I believe in caring

Health Ambassadors

Children’s Aid Youth

One might wonder where Emmaley, at just 17 years old, found her motivation to become a licensed practical nurse.

“Being a part of the Children’s Aid Health Ambassadors was extremely helpful in realizing my medical path,” said Emmaley. In this program, she has educated peers at Curtis High School on Staten Island about teen health issues and has encouraged them to visit our school-based health center for checkups. And as someone with diabetes, Emmaley was inspired to become like the caring nurses at our school-based health center who monitor her blood sugar levels, change her insulin pump, and have even intervened during medical emergencies at school.