May 9,2018 | Western High School’s last day of their After School Program! The AHA community was able to celebrate with games, food & fun. What an amazing school year to look back on with everyone! Thank you to the students, volunteers, mentors and everyone else involved with the Allied Health Academy. We couldn’t have done it without you all! 😄🎉
May 2, 2018 | Our volunteers were able to share their experience and what to expect in college. We learned a variety of things from the different majors we can choose from to the number of resources on college campuses! Thank you to our college mentors for sharing your experiences with us! 🏫
April 25, 2018 | Western’s Workshop of the Week: Behavioral Technician by special guest speaker – Matt De Leon! Matt shared about his experiences working with students who have autism and other mental health disorders. We learned the importance of being aware of autism as future health care professionals and learned about techniques that Behavioral Technicians use with their clients. Thank you Matt!
April 24, 2018 | Our Western HS students joined us on a tour of Fullerton College. We interacted with the Athletic Training Department, took a career assessment, and learned about the resources that the campus has to offer. Thank you to the Jumpstart Program for hosting us! 🚌
April 17, 2018 | Each student got a chance to connect with our college mentors. We shared stories about college experiences and goals for our future. 😊
April 4, 2018 | This week we learned valuable lessons about interviewing to better prepare us for the future! 👍🏽
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018 | Western’s Workshop of the Week: Public Health. For this week’s workshop, we learned about the importance of public health in the community and the different career options in this field. We spent the rest of the day with some food and fun! ✌🏽
March 7, 2018 | For this week’s workshop, we had Uyen and Lorraine from OCAPICA’s Well(ness)essity Program present on Mindfulness and the importance of being aware of mental health and it’s stigmas. We played Jeopardy to learn about their backgrounds, what they do on a daily basis on the job, and other facts and statistics about mental health. Uyen and Lorraine were very engaging and even provided helpful resources to raise awareness and be mindful about ourselves. 😊
February 28, 2018 | For this week’s personal development, we made Identity Maps! We reflected on who we are, where we came from, and why we are the way we are today. We drew out our stories and shared them with our fellow students. This activity helped us realize that our story matters in a community of support. 😊
February 21, 2018 | This week we had an awesome workshop led by first-year medical school student/aspiring doctor, Mandy Nguyen! Mandy taught us how a variety of allied health careers collaborate to give proper care to patients. She gave us patient scenarios that made us think of all the different allied health professions needed to take care of unique individuals. After her workshop we even played Organ Attack since she introduced the game to our program! Thank you Mandy for joining us!! 😄
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