at Century College in White Bear Lake and her service is dedicated to establishing a Resource and Support Center...
View ArticleThe Power of a New Perspective: Building Clinic Capacity Through Grant Writing
Michaela Read is a member of the 2016-17 cohort serving with the CARE Clinic in Red Wing. Despite having little to no experience in grant writing prior to service, she has raised funds for her site in...
View ArticleAmeriCorps VISTA: Community Voices for Community Change
Yasmin Abdulaya is a member of the 2015-16 College Health Corps serving with the Cedar-Riverside Health Commons and Augsburg Campus Kitchen in Minneapolis. Her service has supported some deeply...
View ArticleAmeriCorps VISTA and Host Site Collaboration: Stronger Together
Paola Schnabel is a 2015-2016 CHC VISTA member serving with Winona State University Health and Wellness Services, Live Well Winona, and Project Focus Integrating Newcomers through Education (FINE). Her...
View ArticleAmeriCorps VISTA and Organizational Development: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles...
Kelsey Stern serves with Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) and the Marshall Area YMCA in Marshall, Minnesota. This is her second year in the College Health Corps. Kelsey's service has helped...
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