PUBLIC OUTREACH

Each year Boston Schweitzer Fellows work in small groups to conduct public outreach activities.  These activities aim to:

• Educate students in health-related fields, professionals, and/or the general public about the nature and seriousness of current, local health disparities and unmet health needs;

• Strengthen existing links among the Schweitzer Fellows Program, community agencies and health professional schools, and site and academic mentors;

• Identify new community organizations and other partners that the Schweitzer Fellows Program may collaborate with in the future.

• Help Fellows develop leadership, organizational, and team building skills useful in future public education activities; and

• Provide Fellows with an experience of collaborative and shared responsibility within a small interdisciplinary group.

2007-2008
Harvard Day of Service
Immigrant Health Symposium
Jimmy Fund Walk
Light the Night Walk - Leukemia/ Lymphoma Society
Perspectives on Homelessness
Pine Street Inn Service Activity
Tufts Day of Service

2006-2007
Community Servings Service Activity
Complementary and Integrative Approaches to Health Care
Earth Day Community Clean Up
Haitian Health Careers Seminar
Jimmy Fund Walk
Understanding the New Massachusetts Health Reform
Youth Nutrition Workshop

2005-2006
Asthma Health Fair
Caring for Immigrant and Refugee Women
Jimmy Fund Walk
Provider Partnerships for Better Childhood Nutrition
Rebuilding Worcester

2004-2005
Breaking the Silence: Exploring Access to Health Care Services for Undocumented Immigrants
Health Literacy: Implications in Your Medical Practice
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: The Future of Nutrition in Boston Public Schools

2003-2004
Disability: Rights, Legislation, and Services
East Meets West in Contemporary Medicine
Repetitive Strain Injury
Stress Management: A Holistic Approach for Everyone

2002-2003
Adoption
Beating the Winter Blues
Reductions In The State Budget: The Health Care Impact
The Health Professional as Activist: Incorporating Service & Balance into your Health Care Career
Volunteerism by Health Professionals: Service in Disaster, Recovery & Beyond

2001-2002
Exploring the Use of Acupuncture
Making Your Voice Heard:  Learn to vote and give power to your opinions - a program for kids
Health Fair for Kids at MissionSafe
Children''s Health and Literacy
A New Life in a New Country: The Refugee Experience

2000-2001
Acupuncture Services for Boston''s Underserved Population: A Roundtable Discussion
How Do You Build A Healthy Community: A Community Dialogue and Dinner
HIV/AIDS in Worcester: Approaches to Care and Prevention      
Prison Health: A View from the Inside
Holistic Approaches Towards Wellness: An Interactive Workshop

1999-2000
Challenges in Community Health: The Role of Community Health Centers in the Emerging Health Care  System
Environmental Justice: Examples from Local Communities and Why You Should Care
From Boys to Men: Emerging Issues in Young Men''s Health

1998-1999
Improving Access to Health Care: National Health Policy for 2000 and Beyond
The Aftermath of Trauma: Finding Internal and External Sources of Strength
Group Service Project: Holiday Bingo Party at Barbara McInnis House for homeless men recovering from illnesses
Reverence for Life at the End of Life: Are All in Need Being Helped?

1997-1998
Health Care for the Elderly: Myths and Reality
Violence:  Confronting the Epidemic in Our Communities
City Year Servathon

1996-1997
Building Healthy Communities: Opportunities and Solutions from Within     
Back to the Basics: Meeting the Needs of Boston''s Children
Teens and Sex: Approaches to Health Promotion
Reverence for Life at the End of Life: Assuring Dignity in Terminal Care

1995-1996
AIDS, Voices of Hope: Perspectives on the Delivery of Care
Animals and Us: On the Partnership of Animals in Human Health
Women''s Health Under Welfare Reform: Implications and Challenges for Citizens and Providers in Boston
Inner-City Youth and Street Violence: Voices of Hope from the Community
My Life is My Argument: How Schweitzer''s Legacy of Service to Others Continues to Inspire Us

1994-1995
Improving Access to Health Care for Adolescents in Boston
Homelessness at Holiday Time: The Schweitzer Ethic and Health Professionals'' Responsibilities
Privatization of Mental Health Services: Its Effect on Patients and Health Professionals

1993-1994
Today''s Children--Tomorrow''s Future: Children''s Health in Boston and the World
Eradicating Substance Abuse in Society: What Would It Take?  
Stop the Violence: A Call to Community Action
Beyond Borders: Providing Health Care and Services to Immigrant and Refugee Communities

1992-1993
Meeting the Challenges of Life-Threatening Illness
Violence, Health Professionals, and the Community
Campaign for Women''s Health: Prevention, Improvement, and Empowerment
AIDS: A Local Crisis: Confronting Suffering with Action