P2 Start R.I.G.H.T. Challenge 2018
P3 Heart Healthy Seminar
P4 Diabetes Mini-Series
Read about our Annual event which hosted
Find out more about the Mini-Series' new location.
over 200 participants!
See what the winners had to say about this year's Challenge.
THE PULSE
Riverside Community Health Foundation Quarterly Newsletter
dSpring 2018, ISSUE 5
Thank You!
Riverside Community Health Foundation would like to extend a heart-felt thank you for your generous donations. Thank you for your continued support as we work to improve the health and well-being of Riverside!
YAHA Conference 2018 The Pink Ribbon Place received a generous monetary donation from The Orange Crest Little League (OCLL).
The UC Riverside Women's Tennis Team raised $3,600.10 in the 11th Annual Big West Conference's Coin Drive. The team donated all proceeds to Community Settlement Association's After-School Program.
To donate to Riverside Community Health Foundation or an affiliate program, please call (951) 788-3471. Donations are Tax Deductible Tax I.D. #23-7276444
The Youth Active in Health Awareness Conference (YAHA) is an interactive event for high school students in the Riverside Unified School District. This year the conference was held on the campus of University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. Participating schools included Arlington and Ramona High School. The purpose of the YAHA Conference is to establish health advocates on high school campuses. The conference allows students to receive a tour of the UCR School of Medicine campus, participate in medical simulation labs with current medical students of the university and interact with medical and public health professionals. This year’s event focused on the multiple sectors of public health. The conference featured a community health lecture from Dr. Shené Bowie-Hussey the Vice-President of Health Strategies and Chief Strategic Officer (CSO) for Riverside Community Health Foundation. The lecture on Public Health 101,
included an interactive case study activity for the students to complete in small groups. The case study featured scenarios in which students brainstormed best-option care plans for their 'patients.' The students also had a panel of speakers from multiple public health disciplines; the featured panelists ranged from Sociology, Global Health, Family Medicine, Psychology and Dietetics. I love that I could share in the scenario-based community health interactive exercises,” said Dr. BowieHussey. “When the students asked for another activity, it was evident that RCHF had succeeded in the effort to show that it takes a myriad of health professionals to create a healthy community and treat the “whole” person. Physicians, health educators, sociologists, community health workers --It takes a village to create and promote health." The YAHA Conference aimed to educate students on the various sectors of health care, challenging and encouraging them to be advocates on their school campuses and even throughout their community.