The National Health Corps Application for the 2023-2024 Service Term is OPEN! Read to learn more about our program!
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“Although nutrition education is only one aspect of medical care that can improve overall health outcomes, it is moving to see how a simple act in handing out healthy recipes and fresh produce boxes to patients can help lead to a lasting impact on their health and well-being.”
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“Join NHC SF AmeriCorps members Anita and Cynthia on a "day-in-the-life" serving with the San Francisco Department of Public Health's Value-Based Care Team!”
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“We are all unique, equipped with distinct genetic makeups and sociocultural histories, yet amazingly similar at the same time. I believe understanding these complexities will make anyone not only a more compassionate healthcare provider, but a more understanding and forgiving human.”
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“People are complex and need more than just housing and money to live full, self-sustaining lives. We need a community that understands us. We need support of all forms.”
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“Through my experience, I have enjoyed witnessing patients benefit from our services as they progressed through their own journey from addiction to recovery.”
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“One of the All-Love efforts I am mainly involved with is called Pregnant People Loss to Follow-Up, where we identify and connect people experiencing homelessness with high-risk pregnancies and their partner with prenatal care and STI treatments…”
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“At San Francisco, members participate in a required monthly Group Service project, as well as optional volunteering with local partners. In this vlog, Catherine, talks about the projects San Francisco's members worked on in partnership with Mama G's Street Dinner and the San Francisco African American Faith-Based Coalition to either serve or pack food for community members experiencing food insecurity in the city, especially during the holiday season.”
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“I am continuously amazed by the collective efforts by staff to keep Curry’s programs running smoothly. I have witnessed the ways Curry positively impacts the lives of their clients, both through direct feedback from the seniors and observing how their attitudes change as they progress in their respective programs.”
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“Ultimately, people who use drugs are exactly that - people - and they deserve respect, autonomy, and, when they seek it out, help to meet their goals regarding substance use.”
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“The nurses, health workers, and providers that I serve alongside in the clinic have modeled for me how to establish a trusting and empathetic patient-provider relationship. I am always in awe of their expertise, humility, patience, and determination to go above and beyond for their patients.”
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In this interview/podcast, each of them reflects on their previous service term experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, how components of the program have changed or have stayed the same, as well as providing quintessential advice for both prospective NHC applicants and NHC members that are considering serving a second time!
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“We are all living novels, bundles of life lessons, character growth, and plot twists. Above everything, we want our stories to be told.”
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“Even if the needle is moved a little bit towards a more healthy behavior, that would be a success. MI is not always easy, and it is a skill I will continue to work on in my future career.”
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In one of NHC SF’s first vlogs, NHC SF Americorps Member Em Pham describes what it's like to serve at Homeless Prenatal Program, one of Host Sites partnered with National Health Corps San Francisco.
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“When you’re constantly seeing the effects of systemic issues, it’s frustrating to not see commensurately systemic solutions in effect. But one of the most valuable lessons I'll take with me from Americorps is that the micro level matters, too.”
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“This art recipe-project was inspired by the idea of increasing community-based participation and engagement in a way that incorporates the communities’ talents, cultures, and cuisines. We envisioned incorporating art into the food pharmacy to represent cultures through drawings and to reclaim cultural recipes, foods, and health.”
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“My role within the team consists of outreaching to clients with a provider and peer champion in the days following a non-fatal overdose. This allows our team to meet patients where they are at while offering not only medical resources to bridge care gaps but also emotional support.”
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“By listening to each patient and hearing their story, I am able to connect them to the care they rightfully deserve. I have come to understand that each patient that walks into the clinic is bravely taking that first step to improve their own health as well as their community’s.”
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