Thirty Atlanta and Fulton County school district students are participating in a five-week summer program to learn strategies to improve the health of family, friends and community members in neighborhoods with traditional health care challenges.
The High School Community Health Worker program is run by the Morehouse School of Medicine. The students, selected through an application process, attend several south Atlanta and Fulton high schools.
The program began Saturday. UnitedHealth Group supported the kickoff and orientation of the third cohort of students in the program.
UnitedHealth Group provided Morehouse School of Medicine with $1.2 million in funding and in-kind support to help patients better manage their health, reduce emergency room visits and, as a result, improve community health and lower costs for individuals.
“While keeping us connected with the communities we serve, the High School Community Health Worker Training Program is a great way to cultivate the next generation of health professionals,” said Dr. Arletha W. Livingston, director of the Innovation Learning Laboratory for Population Health at Morehouse School of Medicine.
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