Work Sector: Health
Serve on the front lines of global health. Health Volunteers work within their communities to promote important topics such as nutrition, maternal and child health, basic hygiene, and water sanitation. Volunteers also work in HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs to train youth as peer educators, develop appropriate education strategies, provide support to children orphaned by the pandemic, and create programs that provide emotional and financial support to families and communities affected by the disease.
If you choose Health, take three courses from one of the following areas:
And build 50 hours of related field experience through an activity such as:
- Volunteer or work experience in such areas as HIV/AIDS outreach, hospice, family planning counseling, emergency medical technician (EMT) or CPR teaching/certification, maternal health, and hands-on caregiving in a hospital, clinic, or lab technician setting.
- Counseling or teaching in health subjects
- Working as a resident advisor in a dormitory, as a peer nutritionist, or as a sexually transmitted infections counselor.
- Significant experience in mechanical repairs, construction, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, hydrology, or set design.
- Examples of volunteer opportunities for students at Texas Tech include:
- Students may volunteer to work with faculty in the Social Work program at the Lubbock Free Clinic.
- Students may volunteer to work in the local Habitat for Humanity program, with hands on experience in home construction.
- Students may volunteer to work with local programs that provide home repairs for the aged and disabled who may not be able to perform the work themselves.
- Volunteer at the local Rape Crisis Center and the Women's Protective Services.
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Address
Texas Tech University, Department of Political Science 113 Holden Hall, Boston & Akron Streets, Lubbock, TX 79409 -
Phone
806.742.3121 -
Email
david.lektzian@ttu.edu