Health and Human Services

Community Education Merit Badge

Objectives:

We all have the responsibility to help our community, and share our knowledge when

needed. That community can be our town, neighborhood, friends, family, school or

Academy. One struggle in educating others is finding a way to reach the public in a way

they will understand and respond to. Completing this certificate means the student has

found a unique way to be successful at reaching and educating others about a specific

health or human services field, problem or topic.

 

Education of the community can be done, but is not limited to, the following ways:

 

Mock Election or Mock trail: see Academy government teacher

Postpone Peer mentor- Join the postpone club, get trained to give talks about STD and preventing teen pregnancy

Bulletin Board: create and display a school bulletin board about a health or human services topic. These topics can be in relation to National Health observance days (i.e. October is National Breast Cancer month) or any area the student wants to educate their peers about.

Health Clinic volunteer – some of the local health clinics ask for volunteers to give talks to students or community members about different health topics

Fair Booth/Table: the student can spend time creating and working at a booth in a public “fair” for any health or human services topic or agency. This would involve speaking with the public, and giving out useful information about the subject. The county Health Department has two or three a year. Call them, or ask your ROP or health teacher to help.

Blood drive Coordinator (see examples of duties below)

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Community Education MB- Blood Drive Coordinator

This can be for 1 or 2 people (max). There is one Fall drive and one Spring drive each year

Please get all materials, information from Ms.Kaney. Also, have her review all of your written information BEFORE using it.

 

  • Review Blood donation information.
  • Write 6 different and consecutive announcements to be read during the daily announcements. Must be short, clear, informative and persuasive.(show Ms. Kaney)
  • Fill out and hang up posters (done by_________)
  • Develop a 2 minute talk about the importance of donating.
  • Visit Academy Seniors classes; give talk, Get sign ups.
  • Visit other senior classes, give talk, get sign-ups until full.
  • Fill up sign-ups sheets by __________
  • On _________help deliver reminder notes first and second periods. (1 person each)
  • During the drive, ________help the drive coordinator check people in and go get students for their appointments. (9am-2pm)

 

See Ms. Kaney when you have questions!