{"id":70480,"date":"2017-11-03T15:36:55","date_gmt":"2017-11-04T01:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=70480"},"modified":"2020-03-13T15:18:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T01:18:32","slug":"teen-health-camp-is-biggest-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/03\/teen-health-camp-is-biggest-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Health Camp is biggest yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DCPl3srg3KI?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/jabsom.hawaii.edu\/\">John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a>\u00a0at the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a> was bustling with middle and high school students thirsty for knowledge and hands-on learning at the 2017 Teen Health Camp on October 28. Although the one-day event occurs across several islands, this was <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>\u2019s third camp and the largest since its inception in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-five medical student volunteers led the interactive workshops. This year\u2019s response to the event was so overwhelming that a seventh workshop was created. Activities focused on clinical skills, infectious disease, casting, medical tools and nutrition.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica Torres\u2019s favorite activity was the suturing workshop, where she and her peers learned to suture wounds on a dummy. Torres is a cadet in the National Guard Youth Challenge Academy, a program that mentors students who are at risk of dropping out of high school and provides an alternative way for them to earn their high school diploma. Torres dreams of becoming a nurse in the U.S. Coast Guard. &ldquo;I want to help those who are going to war for us, letting us have freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Teen Health Camp medical student coordinator <strong>Erika Noel<\/strong> advocates for the program, which has become a passion for her. &ldquo;It is targeted to underprivileged, underserved communities to expose them to health care,&rdquo; said the third-year medical student.\u00a0&ldquo;We touch the lives of over 200 children in one day, which is what makes me love to do this year after year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70509\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/manoa-jabsom-teen-health-camp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/manoa-jabsom-teen-health-camp.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/manoa-jabsom-teen-health-camp-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First-year medical student Raja Haris Rizman demonstrates the tools needed to complete a suture. Photo by Deborah Manog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Upcoming Teen Health Camps<\/h2>\n<p><strong>2018 Teen Health Camps schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 20, 2018&#8212;Maui<\/li>\n<li>February 10, 2018&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island<\/li>\n<li>February 17, 2018&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span> (for the first time)<\/li>\n<li>Fall 2018&#8212;<span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> (to be announced)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested Teen Health Camp participants should contact <strong>Priscilla Mapelli<\/strong> at\u00a0(808) 692-1065.<\/p>\n<p>For the full story, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/jabsom.hawaii.edu\/record-attendance-record-interest-in-health-careers-evidenced-at-teen-health-camp-2017\/\">John A. Burns School of Medicine website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Tina Shelton<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirty-five John A. 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