Dates:Friday, April 17 - Friday, May 15
Times:See time slots below
Grades: 7-8, 9-12
Cost: $150 per Domestic VC or membership price, $300 per International VC or membership price*
To sign up please contact Grace Lau at Grace@gng.org or 212.529.0377
In partnership with Mercy Corps, Health Matters is an interactive, pilot educational videoconference program for high school students*. Through it, GNG will bring young people from the U.S. and the Middle East on a virtual journey that equips students with a cross-cultural perspective on matters vital to health and well being. Topic areas range from fitness to nutrition to public health and peer pressure. This program will complement what these students are already learning in their health, science and social studies classes. Students will discuss vital health issues together, along with GNG health correspondents, and learn about different health risks and attitudes in both the U.S. and the Middle East. As a result, young people will become inspired to actively involve themselves in sustainable, healthy lifestyles due a social action project.
Program Description*:
Health and well-being are fundamental to peace and prosperity, both on individual and collective levels. During adolescence, young people begin to encounter a wide range of risks to health and well-being that they will face into adulthood. However, they often do not have the tools and support to do so successfully. Complex health issues such as substance abuse and nutrition often have their roots in habits learned while young, while global health problems ranging from asthma to HIV/AIDS continue to escalate. Adolescents need to learn about a wide range of risks from protecting themselves to how health risks manifest in different parts of the world.
Program Dates:
Schools interested must show strong commitment to this unique opportunity. Schools must sign up for a minimum of 3 VCs- 1 Domestic (April session dates) and 2 International (Both May session dates). Schools cannot sign up for May sessions only. Stand alone sessions for April dates are also available (i.e you can choose to only participate in the April 17th VC). In addition, students will participate in an online forum 3 weeks prior and post VC. Schools will be expected to take some kind of local action as a culminating project by the end of the dialogue- it can be a publicity/educational event at the school or in the community related to the topic, or report that is spread virally to broadcast what was learned, or a community service action.
Friday, April 17th (North American Sites Only)
High School: 8:30-9:30 AM EDT
Introduction to Health and Well-Being: Global Perspectives
Friday, April 24th (North American Sites Only)
High School: 8:30-9:30 AM EDT
Community and Environmental Health: Renewable, Reusable, or Recyclable?
Friday, May 1st
High School: 7:00-8:00 AM EDT/ 2:00-3:00 PM BAGHDAD
IRAQ, PART 1- Well-Being: Global Threats and Opportunities (Substance Abuse, Peer Pressure, Sports, Arts, Internet, etc.)
Friday, May 1st
High School: 8:30-9:30 AM EDT/ 3:30-4:30 PM GAZA
GAZA, PART 1- American and Arab Perspectives on Nutrition
Friday, May 15th
High School: 7:00-8:00 AM EDT/ 2:00-3:00 PM BAGHDAD
IRAQ, PART 2- Mental and Emotional Health Issues: How to Cope with Stress
Friday, May 15th
High School: 8:30-9:30 AM EDT/ 3:30-4:30 PM GAZA
GAZA, PART 2- Mental and Emotional Health Issues: How to Cope with Stress
*All programs are aligned to National Education Standards and Millennium Development Goals.
Click here to learn more about International Humanitarian Aid Organization, Mercy Corps.
All GNG programs are aligned with the U.N. Millennium Development Goals:
- Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
- Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
- Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
- Goal 5: Improve maternal health
- Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
- Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
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