Peace Corps Health Program Guide

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:

• Nutrition
• Health Education
• Public Health
• Biology

Recommended courses:

• PHI 290 Ethics and Healthcare (3 credits)
• PHI 450 Bioethics (3)
• PHS 101 Foundations of Public Health (3)
• PHS 202 Foundations of Environmental Health (3)
• PHS 200 Foundations of Healthcare System and Policy (3)
• BIO 106 Medical Terminology (3)

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